Bachelor research project

SPRING 2023

 

AUTUMN 2023

Project duration 14 weeks   Project duration 14 weeks
Delivery of the report to the lab 09.06.2023   Delivery of the report to the lab 05.01.2024
Grades to be given to the Registrar’s office 17.07.2023   Grades to be given to the Registrar’s office 12.02.2024

Additional information
Duration of project: 14 weeks with 12 hours of work per week.
Preparation: 30 hours before start of semester.
Report writing and presentation: 30 hours after the end of the semester.
Total workload: 228 hours of work for 8 credits.
As per EPFL rules, ECTS credited research projects are not remunerated.
The research project and the optional research project (8 credits) must be carried out in an EPFL lab.
 
Instructions for registration of the research projects
  • Visit the websites of the various lab listed below to identify a project.
  • Meet with the professor or the supervisor in charge and define the objectives and work to be accomplished.
  • Reserve your project from the date indicated by the secretariat.
  • Once everything is settled, register your project in IS-Academia following the procedure described below.
  • If you would like to do a project in a lab that is not listed, please e-mail Cecilia Bigler (IN) or Martine Emery (SC), the following information:
    • Name of the lab
    • Name of the professor responsible for the project
    • Abstract (and project link, if applicable)
  • After analysis of your request, you will receive a reply by e-mail. If your request is approved, you may proceed as described below.
  • Register your project in IS-Academia from the opening of the registrations by the Registrar’s office.
  • Important: The registration in IS-Academia is the only official registration that will be considered for the research project.
  • Deadline: 31 January for a project in spring, 31 August for a project in autumn.
Report submission and oral presentation
  • Information on the format and the content of the report is provided by the project supervisor.
  • The report must be submitted directly to the lab.
  • Submission deadline: refer to the date indicated at the top of this page.
  • The oral presentation must take place within 2-3 weeks after the report submission.
Project proposed by EPFL labs accredited by the section