Call for Research Seedbeds 2024

The Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Directorate invites all undergraduate students and teachers to participate in this call.

Discover the Research Seedbeds where undergraduate students immerse themselves in the development of research skills, guided by experts, to generate projects that promote scientific culture and connect students with the needs of the context. 

What are the RESEARCH SEEDS at UMECIT?

The research incubators are made up of undergraduate students interested in receiving training for the development of research skills, abilities and competencies, as well as socializing the products that are generated from their activity, through team strategies and disciplinary association. 

From the seedbed space, research project initiatives are developed that contribute to the promotion of a scientific culture and the connection of the student with the needs of the context, from their area of academic training.

The hotbed is a space guided by an experienced researcher, who contributes to the support and strengthening of the research carried out by its members and other activities linked to science.   

Students and teachers who are part of the research hotbeds receive benefits in accordance with what is established in the Institutional Research Incentives Program, prior approval and management of the Directorate of Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies.  

What are the objectives of the UMECIT RESEARCH SEEDS? 

• Train in research, innovation and/or technological development and entrepreneurship
• Promote the creation and activity of networks and scientific communities of students where collaborative and interdisciplinary work is evident
• Promote students' critical, creative and argumentative abilities
• Train “seed students” in research methods and techniques, as fundamental tools for addressing problems of interest to them, associated with their area of professional training.
• Promote collaborative work and promote the generation of tangible products and activities, from the dynamics of the research hotbed.

CALL DATE:

Start: March 4, 2024

Closing: April 10, 2024 

REGISTRATION PROCESS:

All those interested in being part of the research hotbeds must apply to the following link:

https://forms.gle/2WUcYRijXGLYhQfv6

REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION INTO THE SEEDGROUNDS:

• The call is available for the involvement of active students at the Bachelor's level in any career, location and modality of study at UMECIT and for teachers who want to participate as leaders of current or potential seedbeds.
• Students must be in the eighth (8th) semester at most.
• Fill out the form and other information requested by the application link. 
• Those interested will be called for an interview, as a prerequisite to endorse their integration into the seedbed.
• Requests from teachers and researchers to create a seedbed or their intention to link to an existing one must also be made in the application link.
• The members of the seedbeds commit to developing actions aimed at achieving their objectives.