TÜBİTAK 1505 — University–Industry Collaboration Support Program

TÜBİTAK 1505 — University–Industry Collaboration Grant

Supports Turkish companies and universities through TÜBİTAK by sharing costs for joint innovation projects.

TÜBİTAK 1505 is the University-Industry Collaboration Grant, which funds R&D projects conducted jointly by Turkish companies and Turkish universities or public research institutions. The program is distinct from TÜBİTAK's company-only programs (1501, 1507) in that it requires a formal consortium between an industrial partner and an academic or public research entity — solo company applications are not eligible. The industrial partner is required to co-finance a portion of the project; the exact co-financing percentage is call-specific and published on the Turkish-language TÜBİTAK portal. Applications are submitted on a rolling basis through the e-TEYDEB electronic portal in Turkish.

The company must be for-profit and registered and operating in Türkiye; universities and public research organizations participate as consortium partners, not as standalone lead applicants. The program covers a broad range of technology sectors, including AI, biotechnology, climate and energy technologies, hardware, manufacturing, materials, and medtech. Award amounts are denominated in TRY and are published per call; no fixed ceiling is stated in advance on English-language program pages.

The 1505 program is designed for projects where industry-defined commercial objectives and academic research capabilities are genuinely complementary — making it suited for translational R&D where the company lacks in-house research infrastructure for a specific challenge. Strong applications pair a company with a clear commercial problem with a university group that has demonstrated expertise in the relevant domain. Consortium agreement requirements and co-financing terms are specified in current call documentation, which should be verified on the e-TEYDEB portal before initiating formal consortium arrangements.