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SMEs and large enterprises in KOSGEB-supported sectors whose main or secondary NACE activity code is manufacturing (Section C) can apply. Financing support was raised from 10 to 12 points; the loan limit is TRY 50 million for SMEs and TRY 150 million for large enterprises. It applies to loans with up to 6 months' grace on principal and a maximum term of 36 months.
Innovative SMEs and start-ups in EU member states and in countries associated with Horizon Europe, including Türkiye, can apply to the European Innovation Council's EIC Accelerator. Full applications are evaluated in batches at set cut-off dates; a positive (GO) short application is required first, and short applications are evaluated on the first Tuesday of each month. Conditions of the grant and investment components are on the programme page.
Applications for SMEs' first R&D projects are accepted via PRODİS. Organisation-level pre-registration must be completed by 9 November. See the programme regulations for support rates and upper limits.
A customer organisation applies jointly with at least one supplier SME; the project must turn the customer's need into a commercial product through R&D. TÜBİTAK covers 40% of the project budget, the customer at least 40% and the supplier at most 20%. The customer organisation applies via PRODİS; pre-registration of the customer and supplier organisations must be completed by 11 November.
The Istanbul Development Agency programme has a total budget of TRY 300 million; support per project is between TRY 5 and 20 million, with a maximum support rate of 75%. Only non-profit organisations in Istanbul (public institutions, municipalities, chambers, NGOs, universities, organised industrial zones and similar) can apply; eligible applicants and project topics are listed in the programme guide. The letter of commitment must be submitted by 17:00 on 11 December after applying.
Applications from SME-scale capital companies for R&D projects are accepted via PRODİS. The support rate is 75% for an organisation's first 5 supported projects and 60% from the 6th project onwards; the maximum support per project is TRY 20 million. Organisation-level pre-registration must be completed before the project application.
SMEs and large enterprises can apply with R&D and innovation projects for the green transition. Projects must fall under climate change, circular economy, clean energy, sustainable agriculture or smart mobility. The support rate is 70% for large enterprises, 80% for SMEs and 90% for SMEs in the earthquake region; capital companies receive interest-free, repayable support of which up to 50% is repaid. Organisation-level pre-registration must be completed by 8 October before the project application.
