It is a Postdoctoral Research Program based on the principle of appointing a researcher who has been working as a faculty member at any university in Türkiye or abroad, who works at a public or private institution, or who is not employed at all, at METU for a temporary period after obtaining a doctoral degree under the supervision of a METU faculty member. The program aims to encourage researchers with a PhD to conduct joint research with faculty members who are specialized in their field. Please note that no financial support is provided to the researcher within the scope of DOSAP.

Annex-46 Program is based on appointments made within the scope of the “Procedures and Principles Regarding the Part-Time Appointment of Qualified Researchers of Turkish or Foreign Nationality Holding a Doctoral Degree,” which were adopted at the Higher Education Executive Board meeting dated 13 April 2023.

It is a program based on the principle that faculty member researchers holding a doctoral degree from any domestic or international university may conduct research at METU upon the invitation of a faculty member of the University. Researchers who completed their PhD more than seven years prior may be included in this program.

It is a program based on the principle that researchers pursuing graduate education, or those who have completed graduate education but do not hold a doctoral degree, at any domestic or international university, may conduct research at METU.