Sabancı University PURE Summer Research Program (Program for Undergraduate Research Experience)

RULES for ALL STUDENTS PURE program is open only to undergraduate students, including Sabancı University students as well as domestic and international applicants during summer program. All Undergraduate levels and departments can apply. Senior students are eligible to apply. As long as you are a student during the application period and can provide a valid student certificate, you are welcome to apply. Graduate students are NOT eligible for application. Duration of PURE summer program is 7 weeks. Students can apply up to 6 research projects, which are announced by Sabancı University faculty members and researchers, in an order of precedence and in accordance with their research interests. Students can be a part of ONLY 1 project. Students are assigned to the projects they selected as a result of the evaluations done by the faculty members/researchers. Students receive a certificate of participation upon completing the program successfully. Students are expected to have good academic standing and adequate knowledge of English which is sufficient to fulfill the requirements of their projects. The expected level of language and academic success may change according to the demands of the project and faculty member/researcher. The language of the program is English. English proficiency test is NOT required. Registration for the program and accommodation is free of charge for the students admitted to the program. Free accommodation is provided only for summer terms in shared dorm rooms in campus for all accepted students. All other personal expenses, transportation costs and meal costs are the responsibility of the participant. There is no application fee for the program. Students can use the facilities within the campus, such as the Information Center, Cafeteria and Sports Facilities. Students who will use the laboratories are required to take the “Lab Safety” training provided by the Laboratory Specialists. (Details will be shared with accepted students.) Students who will participate in the program are required to have valid health insurance in Türkiye. SGK is valid for Turkish citizens, there is no need an additional insurance. This insurance can be obtained from any insurance company in your home country. Basic coverage is sufficient. Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to follow the necessary procedures and submit the required documents to claim reimbursement when using the insurance. Students are expected to make a presentation about their research in the specified date in parallel sessions. Each of the students must attend their own session (Each session contains 3-4 research presentation.) Students are expected to attend at least 3 seminars during summer term. Students are expected to prepare a final report and a poster. ADDITIONAL RULES FOR SABANCI UNIVERSITY (SU) STUDENTS Sabancı University students who are enrolled in Summer Internship* are NOT eligible for PURE. As long as there is no conflict for the summer internship, SU students can work on PURE projects. There is no obstacle for them to apply. Sabancı University students who are enrolled in Summer School are NOT eligible for PURE. * SSBF (CULT 300, ECON 300, IS 300, POLS 300, PSIR 300, PSY 300, VA 300), MDBF (BIO 395, CS 395, EE 395, IE 395, MAT 395, ME 395), YBF (MGMT 300) and DSA 395. ADDITIONAL RULES FOR OTHER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS Students who are undertaking an internship at another company or institution are NOT eligible to participate in the PURE program. In order to successfully complete PURE, participants are expected to reside on campus for the full 7-week duration and fulfill all academic and program requirements. Thanks to the cooperation with the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) , additional scholarships will be given by the YTB to 30 international students. You can kindly check the PURE Summer 26 International Applicants Poster from the announcements for further information. YTB is the …