General Information

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Scope

Within the scope of the programme “High Technology Platforms”, the centres are obliged to engage in collaborations with industry for project proposals in support of a co-creation approach that is a strategic approach of TÜBİTAK. The programme is expected to pave the way to specialization of Research Infrastructures through RDI funding to a bundle of R&D projects in a specific technology area, between Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 3-6. The research centres which have been established through public funds and accredited within scope of Law No: 6550 which was published in the Official Gazette No. 29056 of 3 July 2014 as well as the research centres of “Research Universities”, which are announced by Higher Education Council (YOK) will be provided with the chance to acquire large-scaled R&D project support from TUBITAK, in order to specialize in a thematic field and become a sustainable high technology hub in Turkey.

 

Definitions

Research Centre: The research centres of “Research Universities”, which are announced by Higher Education Council

Research Program Manager Organization (APYOK): Research Universities and the research centres which have been established through public funds and accredited within scope of Law No: 6550

Research Program Executive Organization (APYK): Research infrastructure or R&D center or public R&D unit, which is in the research program executive group, responsible for the execution of at least one Project

 

Who Can Apply?

Research universities determined by YOK and research infrastructures that have been qualified within the scope of Law No. 6550 can make a preliminary application to the call to be published by TÜBİTAK as APYOK.

In the research programs to be applied; The cooperation platform must consist of at least two R&D/Design centers (accepted as a center according to Law No. 5746) and at least two research infrastructures or Public R&D units.

The universities participating in the applications are expected to have research infrastructures compatible with the subject of application.

 

Research Program Duration

The duration can be up to 48 months.

 

Research Program Support Budget Scope

The upper limit of the support amount can be specified in the call document.

Applications for infrastructure creation such as machinery-equipment, laboratory installation, building construction are not supported. Equipment, machinery, equipment, software and publication purchase, consumables, consultancy and service procurement, travel, personnel, scholarship, project output and results sharing and publication expenses are the supported expenditure items.

In addition, corporate shares and general expense support can be given.

 

Scope Of Research Program

Within the scope of the programme “High Technology Platforms”, the centres are obliged to engage in collaborations with industry for project proposals in support of a co-creation approach that is a strategic approach of TÜBİTAK. The programme is expected to pave the way to specialization of Research Infrastructures through RDI funding to a bundle of R&D projects in a specific technology area, between Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 3-6.