Who Can Apply

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The eligibility criteria for ÜPG include the requirement for ÜPYK to be a large-scale or medium-scale organization. Additionally, it is preferable for ÜPYK to have experience with the Project Management Methodologies (PM2). Furthermore, UPYK is expected to meet at least one of the following qualifications:

  • Holding an R&D Center Certificate and successfully completing at least 2 TÜBİTAK projects.
  • Being a Technopark company and successfully completing at least 2 TÜBİTAK projects.
  • Participating in at least 1 international collaborative project and successfully completing at least 2 TÜBİTAK projects.
  • Successfully completing 3 TÜBİTAK projects.
  • Having R&D expenditures of 15 million TL or more in any of the last 3 years.

For ÜPYK candidates who do not meet the specified conditions in the above-mentioned items, the competence to become the executing organization will be additionally evaluated, taking into account the special circumstances of the industry.

  • The platform must consist of at least 3 organizations other than ÜPYK. Within these organizations (ÜPOKs), there should be at least one institution/organization with the following characteristics. If there are no ÜPOK with these characteristics, the application will not be accepted. In the case of partners having multiple of the specified characteristics, only one preferred characteristic chosen by the partners will be taken into consideration.
  • A capital company located in Turkey with an R&D Center Certificate or Design Center Certificate
  • An institution
  • A capital company at the SME scale

Within the scope of this call, the presence of organizations with the following characteristics on the platform will be positively evaluated:

  • Organizations that could be potential customers or users of the target product or product group.
  • Organizations that have received support from TÜBİTAK 1004 Program, SAYEM Program, 1711 Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem Call, and 1707 Order R&D support.
  • Organizations that invest in technology-based startups.
  • Companies that have received support from TÜBİTAK 1512 BİGG, 1812 or Techno-Entrepreneurship support.
  • Innovative startups/techno-entrepreneurship firms.
  • Firms of a size that can influence market share.
  • SMEs with representation power in the subcontractor industry.
  • Capital companies that have undertaken or are currently undertaking international R&D projects.