Master End Project: in short

• 42 ECTS (i.e., ~7-8 months full time).
• All approved groups are on the green list.
• Consists of literature study, research work, thesis writing, and final presentation and defense.

Prerequisites

To start your MEP, you should have completed at least 35 ECTS of Nanobiology MSc courses; this can include your electives but not the Broadening Research Project. Moreover, you have to complete both Project Development courses (NB4510 and NB4520) before starting your MEP. Between your broadening research project and your MEP, at least one must be completed within a research group included on the green list, though they may not be completed in the same research group.

Resources

• • The Brightspace page Thesis Office Applied Sciences.
  • The BEP/MEP database and booklet.
  • The websites of individual supervisors.
  • TU Delft Writing Centre
  • Research Projects in Nanobiology Handbook Research Projects Handbook 2025-2026

Best practices

• In addition to the content of the project, you should also consider the overall environment of the lab. It is important that you feel safe to ask questions, make mistakes and learn. It may help to discuss with multiple supervisors before choosing a project.
• You might have a preference in supervision: would you like to have frequent meetings or do you prefer to discuss more infrequently? Think about this before discussing with your potential supervisors.
• When discussing potential MEPs, also think of practical issues such as lab space, resources, lab activities, etc. that might aid you during the process.
• To pick a group, it might help to look into the places where graduates of that specific group ended up. Do you see yourself going a similar route?
• To start your MEP, you will need to build a “Case”in My Case – Dashboard and complete the project planning documents (this is called MEP-PREP). You will set deadlines for Midterm, GreenLight and finalization and make agreements with your supervisor about many facets of your project.
• If you need help, don’t be afraid to ask! Your supervisor should be your first point of contact, but you can always contact our academic counsellor Tanja Hilkhuijsen if you need additional support.
• To alleviate the writing stage, it can ben helpful to write sections of your MEP as you are going through the process, rather than saving all the writing for the end.