Student Research
There is a wide variety of opportunities for students to undertake meaningful research at Bowdoin and off campus.
Summer Research Opportunities
On-Campus Opportunities
On-Campus Opportunities
Summer research in the Department of Earth and Oceanographic Science gives students a chance to become immersed in a project where they can synthesize and apply elements of their classroom learning.
Faculty will identify opportunities on an annual basis. Please visit the EOS Faculty Page to see our list of faculty and to explore their individual research and teaching dossiers.
Bowdoin Summer FellowshipsOn-campus summer fellowships are available for students covering a wide variety of academic research.
Students should make appointments early with a member of the earth and oceanographic science faculty to discuss individual requirements when working on a summer research project.
Off Campus Opportunities
- Pathways to Science is a website that is a clearing house for fellowships, scholarships, and internships. It allows you to search by discipline, region, etc.
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) covers a variety of disciplines and is hosted by a variety of institutions.
- To begin your search, try these search terms on the NSF site:
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) offers the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship, a two-year program that includes a summer research opportunity at participating NOAA lab, as well as academic scholarship support for two years. Students must apply their sophomore year.
- NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) offers a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships Project (SURF) through Caltech (California Institute of Technology) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Summer Student Fellowship