The list of the main support programs carried out by TUBITAK ARDEB and brief information about the programs are given below.
Please contact ATID for strategy development and support services for funding of your research processes.
- 1000 - Funding Program for Improving R&D Potential of Universities
The purpose of this program is to support projects under the scope of the calls intended for improving R&D potential of universities.
Application to the program is available when TÜBİTAK launches a call for proposals.
- 1001 – The Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program
The purpose of this program is to support research projects that comply with scientific principles for generating new information, providing scientific interpretation or solving technological problems.
Application to the program is available when TUBITAK launches the call for proposals.
Project Investigators (PI) are required to have a degree of doctorate / proficiency in art / specialty in medicine.
Project investigators and researchers (except for foreign researchers) should reside in Turkey. (Foreigners can be assigned as project investigator or researcher in a project provided that they are working in an institution located in Turkey.
- 1002 - Short Term R&D Funding Program
The aim of this program is to support urgent, short-term, low-budget research and development projects to be carried out in universities, research hospitals and research institutes / stations.
Principal investigator (excluding retirees);
- In case of being a University / Training and Research Hospital staff, he/she should be permanent staff of the organization proposing the Project, and should have a degree of doctorate / proficiency in art / specialty in medicine.
- In the case of working at the Research Institute / Station, he/she should be permanent staff of the institution proposing the Project, and should have a Bachelor’s Degree with minimum of four-year education.
- In the case of being a doctorate / proficiency in art / medical specialty student, he/she should have obtained the proficiency in doctorate and apply with the doctoral thesis accepted by the relevant Institute.
For doctorate / specialty in medicine / proficiency in art students, it is not necessary to be a permanent staff in the institution / organization where the project will be carried out.
No PIP (Project Incentive Premium) payment will be made to the Project investigators and researchers within the scope of this program.
Applications can be made throughout the year.
- 1003 - Primary Subjects R&D Funding Program
The purpose of this program is to support and coordinate national R&D projects which are
- conducted in the priority areas determined within the framework of the National Science Technology and Innovation Strategy,
- results-oriented in these areas,
- having traceable targets,
- considering the dynamics of the relevant science / technology fields.
Principal Investigators (PI) are required to have a degree of doctorate / proficiency in art / specialty in medicine.
Project investigators and researchers (except for foreign researchers) should reside in Turkey. Non-Turkish citizens can be Project investigator or researcher in a project provided that they are working in an institution located in Turkey.
The Project investigator is required to allocate at least 40% of their time to the project.
Medium and lLarge sScale projects may consist of sub-projects carried out by different institutions / organizations. In these projects, one of the sub-project researchers is to be assigned as the Project investigator.
Application to the program is available when TUBITAK launches the call for proposals.
- 1004 - Center of Excellence Support Program
This program aims to support research projects which are
- in the priority areas determined within the scope of national policies and objectives intended for turning the research infrastructures of higher education institutions into the centers of excellence and specializing by cooperating with R&D / Design centers and public R&D units.,
- carried out domestically,
- having traceable targets, scientific quality and potential for commercialization
The research program is supported in two phases, the first and the second phase.
Research universities determined by the CoHE (Council of Higher Education) and research infrastructures qualified under Law No. 6550 can apply as Research Program Administrator Institution (APYOK).
- 1005 – National Support Program for the Research of New Ideas and Products
Objective of this program is to support applied research and / or experimental development projects intended for developing a new national / international product / process / method / model, which are needed in our country to reduce our technological external dependency and / or increase the competitiveness of our country.
It is sufficient for the Project investigators and researchers who will take part in the project team to be working at universities, public institutions, or private institutions and have at least four years of university undergraduate education.
Project investigators and researchers (except for foreign researchers) should reside in Turkey. Non-Turkish citizens can be Project investigator or researcher in a project provided that they are working in an institution located in Turkey.
Retirees who do not work at any organization can take part in the project team as Project investigators, researchers, or consultants, provided that they are not paid for PIP.
Applications can be made throughout the year.
- 1007 - Public Institutions Research Funding Program
The purpose of the program is
- to meet the public institutions’ needs which can be satisfied via R&D activities,
- to provide supply method based on R&D and provide supplies of technologically-qualified products/systems from national sources,
- to transfer financial sources allocated for import of technologically-qualified products/systems to the national industry.
Universities, R&D departments of public institutions, private institutions and consortia consist of them can apply to the programme.
The projects submitted to 1007 Programme are supported by two research support group which are Public Researches Support Group (KAMAG), Defence and Security Technologies Research Support Group (SAVTAG).
In case of Project investigators, researchers or consultants who will take part in the project team, are university staff, they are required to have a degree of doctorate / specialty in medicine and required to have performed studies (publication, project, report, etc.) that show that they have sufficient knowledge about the project.
Application to the program is available when TUBITAK launches the call for proposals.
- 3501 - Career Development Program
The purpose of this program is to encourage the studies of scientists with PhD degree, who are at the beginning of their careers by providing project support.
Project investigators;
- should have PhD degree before the date of application,
- should apply within 7 years following the date of doctorate degree / specialty in medicine / proficiency in art,
- should be permanent staff of an institution/organization in Turkey which is different from the institution/organization where doctorate degree / specialty in medicine / proficiency in art is obtained,
- should not have an academic title of associate professor or higher,
- should not receive career fund from TÜBİTAK previously,
- for the projects to be implemented in public institution or higher education institutions, the project investigator should be permanent staff of the relevant institution.
Applications can be made throughout the year.