Important Points to be considered during Application

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The following points should be taken into consideration during the application:

  • The Principal Investigator (PI), researchers and consultants should register in the TUBITAK - Researcher Information System (ARBIS) Database and their records should be up-to-date,
  • The PI, researchers and consultants should reside in the territory of Republic of Türkiye (Non-Turkish citizens can be PI/researcher/consultant in a project if they are working in an institution located in Türkiye.),
  • "Limits for Taking Part in Projects" for PI and researchers should not be exceeded,
  • Not to apply to another program with the same project proposal before the evaluation procedure is concluded (In case of multiple applications, the first application is taken into consideration, the other project application is returned without being evaluated),
  • To fill all the titles in the application form completely and with sufficient information to evaluate the project scientifically,
  • To use the most up-to date format of the application form which is available on the Online Application System, and to prepare the application in Turkish(*) (excluding abstract in English and international publications given as reference)
  • The application form should not exceed 12 pages except Annex-1 References and Annex-2 Budget and Justification,
  • In case the same/similar project proposal has been submitted previously and rejected as a result of scientific evaluation, "Project Proposal Modification Form" created automatically by the system in line with the information entered into the Electronic Application System should be filled in considering all the comments/corrections given in scientific evaluation report.
  • The statements in proposal text should not be substantially similar to the statements in the projects previously submitted to our Institution (including the projects ongoing and concluded),
  • The members of the project team should not have ongoing, concluded or recently proposed projects submitted to TÜBİTAK or to a different institution/organization with the same/similar content of the proposal (Except for the project proposals submitted in order to meet a complementary need arising in the projects carried out with the support of Scientific Research Projects (BAP) in universities or institutions/organizations other than TÜBİTAK),
  • The proposal should not include field work in abroad,
  • The amount of fund requested from TÜBİTAK should not exceed the budget upper limits determined for the “1002-A Short-Term Support Module” (The amount of fund requested in "General Budget Table” in the “Annex-2 Budget and Justification” should not differ from the amounts requested during the online application.),
  • The plan for field study carried out within the scope of the project should be submitted,
  • In case of doctorate students / specialization students in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine /proficiency in arts students are the PI, the project proposal shall be submitted with justification of meeting the needs that arise during the execution of the doctoral theses (If the PI is a doctoral student; the thesis supervisor cannot be a researcher, but a supervisor.),
  • To complete the steps in the Online Application System completely, making sure that the files uploaded to the system are openable and correct,
  • The e-signature process must be completed (The project team - the PI, the researcher(s), the consultant(s) - the rights holders other than the project team, the doctoral thesis advisor if the PI is a PhD student, and all the executive/participant institutions/organizations must have qualified electronic certificates),
  • As an authorized officer for e-signature; the signature of the Rector or authorized Vice Rector in universities and hospitals /institutes affiliated to universities, Hospital Director, Chief Physician or authorized Deputy Chief Physician in hospitals, the General Manager or Deputy General Manager / President or Deputy President for other institutions is required,
  • The project shall comply with the research project criteria, should not be a routine study for the assessment of current situation or data collection,
  • The project should not be aimed at building infrastructure,
  • The list of references attached should be associated with the text, and all the studies referred in the project proposal should be included in the list of References,
  • To determine whether the project requires an Ethics Committee Approval and Legal / Private Permit. If required, in case the project is decided to be supported, the documents should be submitted fully within the time given and in desired format. If the documents cannot be obtained within the given time, the project will not be implemented. Thus, the application to the relevant organizations to get these documents should not be delayed. (Ethics Committee Approval Information, Legal/Private Permits Information),
  • If an application was previously submitted to TÜBİTAK with the same project proposal, and it is evaluated as insufficient in terms of the scientific excellence criterion twice, an application cannot be submitted for the third time with the same project proposal.
  • If an application has been made to the 1002-A Short-Term Support Module with the same project proposal, and if the project is not found appropriate to be supported 3 times as a result of the scientific evaluation, within the scope of this Module, not to apply to the 1002-A Short-Term Support Module for the 4th time with the same project proposal,
  • The persons working in TÜBİTAK Headquarters/ Institutes shall not be included in the project team as PI / researcher/consultant.

 

(*) It is possible for foreign nationals to fill in the Application Form and its annexes in English; however, the language to be used in the Application Form and the Final Reports to be prepared during the monitoring process must be the same.