), ▁the ▁Paris - S ud ▁ 1 1 ▁University ▁( France ), ▁the ▁National ▁Ac oust ic ▁Labor ator ies ▁( Austral ia ) ▁and ▁the ▁Pierre ▁Aug er ▁Observ atory ▁( Ar gent ina ), ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁for ▁Material s ▁Science ▁( J apan ), ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁System ▁( USA ), ▁the ▁Univers idade ▁do ▁Al gar ve ▁( Port ug al ) ▁and ▁the ▁Univers idade ▁de ▁Co im bra ▁( Port ug al ). ▁ ▁Under grad uate ▁research ▁ ▁For ▁science ▁projects ▁the ▁institution ▁created ▁the ▁P DP D ▁program ▁(" Res earch ing ▁Since ▁The ▁First ▁Day " ▁or ▁" P es quis ando ▁Desde ▁o ▁Prime iro ▁Dia " ▁in ▁Portuguese ), ▁where ▁first - year ▁students ▁particip ate ▁in ▁research ▁projects ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁institution ▁and ▁super vised ▁by ▁do ctors . ▁ ▁Besides ▁this ▁program , ▁students ▁from ▁other ▁university ▁years ▁particip ate ▁in ▁under grad uate ▁research ▁programs ▁with ▁fund ing ▁from ▁org ans ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Institution al ▁Program ▁of ▁Scient ific ▁In iti ation , ▁P IC - U F ABC ▁and ▁P IB IC - U F ABC , ▁fin anced ▁with ▁resources ▁from ▁the ▁U F ABC . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁P IB IC - CN P q , ▁fin anced ▁by ▁C NP q ▁and ▁P IB IC - Aff irm ative ▁Action ▁a ▁pilot ▁program ▁launched ▁and ▁fund ed ▁in ▁U F ABC ▁by ▁C NP q ▁that ▁provides ▁scholar ships ▁for