QU Summer Research Internship Program 2024

About The Program

Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC) is excited to announce the launch of the Summer Research Internship Program 2024, designed to meet the educational excellence and graduate excellence goals set by Qatar University. The internship aims to enrich students’ research exposure, enhance analytical and technical skills, and cultivate a robust research culture. This internship targets undergraduate and graduate students, offering hands-on training in research methods, laboratory skills, and technique enrichment. The program offers three tracks (as detailed below) to foster students with enhanced research competencies and skills.

Summer Research Internship 2024 Tracks

Track 1: Outcomes-directed Research Track
This track is launched to engage students in acquiring knowledge in research methodology and culminating the project with tangible outcomes in the form of scholarly publications. This program invites STEM-integrated multidisciplinary proposals from research mentors willing to engage students with outcomes-directed research with targeted TRL/SRL measures. This track will witness the participation of mentors from all QU colleges and research centers. The students will initially undergo a minimum of 3 weeks^* research experience comprising of a 1-week interactive research methodology session in parallel with hands-on experimental research, and a 2-week research training session to meet the outcomes requirement.

Benefits to Research Mentors (For eligibility, see application criteria)
- Acknowledged for the multidisciplinary STEM integrated proposal concept
- Honorarium for each LPI: QAR 500 per student, limiting the intake of 8 students per project (Research Mentor can apply for more than 1 projects)
- Meet the KPI and appraisal needs
Benefits to Students
- Scholarly publications
- Research career exploration
- Professional development with scholarly outcomes
- Understanding the significance of real-world research and analysis
- Instilling confidence and competencies in research
- Competitive advantage in the job market
The best 3 projects will receive the following monetary appreciation.
- 1^st place - QR 7000
- 2^nd place - QR 5000
- 3^rd place - QR 3000
Track 2: Research and Training Track

This track will offer a minimum of 3-weeks* of hands-on research training sessions under the supervision of research mentors in specialized research areas.
Track 3: Industry-based Track
This track will provide industry experience to students through renowned companies in Qatar in the areas of finance, management, science, medicine, education, arts, engineering, and technology. We look forward to enhancing student experiences by extending collaboration with government, semi-government, and private institutions/companies, which will be announced soon.

Note:
^*Research mentors can extend their project over 3 weeks to meet their research outcomes.

Application Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Research Mentors:

Research Mentor can be a Faculty member, or a Researcher (including RAs and Post-docs) associated with a Faculty member.
Research Mentors may apply to any of the tracks depending upon their choice.
Research Mentors participating in Track 1 should ensure that the internship proposal meets the following criteria:
- Applicants from STEM colleges need to integrate STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) aspects in their proposals.
- Applicants from non-STEM colleges will have to integrate either Mathematics or Technology aspects within their research proposals.
- The internship proposal must offer research in real-world experiences that culminate outcomes with distinct TRLs/SRLs.
- The internship proposal should also reflect the scope to present the research outcomes in the form of posters at the QU Annual Research Forum Exhibition and The Youth Research Forum.
- Mentors are encouraged to publish their research outcomes in peer-reviewed international journals. This will add value to the mentor’s performance and will be highly appreciated.

Program Duration

The internship is to be carried out mandatorily for a minimum of 3-weeks, from 26 May - 13 June 2024.

Submission of Proposals from Research Mentors

Research Mentors can submit their proposal here
The deadline to submit the proposals is 25 April 2024

Student Registration

Please submit your registration here (To be opened on 28 April 2024). The students may choose any of the listed research topics, which will be published on the website on 28 April 2024.

Student Registration Timeline

Start Date: 28 April 2024
End Date: 9 May 2024

Guidelines for Students

Please find the final report template here
For poster submissions (only for track 1 project participants), please contact the respective research mentors.

2024 Summer Internship Projects

To be announced.