Honours+ Students

Find everything you need for your participation in the Honours+ programme! Consult the student handbook, keep an eye on upcoming events and deadlines, sign up for workshops, and contact the Honours+ Central Management Team.

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H+ Tips, tricks and documents

We have gathered some useful tips and tricks for you to use during your Honours+ journey.

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H+ Finishers website

Want to see what previous year’s Honours+ students have achieved during their H+ journey? On this page, their achievements are highlighted and celebrated.

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Honours+ Student Manual

Detailed programme information for current Honours+ students:
find everything you need to successfully complete the Honours+ programme!

Download the H+ Student manual

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Honours+ Events

More info about the Central & Informal Events we are organizing in Honours+.

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The H+ Team Challenges

Read up on the different interdisciplinary team challenges we are offering this year in Honours+.

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Honours+ Workshops

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During Honours+, your are required to attend at least 2 workshops. More information and sign up!

Honours+ Workshops

Honours+ Care Package

H+ Cares about your wellbeing. We have set up several activities for your benefit. More information and sign up!

Honours+ Care Package

Honours+ Upcoming Events & Deadlines

Mark your calendars!
Make sure to check the Honours+ Student Handbook to inform yourself about all mandatory programme elements of Honours+.

Past Events & Deadlines

Ready? Set? Go! Honours+ Kick-Off Event

Deadline: Wednesday, October 29

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  1. Attend the Honours+ Kick-Off event and get to know your team members;

Ready? Set? Go! Team kick-off

  1. Schedule your first team meeting together with your Supervisor to set ground rules for teamwork;
  2. Complete the individual section of the team charter and bring it to the team meeting;
  3. Attend the meeting; Check the Kick-Off Meeting checklist for this meeting to see if you discussed all important topics;
  4. Complete the team section of the team charter together;
  5. Send the completed team charter to your Supervisor.

Deadline: Friday, November 14

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And we're off!: Question formulation & Clarifying research focus

Deadline: Sunday, January 11

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  1. Complete your team’s literature review on the topic of the challenge;
  2. Define your final research question;
  3. Send a draft to your Supervisor for feedback;
  4. Send an email to honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl with your team’s research question.

And we're off!: Register for 2 workshops of your choosing

  1. Sign up on time for two workshops (limited spaces);
  2. Attend both the workshops;

Deadline: January 31

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Halfway there: Honours+ Expert Consultation

Deadline: Between January and March 6

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  1. Identify min. 5 potential experts in your chosen topic, and check with your H+ Supervisor if these experts are suitable options.
  2. Write a professional email to potential experts using the template provided by Honours+.
  3. Agree on a date and location with your confirmed expert.
  4. Ultimately by Monday February 9th, send an email to honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl of which expert you are meeting, and when.
  5. Two days before your scheduled session, send your expert a reminder with practicalities, such as location of your meeting or Zoom link, additional information related to your research topic etc.
  6. If by Monday February 9th you were not yet able to arrange for a session with an expert, please contact honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl to see how we can support you further in this.
  7. Prepare a 10-15 minute presentation detailing your research topic, progress, findings and the specific problem or question for which you need expert input.

Halfway there: Select research methods

  1. Design the actual study, define the methodology;
  2. Send a draft to your Supervisor for feedback.

Deadline: Sunday, March 8

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Halfway there: Schedule the Midterm Challenge Review Meeting

Deadline: Friday March 20

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  1. Schedule the Midterm Challenge Review meeting with your Supervisor;
  2. Preparation for the meeting by filling out the Midterm Review Form and submit the filled out form to your Supervisor, at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting.
  3. Prepare a concise presentation that summarizes your consultation with the expert, the key takeaways, suggestions, and how you plan to integrate the expert’s feedback or insights into your research.
  4. Attend the actual meeting as a team, with the Supervisor present, and make agreements for the second half of the team challenge and your team’s functioning.

Halfway there: Collect Data

  1. Collect the necessary data.

Deadline: Sunday, March 29

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Halfway there: Analysis & Data interpretation

Deadline: Sunday, April 26

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  1. Organize the collected data;
  2. Analyze the results;
  3. Send a draft to your Supervisor for feedback.

Wrap it up! Conclusion

  1. Generalize your results. Relate what you have learned on a small scale to the bigger picture;
  2. Provide potential suggestions for further research;
  3. Highlight the potential solution you are offering (applied research challenges), or the new knowledge you added to the already existing knowledge on this topic (theoretical research challenges);
  4. Send a draft to your Supervisor for feedback.

Deadline: Thursday, May 7

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Wrap it up! Share your work

Deadline: Monday, May 11

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  1. Send the final report to your Supervisor and to honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl;
  2. Send the slides of your pitch to honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl;
  3. Send the digital file of the poster to your Supervisor and to honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl;

Wrap it up! Honours+ Closing Event

  1. Hand in the printed poster at EDLAB, Tapijn Building X, room 0.003 (Deadline: Tuesday May 12, 16:00hrs);
  2. Attend the Closing Event on Wednesday May 13.

Deadline: Tuesday, May 12

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Wrap it up! Team Closing Session

Deadline: Friday, June 5

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  1. Schedule your team closing session together with your Supervisor to evaluate and discuss the results of the team challenge.

Wrap it up! Reimbursement of costs

  1. Send in the filled out reimbursement form of your team’s spending. Attach original receipts, sign the form and send it to honoursplus@maastrichtuniversity.nl, or drop it off at EDLAB.

Deadline: Friday, June 5

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I have a question for the Honours+ Central Management Team.

Email the H+ Central Management Team