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TÜBİTAK 2236 — Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme

TÜBİTAK 2236 CoCirculation3 — MSCA COFUND Postdoctoral Fellowship (Seed)

Offers internationally mobile postdoctoral researchers in Turkey with TÜBİTAK-backed innovation fellowships and integration support.

CoCirculation3 is a MSCA COFUND program co-funded by TÜBİTAK and the European Commission. It provides postdoctoral fellowships for Turkish and international researchers relocating to Turkey. Applications are evaluated under EU MSCA standards with TÜBİTAK co-funding the domestic research component. Open to both Turkish and non-Turkish researchers.

Postdoctoral research by Turkish and international researchers relocating to Turkey, co-funded by TÜBİTAK and the European Commission under the Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND framework; proposed research topics must have a European Green Deal aspect.

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