2018-2019 Academic Year Dr. Gürsel Sönmez Research Award

Dr. Gürsel Sönmez Research Award is to be granted for 2018-2019 academic year by Sabancı University, to commemorate our honorable faculty member and to promote successful academic research.

The award will be given by the award jury to at least one FENS PhD graduate or PhD graduate candidate, who has come into prominence with outstanding research.

Dr. Gürsel Sönmez Research Award Terms and Conditions:

A total amount of 10.000 TL will be awarded to the winner(s).

All FENS PhD students who graduated in or after 2016-2017 Spring semester or will graduate in 2018- 2019 Spring semester (including the candidates who will defend their thesis by 26 ^th of JULY, 2019) are eligible for application or nomination.

The candidates may apply for the award themselves or they may be nominated by FENS faculty members. Each candidate may apply or may be nominated only once.

All applications and nominations should be made on the online system until April 1, 2019.

Award jury members are assigned by FENS Dean’s suggestion and President’s approval.

The jury will consider candidates’ work/ thesis, research findings and contributions, publications, patents etc. produced during their research studies at Sabancı University for evaluation.

Short listed applicants will be required to make a 10-minute presentation in the last week of classes.

The evaluation will be completed with President’s approval.

The award(s) will be presented at the graduation ceremony on June 22, 2019.

Please click here to make an application:

https://w3.sabanciuniv.edu/fensware/ta/index.php?menu=gurselsonmez

In the online the application,

A resume/CV including the full list of the candidate’s academic works
In a single pdf document

A cover letter, summarizing the candidate’s work along with obtained results and impact on the field.

Copies of selected journal papers

(Candidates should submit minimum 1, maximum 3 journal papers which they consider to be their most qualified work. The contribution of the candidate for these journals should also be explained in the cover letter)

One recommendation letter from PhD supervisor and a list of 2 additional names who can evaluate the candidate and his/her work,
If any, information documenting any rewards/recognitions/patents (applied or accepted) on the candidate’s work

should be submitted, and

· The publications (journal articles, conference proceedings/presentations, books, book chapters etc.) produced from the candidate’s work should be entered in the Research Database.

Please contact FENS Dean’s Office (banuakinci@sabanciuniv.edu) for further questions.