Application requirements

1. Advisors may apply for this project on behalf of undergraduate students who are at least in their third semester of the standard study period. 
2. To be eligible to apply for the Undergraduate Student Project, at least one of the following conditions must be met:

• The undergraduate student must have a minimum GPA of 2.70,
• If the GPA is below 2.70, the student must have applied to the TÜBİTAK 2209A- University Students Domestic Research Projects Support Program and the TÜBİTAK 2209B- Industry-Focused Undergraduate Thesis Support Program.
• An application must have been submitted to national technology competitions and festivals.

        3.Students may also apply for this type of project as part of their thesis project.

        4. The project is expected to be of a research nature.

        5. A project application may be submitted for group work.

        6. Researchers applying for a new project must be the project leader and have fulfilled the publication obligations required for their completed projects.

Project period

The project duration is a minimum of three months and a maximum of 12 months, and no additional time will be granted for these projects. 

Project financial support

The project support amount is fixed for all conditions and is limited to 15,000 TL.

Application schedule and period

Project applications are submitted online using the project automation system (KTU, BAPSIS; https://bapsis.ktu.edu.tr/Default2.aspx) without adhering to any specific schedule.

Project proposal evaluation process

The following steps are followed in the evaluation process for project proposals:

1. Project proposals are subject to a preliminary evaluation by the project office to determine whether they meet the necessary conditions.
2. Projects that pass the preliminary evaluation are sent to the Coordinator.
3. BAP09 projects sent by the BAP Coordinator to the commission members for evaluation, taking into account the research area of the project, are reviewed by the relevant commission member.
4. The commission member can evaluate the project proposal themselves or, if deemed necessary, appoint a referee (the academic titles of the referees to whom the project proposal is sent must be equivalent to or higher than that of the project leader).
5. If the committee member identifies deficiencies in the project proposal, they may request revisions from the project coordinator, provided they state the reasons. Project proposals that are not revised within one month are canceled.
6. Project proposals whose evaluation has been completed are submitted to the commission agenda. At the commission meeting, after the relevant commission member expresses their opinion or the referee's opinion on the project proposal, the commission chair opens the project proposal for discussion in all its aspects. The committee decides whether to support, amend, or reject the application based on the opinions presented. The committee may reduce or increase the budget proposed in the project application, partially or completely cancel the requests in the proposal, and/or request changes to the project's duration, type, or name. The committee may organize a panel with the project team if deemed necessary during the project evaluation phase.

Required documents for supported projects

The following documents must be submitted to the BAP Unit within two months after the project is approved by the Commission:

1. Project Agreement: The relevant fields of the computer printout obtained from the BAPSIS automation system must be filled in and signed by the project coordinator.
2. Project Application Form: Forms obtained from the “Required Documents” tab in the BAPSIS automation system (from the Researcher page) must be completed and signed by the project coordinator.
3. Other Documents: Originals of documents without an electronic signature must be submitted to the BAP Coordination Unit.