APPLICATIONS OPEN!

Following the presentation session of the fourth edition of PITCH, here are the links to the proposals and the application form
– Link to the proposals: https://tinyurl.com/students04
– Link to the application form: https://tinyurl.com/studentsDM04

Students from all UA scientific disciplines are invited to apply by 8th December.
The results will be announced on 12 December.

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About students@DigiMedia

It is a DigiMedia initiative that aims to include students from 1st and 2nd cycle in research activities, following the challenge launched by the University of Aveiro (UA) Rectory to the Research Units, in 2021.

What is new in this 4th edition?

The students@DigiMedia initiative began involving only researchers and students in the area of ​​Communication Sciences and Technologies. #03 edition introduced the possibility of students from other scientific areas to participate in project teams, with great success, resulting in the involvement of students from Music, Social Sciences, Design, IT, Languages, Education, Health and Physics.

This year researchers from all scientific areas at the UA can also submit proposals for (small) research projects, aiming at further strengthening collaboration between the UA Research Units. 

How students@DigiMedia works?

This initiative works as a facilitator for researchers to present proposals for research projects that will be developed with the collaboration of a group of students. The work carried out is voluntary and there are no prizes, except certificates of participation. The work required from each student cannot exceed 50 hours throughout the entire project. This aims to establish a balance between what is voluntary work and the benefits students can obtain by participating in a research activity and developing transversal skills.

students@DigiMedia timeline

1. Researchers present project proposals;
2. The coordination classifies the most relevant proposals, informing the respective coordinators;
3. The projects are disclosed to students in a face-to-face session, and each project coordinator must have a pitch about his/her project proposal;
4. Students express their interest in participating in the projects, indicated by order of preference; 
5. The coordination creates project teams, informing the respective coordinators;
6. Project teams work autonomously, according to the project coordinator’s plan;
7. The coordination carries out one or two moments of monitoring the status of projects during the 2nd semester;
8. The final results are presented at a special event, part of the UA Research Summit. 

Submission of proposals 

The deadline for submitting applications is November 18, 2024. Applications must be sent using this form. 

Rules for the submission of proposals 

• The total number of projects for this students@DigiMedia 4th edition cannot exceed 16. Each project must be designed for a team of students with a maximum of four members, whose individual dedication to the project cannot exceed a total of 50h.
• All UA researchers, including doctoral students, can submit proposals, according to the rules presented below.
• Each proponent can only submit one proposal as a project coordinator, although they can be part of the research team for other proposals.
• Proposals from researchers from other scientific areas must respect the following conditions:

• • The project team must have at least one DigiMedia integrated member;
  • The project team must ensure that at least one student is from the scientific field of the project. This condition should be met during the students’ registration phase.

• Project proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• • 50% for the Scientific relevance on the context of DigiMedia’s mission ;
  • 30% for the Project viability, respecting the limits imposed for the team work and the deadlines;
  • 20% for the Scientific outputs expected from the project.

• Regardless of the classification obtained following the previous criteria, it is guaranteed that 50% of the selected projects have a DigiMedia member as coordinator.

• The jury responsible for evaluating the proposals is as follows:
  • Nelson Zagalo, Scientific Coordinator of DigiMedia
  • Carlos Santos, Coordinator of the students@DigiMedia initiative
  • Mónica Aresta, Assistant Researcher at DigiMedia and member of the studens@DigiMedia coordination team.

Save the date

18/11/2024 Deadline for submission of proposals

27/11/2024 Pitch presentation

04/12/2024 Deadline for students registration

10/12/2024 Announcement of work teams