Early Stage Technology-Based Startup Companies Can Be Added to the Platforms to be Created within the Scope of the 1004 Green Transformation Call.

Within the scope of the 1004-Center of Excellence Support Program, Early Stage Technology-Based Startup Companies are encouraged to be included in the platforms.

In case early stage technology-based venture companies are added to the high technology platform to be created within the scope of the "Call for High Technology Platforms-Green Transformation", provided that there are at least two R&D/Design centers:

• The relevant company will be supported up to 2.4 Million TL. This support will be given outside the call upper limit of 150 Million TL.
• Applications including Early Stage Technology-Based Startup Companies (especially those that received support under the 1512/1812 programs) will be supported on a priority basis.

Early Stage Technology-Based Startup Companies* are SME-scale companies located in Turkey and meeting both of the following conditions:

1. Having received R&D and innovation project support from public institutions and organizations and successfully completed this project or the project support is continuing.
2. A maximum of 10 calendar years have passed since the date of establishment

* Companies in which researchers on the platform or their first-degree relatives hold paid or unpaid positions in the management bodies or have shares are not considered within this scope.