| In short |
The UM MarBLe excellence programme offers talented and motivated third-year Bachelor students the opportunity to conduct their own research within a Research-Based Learning (MaRBLe) project. Second year students with the best results (top 20% graded, about 40 to 60 students af FPN) will be invited to join. Any remaining spots will then be available for application by students who were not initially invited. |
Orientation
During a research project, you are introduced to theoretical aspects of conducting research within your field or discipline and you conduct your own research. The skills you develop within this project are useful for either a career in scientific research or research positions in business. Most students use their research project as the topic for their empirical bachelor's thesis.
The study load is as follows:
- MaRBLe research project (12 ECTS) in periods 1, 2 and 3.
- Own selection of elective courses for in total 12 ECTS total, in periods 1, 2 and 3.. Often students take2 courses of 6 ECTS each.
In the information sessions, coordinator Arie van der Lugt will explain MarBLe in detail. The FPN MaRBLe facebooksite also gives an idea of the projects, and there are alsoMaRBLe pages on the UM website.
Application steps
In the first selection round, the second year Bachelor students with the best results (top 20% = between 40 and 60 students af FPN) will be invited to participate. The second round is open to all other second year Bachelor students. A motivation letter and a recommendation letter from your research practicum supervisor are needed to take part in this round.
If you think you should have been invited
There might be situations where you inadvertently did not receive an invitation, for instance:
- You have submitted an assignment that has not been assesed.
- You have an exemption for one or more courses
If this is the case, you can send a correction request to marble-fpn@maastrichtuniversity.nl.
Timeline procedure MaRBLe
| Timeline procedure MaRBLe 2024-2025 | |||||
| Early May 2024 | Selection top 20% of students (invitation via mail) | ||||
| May 2024 | Registration 1st round | ||||
| Early June 2024 | Registration 2nd round | ||||
| Mid June 2024 | Selection 2nd round | ||||
| End June 2024 | Complete list of candidates | ||||
| early Sept 2024 | Choice of theme & supervisor | ||||
| Early Oct 2024 | Submit ERCPN proposal | ||||
| End of Oct 2024 - | Research project | ||||
| End of Jan 2025 | |||||
| Jan - April 2025 | Selection top 20% of students (invitation via mail) | ||||
| May 2024 | Write-up empirical bachelor thesis | ||||
| July 2025 | Final presentations | ||||