Applications are now open for the 2247-A National Outstanding Researchers Program, administered by the TÜBİTAK Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes Department (BİDEB).

The program aims to support outstanding researchers with scientific excellence to conduct projects with high potential for groundbreaking advances, landmark discoveries, or major scientific inventions in areas needed by our country.

📅 Call Calendar

• Call Opening Date: 8 October 2026
• Application Deadline: 15 December 2026 (17:30)
  

📌 Application Process

• Applications must be submitted online through the TÜBİTAK Management Information System (TYBS) (tybs.tubitak.gov.tr) during the announced call period.
• The evaluation process consists of two stages:
  • Stage 1: Applicants submit Stage 1 Application Form (including the project description, motivation letter, track record & pioneering work, CV, and annexes). Candidates scoring at least 60% in Stage 1 are eligible to proceed to Stage 2.
  • Stage 2: Shortlisted candidates submit the Detailed Research Proposal Form.
• Prior to submission, applicants must update their Researcher Information System (ARBİS) profiles. All application documents uploaded to the system must be in Turkish.
  
  

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Workplace Requirement: Must be employed in Türkiye as of the first day of application.

Experience Requirement:

• Having held a PhD for at least 7 years, holding a faculty position at a university or research hospital, and having at least 4 years of research experience; OR
• Having held a PhD for at least 7 years and having at least 4 years of research experience at public research institutes or infrastructure entities under Law No. 6550; OR
• Having at least 6 years of full-time post-graduate research experience for the private sector (with at least 3 years in the private sector).
• Prior Principal Investigator (PI) Requirement: Must have completed at least one R&D project as a Principal Investigator under TÜBİTAK R&D and Innovation Funding Programs (1001, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1007, 3501, COST, 1071, etc.). (Exempted for ERC Grantees or TÜBİTAK/TÜBA Award Winners).
• Publication & Output Threshold: Must achieve at least 30 publication points in Science/Health/Engineering or at least 20 points in Social Sciences & Humanities over the last 5 years (or hold an ERC Grant / TÜBİTAK / TÜBA Award).
  
  

💶 Funding Scope and Duration

Maximum Research Budget: Up to TRY 5,000,000 (for R&D project expenses).

Project Incentive Bonus (PTI): Maximum TRY 11,000/month for the Principal Investigator.

Institutional Overhead: Provided at 10% of the total research budget and scholarship allocation.

• Fully covered by TÜBİTAK for State Universities/Public Institutions; for Foundation Universities, 25% of the research support is covered by the host institution.

Scholarships: Mandatory to recruit at least 2 and up to 5 scholars/researchers.

• Doctoral Students (Full/Partial): TRY 32,500/month / TRY 8,500/month
• Postdoctoral Researchers (Post-Doc): TRY 43,500/month

Project Duration: Maximum 36 months.

Quota Exemption: Applications under this program are exempt from standard TÜBİTAK project participation quotas per person.

📌 Important Links

• TÜBİTAK 2247-A National Outstanding Researchers Program Webpage & Call Announcement
• TÜBİTAK Researcher Information System (ARBİS)
• TÜBİTAK Management Information System (TYBS)
  
  

✉️ Researchers preparing an application are invited to contact the Project Office team to benefit from feedback and guidance on their project proposals: projectoffice@bogazici.edu.tr