The first call of the Eurostars-3 for the year 2026 (cut-off 10) has been launched on 16 January 2026. Within this call, joint international R&D projects aimed at developing market-oriented innovative products, processes and services will be funded with the participation of at least one Turkish and one foreign organization from any Eurostars member country. Unilateral project applications are not accepted. An innovative SME is expected to take part in the project consortiums as the coordinator.
Eurostars-3 is a partnership created under the Horizon Europe/ European Innovation Ecosystems Program as the European Partnership on Innovative SMEs with the cooperation of the Eureka Secretariat and 37 member countries. Within the scope of the program to be carried out between 2021-2027, it is aimed to support innovative SMEs to increase their R&D, innovation capacity and productivity, and to help them reach into global value chains and new markets.
In Eurostars-3 calls, bottom-up, international R&D projects with a civilian purpose, are funded led by innovative SMEs, regardless of any technology field or sector. Please visit Eurostars website for details, guidelines and submission.
Stock corporations and researchers based in Türkiye can submit joint proposals to Eurostars-3 2026/1 call. If there is more than one partner from Türkiye in the same international project, the partners are required to apply with a single joint project together. Higher education institutions, public research centers and institutes, training and research hospitals, research infrastructures within the scope of Law No. 6550 can participate jointly under the leadership of stock corporations. Eligible national consortiums will be funded according to the rules of the national funding programme coded “1709-EUREKA-EUROSTARS 2026/1” and "Eurostars-3 Program National Call Announcement".
Before the national application, the call text should be carefully examined, if the application rules are not followed properly, the application may be returned without being evaluated.
In addition, applications to the Eurostars Coordinatorship Support Programme 2026/1 National Call (code: “EUROSTARS-KOORD-DEST-2026/1”) will be submitted under the “Eurostars Coordinatorship Support Programme 2026/1 National Call” scheme. Please visit TÜBİTAK website for details.
Applications:
National pre-registration and national pre-submission must be done to TÜBİTAK on the specified dates via TÜBİTAK PRODIS. In addition, after the international evaluation process, the accepted Turkish teams have to make a national application to TÜBİTAK.
Call Timeline:
The deadline for the call: 19 March 2026 (14:00, CET) (Brussels time)
The deadline for national pre-registration: 30 March 2026 (23:59, UTC+3)
The deadline for national pre-submission: 2 April 2026 (23:59, UTC+3)
Important Points:
The Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, Greece, Israel and one of the NFBs in Italy (Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT)) do not foresee public funding for organisations from their country applying to the 10th call of Eurostars-3. Organizations from these countries are welcome to apply but will have to fully self-finance their part of the project.
Note: There is funding available for Italian organizations through the NFB MUR.
Contact:
For questions on Eurostars Call and international rules:
Dr. Muzaffer Kaan KARAÖZ
+ 90 (312) 298 94 66
For questions on 1709 Programme an national rules:
