Experience a culture of discovery at New College, where students expand their understanding of the world by conducting research on campus, in the community, and around the globe. Starting your first year, work directly with faculty on research that most students don’t experience until graduate school.
Student Research & Travel Grants
For more than two decades, the Student Research and Travel Grant Program (SRTG) has provided grant funding to New College students in support of research and travel associated with their thesis work, presenting at professional conferences, tutorials, and independent study projects. Coordinated by the Center for Career Engagement and Opportunity, SRTG proposals are invited from current students in good academic standing twice a year (once a semester) and are reviewed by a committee of alumni and faculty members.
Student Projects
Students take on a diverse array of projects with real-world impact
Johnson’s senior thesis—a paper entitled Charrettes, Urban Planning and Democracy—earned him the student scholarship award from the Florida Planning and Zoning Association (FPZA) Gulf Coast Chapter.
Lamb traveled to Jordan on a Gilman Scholarship to document the rights and statuses of refugees, the humanitarian interventions meant to aid them, and the availability of health care for these displaced individuals.
With the $3,000 first-place award he won at New College’s inaugural Social Entrepreneurship Conference, Olive developed and launched the mobile app Prosperfully that allows users to track goals and document achievements.
Research Facilities
Pritzker Marine Biology Research Center
More than 400 different species of marine and freshwater organisms, including fish, aquatic frogs, and invertebrates are housed in the 10,000-square-foot Pritzker Marine Biology Center that is located just over 100 yards from the Sarasota Bay.
Public Archaeology Lab
The Public Archaeology Lab features more than 1,600 square feet of workspace for processing and interpreting artifacts, an office for archaeological site reports and geographic information systems, and storage space for excavated finds.
Faculty Research
New College professors are active researchers as well as outstanding teachers.
Professor Black recently received a $55,000 grant from the American Chemical Society (ACS) to support student research in STEM fields.
Professor Shi received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to carry out historical research in Taiwan.
Professor Zamsky has earned the 2020 Elizabeth Agee Award in American Literature for his book, Orphic Bend: Music and Innovative Poetics, published by the University of Alabama Press.
Research by the Numbers
100
Aquariums in the Pritzker Marine Biology Research Center
#1
New College is the top public university for the percentage of graduates who earn PhDs
1 of 10
Student Toni Ginsberg-Klemmt was one of ten college students in the nation whose invention garnered a 2021 Ozy Genius Award
56,000
Square feet of space for research and teaching in the Heiser Natural Sciences Complex
Office of Research Programs & Services
Did you know New College has an office dedicated to assisting students and faculty with research funding and support? Learn more about the Office of Research Programs & Services (ORPS).