The Project Writing Workshop in Political Science and International Relations was successfully held in Bodrum on November 17–19, 2023. The event targeted early-career researchers who have completed their doctoral qualification process or are engaged in postdoctoral research, aiming to provide participants with knowledge on the project writing process and to help them prepare their project ideas for submission.

Objective of the Workshop: The aim of this workshop was to equip early-career researchers in political science and international relations with theoretical knowledge about the project writing process and to assist them in refining their projects. Participants had the opportunity to receive direct feedback on their projects and improve them accordingly.

Training Content:

• From Idea to Project: Fundamentals of a Good Project
• Introduction to TÜBİTAK Funding Opportunities
• Research Funding Opportunities: General Overview of Calls
• Good Practices in Project Writing
• Method Selection and Risk Management
• Preparing and Managing a Project Budget
• TÜBİTAK 2214 and 2219 Postdoctoral Research Applications
• Examples of Marie Curie Individual Fellowship and Fulbright
• Project Evaluation from the Reviewer’s Perspective

Workshop Steps:

• Following online training sessions, theoretical knowledge about the project writing process was provided during face-to-face sessions, and participants presented their project proposals.
• In the face-to-face sessions, each participant received feedback to develop their project, and the projects were further refined.
• At the end of the workshop, participants presented their projects in final form, received feedback, and finalized their projects.
• Throughout the event, participants and instructors engaged in in-depth discussions about the projects, sharing valuable insights with each other.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

ADVISORY SCIENTIFIC BOARD

INSTRUCTORS