Applications for the METU Undergraduate Research Projects have started. Undergraduate students at METU will seek the opportunity to be supported for their planned or already ongoing scientific projects through AdımODTÜ Undergraduate Research Projects. Students will be able to submit their applications either individually or as a group. Applications will be evaluated by METU faculty members, and
After the evaluation of applications by METU faculty members, those whose studies are found promising will be invited to deliver a presentation on their projects. The students whose research project applications are accepted will also have the opportunity to present their projects in the international conference of undergraduate research under the Global Undergraduate Research Awards program, of which METU is a member.
Applications can be submitted through the application form at https://forms.gle/2oPKKn7HVLimLyGY7 until 24.00 on Friday, March 1, 2024.
Projects will also be published on “MATTER”
While AdımODTÜ Undergraduate Research Projects continue to provide resources for the research efforts of undergraduate students, “MATTER,” Turkey’s first undergraduate research journal was launched in order to globally announce these conducted studies, and its inaugural issue was published in December 2023.
Printed in a limited quantity, the MATTER journal has been distributed to the libraries of esteemed universities in Turkey and around the world, as well as to undergraduate research teams. Students supported within the undergraduate research program will also be able to submit their studies to MATTER to be published with the approval of their project advisors.
The first issue of MATTER, released in December 2023 in its new format, can be accessed at https://big.metu.edu.tr/matter-2023/
About Undergraduate Research Projects
At Middle East Technical University, research studies are not only carried out by doctoral students and faculty members; undergraduate students can also engage in scientific projects in their departments, research centers, and at METU Design Factory, where academics from various disciplines collaborate. Under the motto “Research at METU begins at undergraduate level,” AdımODTÜ has supported a total of 242 projects and 1062 undergraduate students through undergraduate research programs, with 17 projects in 2018, 27 projects in 2019, 57 projects in 2020, 64 projects in 2021 and 77 projects in 2022.
