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Bowdoin College
Goldwater Scholarship Initial Application

This form is due:
November 7, 2024 at noon

With this application, Bowdoin's Student Fellowships Committee will evaluate your candidacy for the Goldwater Scholarship. The application should be completed in one sitting, so as not to lose your progress. Therefore, to begin working on your application, we suggest that you print a copy of the questions below and save copies of any linked materials (such as the Research Projects document and the Goldwater Tip Sheet).

When you are ready, please copy and paste your answers into this application and upload all required documents. This application must be submitted by the initial deadline of Thursday, November 7 at noon. Please know that we do not interview for the Goldwater at this or any future stage.

You are welcome to utilize the following resources during your initial application:

SFR's Goldwater page
Goldwater's own page
Individual advising with SFR (book online here)
Your academic advisor

Your Information

Please fill in the following:

First

Last

Bowdoin email (please note @bowdoin.edu)

Bowdoin ID

Class year

Major

Minor

GPA

Are you a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident?

Yes
No

What is your legal state of residence?

Applicants must be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or, in the case of nominees from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, a United States national. Nominations from permanent residents must include a letter of the nominee’s intent to obtain U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the Permanent Resident Card (formerly known as the Alien Registration Card).

Are you a:

Sophomore
Junior

Are you currently studying abroad or do you plan to in the future?

Yes
No

Please give us more information about your Study Abroad experience.

Study Abroad Academic Institution

Start Date

End Date

Coursework

Please list any future courses you plan to take related to your field (by course number and title):

Future Course 1

Future Course 2

Future Course 3

Future Course 4

Future Course 5

Future Course 6

Future Course 7

Future Course 8

Short Answer Essays

We suggest that you read through the "Goldwater Tip Sheet" created by our office as you begin thinking about these answers.

1) In one or two sentences, describe your career goals and professional aspirations (see example below). This statement will be used in publications if you are selected as a scholar or honorable mention.

Example: Ph.D. in Molecular Biology. Conduct research in biomedical science and teach at the university level.

(200 character limit including spaces.)

2) What are your career goals and professional aspirations? Indicate which area(s) of mathematics, science or engineering you are considering pursuing in your research career and specify how your current academic program and your overall educational plans will assist you in achieving your career goals and professional aspirations.

(3000 character limit including spaces)

3) Describe an activity or experience that has been important in helping shape or reinforce your desire to pursue a research career in science, mathematics or engineering.

(1500 character limit including spaces)

4) (Optional question, answering the question below will depend on your personal experience.)

Goldwater Scholars will be representative of the diverse economic, ethnic and occupational backgrounds of families in the United States. Describe any social and/or economic impacts you have encountered that influenced your education - either positively or negatively - and how you have dealt with them.

(1500 character limit including spaces)

5) Answer only if you have or will study abroad:

Please describe how your Study Abroad experience is relevant to your career aspirations.

(1000 character limit including spaces)

6a) Answer only if you plan on attaining a M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.O., D.O./Ph.D, D.V.M, D.V.M./Ph.D. degree:

Explain why a medical or veterinary degree is necessary for you to achieve your research goals.

(2000 character limit including spaces)

6b) Answer only if you plan on attaining a M.D., M.D./Ph.D., D.O., D.O./Ph.D, D.V.M, D.V.M./Ph.D. degree:

Briefly describe the steps you have taken to prepare yourself for competitive admission to medical or veterinary school and for a career that involves the medical care of humans or animals.

(2000 character limit including spaces)

Research Experience

Do you have research projects to enter?

Yes
No

Please click here to complete your list of research projects. You may list up to five (5) research projects in this document. Please download this document to your computer and, when ready, submit it as a PDF using the button below. If you have less than 5 research projects to list, please leave any additional pages blank.

Answer only if you don't have any research projects to report: In the absence of formal research experience, describe briefly any other skills or accomplishments (i.e. posters, presentations, publications, etc.) significant and relevant to this. (1000 character limit including spaces)

Document Upload

Please upload your Research Essay as a PDF.

As you complete your application, please keep in mind that the individuals who will be reviewing your application will be attempting to evaluate the likelihood that you will pursue a research career in the natural sciences, mathematics or engineering. Therefore, your responses should help the reviewers understand that you have the appropriate background, experience, skills, temperament, and interest to pursue a long‐term career in research. This does not mean, for example, that you should simply state that you have the temperament but that you should demonstrate through your work that this is the case.

(Please refer to the "Goldwater Tip Sheet" for additional guidelines.)

Please upload your resume as a PDF.

Please upload your unofficial transcript as a PDF.

You've reached the end of the Goldwater initial application for Bowdoin College. Please click the button below to submit your form to Student Fellowships and Research.