Apply for and conduct X-Tutorials
Application
The Berlin University Alliance supports up to 16 X-Tutorials per year. Students can apply for funding twice a year on their own or in tandem as part of a call for proposals.
Student project leaders
Students who conduct an X-Tutorial receive a research scholarship for two semesters (€ 550/month). Accordingly, they carry out the X-Tutorial for a total of 12 months over two consecutive semesters.
Student research team
X-Tutorials are collaborative, i.e. the student project leaders conduct research together with a group of other students. There are usually two student project leaders who lead the student research project. All students of the four network partners can participate in the project after prior registration. Which group of students an X-Tutorial is primarily targeted at depends on the respective research project. Projects that are open to interdisciplinary and inter-semester collaboration are particularly welcome.
Optional: X-Tutorial as a research tutorial for students
If the student project leaders wish, they can offer their research project as a teaching contribution in the form of a research tutorial in the course catalogs of the four partner institutions of the BUA. In this way, they can attract fellow students for their project. Students who participate in an X-Tutorial can then receive credit points for their participation in an X-Tutorial and have these credited in the interdisciplinary or free elective area or in the compulsory elective area of the respective degree program. Credit is awarded via the module "Student Research Project - X-Tutorial" and comprises 6 CP.
Presentation of results at the Berlin Conference for Student Research
The jointly achieved research results are to be presented at the Berlin Conference for Student Research. The conference takes place once a year and offers the student research teams a platform to make the results known to a wider audience.