Research opportunities for undergrads/grads

Funding opportunities are available through government agencies, international programs, and institutional support.

National programs

• TÜBİTAK: 
  • Scholarships for undergrads, grads, and postdocs: TÜBİTAK Burslar
• METU BAP
  • Lisans Öğrencileri Katılımlı Araştırma Projeleri (BAP-Lisans) / Undergraduate Student Research Participation Projects (BAP-Undergraduate)
  • Lisansüstü Tez Projeleri (BAP-Tez) / Graduate Thesis Projects
  • Doktora Sonrası Araştırmacı Projeleri / Postdoc Projects (BAP-DOSAP)
  • For more details and application, see https://bap.metu.edu.tr/tr/bap-projeleri-mevzuat and https://bapsis.metu.edu.tr/
• AdımODTÜ
  • AdımODTÜ is a funding initiative of the METU Development Foundation that aims to support undergraduate research and innovation. AdımODTÜ Undergraduate Research Projects aim to actively involve undergraduate students in scientific research processes under the supervision of faculty members. 
  • For more details and application, visit https://adimodtu.org.tr/projeler/lisans-arastirmalari-projesi

International programs

• TÜBİTAK international education/research supports: 
  Scholarships for undergrads, grads, and postdocs: TÜBİTAK Burslar
   

📌 Other programs, institutes, and scholarships
 

• European Union programs (Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, Marie Curie/MSCA, ERC, COST Actions)
• Global exchanges (Fulbright, Fulbright.org.tr Swiss Excellence)
• International institutions (ICTP, SISSA, CIRM, Max Planck)
• National collaborations (TÜBİTAK–UK, TÜBİTAK–Switzerland) 
• MPIM Bonn - regular visiting opportunities and/or grad programs, https://www.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/
• DAAD, Germany: https://www.daad-turkiye.org/en/
• UKRI, UK: https://www.ukri.org/manage-your-award/support-for-ukri-funded-students/
• Renyi- regular grad programs calls: https://renyi.hu/en/open-position/renyi-doctoral-fellowship-2026
• IAS/Park City Mathematics Institute: https://www.ias.edu/pcmi
• Center International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA), France: a nonprofit organization that promotes research in Mathematics in developing countries .https://www.cimpa.info/en/node/62
• Institute Henri Poincaré: https://www.ihp.fr/en
• Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHES): https://www.ihes.fr/en/institute/
• MSRI - the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute (SLMath): https://www.slmath.org/
• Institute for Pure & Applied Mathematics (IPAM): https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/

See also: Funding opportunities