With the support of the World Bank, 450 million dollars of financing has been allocated to the Turkish Green Industry Project, which is carried out by TÜBİTAK and KOSGEB under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Within the scope of the project, TÜBİTAK - TEYDEB will support the green transformation of the industry throughout the project with a financing of 175 million dollars. Different types of calls will be opened by TÜBİTAK within the scope of the Türkiye Green Industry Project, which will last for 6 years. One of these calls is the Call for Green Transformation in Industry.
Projects to be submitted to the call are expected to be a continuation of previously conducted R&D activities. Studies that have been carried out with the support of TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB or KOSGEB, that have reached a certain stage but have not yet been commercialized, and that include products or services that still require R&D efforts to be commercialized, are within the scope of the call. In addition, green transformation-oriented R&D and innovation projects that organizations have brought to a certain stage with their own financial resources can also be evaluated within the scope of this call, if the preliminary studies are stated in the project. Prototype development or improvement, validation and certification tests, on-site application, scaling, demonstration and field trials covering the THS 5-9 range are within the scope of the call.
Projects that are compatible with the R&D and Innovation Topics within the scope of the Türkiye Green Industry Project are included in the call. Click here to access the scope.
SMEs and large-scale organizations with a registry date of 2 years or more (excluding spin-offs and companies established with TÜBİTAK 1512 and/or 1812 support) will be able to apply to the call. Joint applications can be accepted for the call, and applications can be made with a maximum of three partners. The criteria that must be met by the organizations that can apply for the call are stated in the call announcement. An organization can apply to the call with a maximum of 2 project proposals.
The support period is maximum 24 months, the upper limit of the project budget is 8,500,000 TL for micro/small-scale companies, 13,000,000 TL for medium-sized companies, and 25,000,000 TL for large-scale companies. Within the scope of the call, interest-free reimbursable support will be provided to capital companies, with a maximum of 50% project budget to be repaid. A part of the reimbursed support can be converted into grant support. The repayment of the support to be used will start 1 year after the project ends.
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The projects of the beneficiary companies are expected to mainly carry out technology verification studies aimed at commercialization, such as advanced development or improvement studies on an existing R&D prototype, tests for verification or validation of the prototype. These studies may also include large-scale demonstration and pilot production type activities that contribute to greener production and higher efficiency in energy or resource use.
Supported and unsupported expense items within the scope of the program are listed below.
Eligible Expenses:
a) Personnel expenses
b) Travel expenses
c) Consultancy expenses
d) Service expenses;
CE, quality certification and certification expenses can be supported.
If companies receive services to prepare an economic feasibility report and submit the report as an annex to the project proposal, the expense is supported up to the amount determined by the Board of Directors.
Each tool/equipment purchased within the scope of the project must be insured against risks such as transportation, use, etc. during the project. This insurance expense can be included in the project budget within the scope of service expenses.
Activities related to the maturation of licensed patented technologies and the transformation of these technologies into new products and processes are within the scope of this call. License or transfer fees to be paid by organizations to technology providers such as universities, research institutions, technology development zone companies can also be supported within the scope of the 1702 Patent-Based Technology Transfer Support Call.
e) Tool/Equipment/Software/Publication Purchases
f) Material and consumable expenses
Non-eligible Expenses:
The expenses specified in the Rules and Regulations of 1801-Reimbursable and Grant Support Program for Industrial R&D Projects and the following expenses are not supported:
a) Consultancy and service procurement expenses received by organizations from each other in joint projects
b) Patent, utility model, design, geographical indication and trademark registration expenses (Expenses to be presented in this context can be supported if an application is made to the 1602 TÜBİTAK Patent Support Program.)
c) Expenses of the organization that have not been paid in accordance with the matters specified in the "PROJECT SPECIAL ACCOUNT AND PAYMENTS" section.
Organizations that will apply must meet the criteria listed below.
•The registry date of the companies must be 2 years or more (excluding spin-offs and companies established with TÜBİTAK 1512 and/or 1812 support).
•The leading organization must be a private sector company with at least 75% private sector partnership. In joint projects, this condition is not required for partners.
•A Letter of Reference to be obtained from a finance organization must be submitted stating that guarantee can be provided if the project is supported.
•For each organization, the average total assets or net sales of the last 3 years must be greater than the reimbursement financing value. (This rule is not valid for start-ups and spin offs whose registry date is less than 2 years.)
•Organizations that will take part in the project must associate their work with climate, environmental and social risks according to the monitoring criteria defined in the Environmental and Social Risk Management Declaration Form.
•If there is a change in the eligibility criteria for the application conditions, the organization must inform TÜBİTAK.
For the successful completion of the project, at least one of the defined and targeted Green Transformation Indicators (GTI) must be achieved by the end of the project. The project proposal should specify which Green Transformation Indicator (GTI) is targeted, and the methodology for confirming the achievement of this target at the end of the project should be outlined within the scope of the relevant work package. The success of the project will be evaluated based on this systematic framework at the end of the project. Services can be procured from expert institutions and organizations for this study. The expenses for service procurement can be included in the project budget.
The success criteria to be used in determining the rate of conversion of reimbursable support into a grant support are as follows:
GTI 1: Reduction in electricity consumption per unit of production (at least 10%)
GTI 2: Reduction in water consumption per unit of production (at least 10%)
GTI 3: Reduction in the amount of non-recyclable waste (at least 10%)
GTI 4: Development of innovative green technology solutions
The achievement of Green Transformation Indicators targets should be reported to TÜBİTAK in the final report during the monitoring process.
“TÜBİTAK has an Environmental and Social Management Policy within the scope of the World Bank Türkiye Green Industry Project. This policy is implemented within the framework of the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS).
Projects to be supported with World Bank (WB) Financing must be carried out in accordance with national environmental legislation requirements, as well as EHS Standards[1] within the scope of the WB Environmental Social (ES) Framework[2] and WB Group Environmental Health and Safety Guides[3]. While filling out the Environmental and Social Risk Management Declaration Form submitted within the scope of the project proposals, supporting documents/documents/reports, which are not limited to the list below, must also be submitted.
Regarding the facility where the project will be carried out regarding environmental issues:
- Explanatory information within the framework of the regulations it is subject to in terms of Environmental Legislation, (EIA Exemption, EIA Report/Project Introduction File and relevant approval documents if the Activity is subject to the EIA Regulation, Activity Environmental Permits, etc.)
- Maps regarding the layout of the facility, information on the use of surrounding areas (land use, etc.), visuals,
- If there is an Environmental and Social Management System, valid certificates and documentation of the applied procedures,
- Raw material use, water use, energy consumption in the production process, energy efficiency management plan, if any, relevant monitoring report (latest prepared and approved)
- Document of groundwater use permit, if any,
- Amount of air, water and solid waste emissions and disposal methods (capacity, technological features, layout)
o Records regarding the sending of waste oils to licensed facilities
o Emission reports
o Disposal methods, photographs and records of solid wastes generated in the facility (hazardous waste, chimney filters, etc.), Waste Management Procedure, Industrial Waste Management Plan
o Environmental Monitoring Report (Last prepared and approved)
On Occupational Health and Safety issues:
First, the companies' compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Law No. 6331 will be evaluated. "Nace Code" must be written in the "Activity" sections of the Environmental and Social Risk Management Declaration Form submitted with the project proposal. Mandatory documents that must be prepared and followed in workplaces in accordance with Law No. 6331 such as the Risk Assessment Document, Emergency Action Plan, Annual Activity Report, Annual Work Plan, Annual Training Plan, Training Participation Forms, etc. must be submitted as an annex to the Environmental and Social Risk Management Declaration Form.
- If the company outsources Occupational Health and Safety services, the Service Contract and the appointment of Occupational Safety Specialist and Workplace Physician must be submitted as an Annex to the Environmental and Social Declaration Form.
- If the company declares that it has ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certificate, it must submit the following documents as an Annex to the Environmental and Social Declaration Form.
- Occupational Health and Safety Policy
- Risk and Opportunity Assessment Procedure,
- Measurement Monitoring Procedure
- Corrective Preventive Action Forms, CPA tracking table
- Company Accident/Incident statistics, Accident/Incident frequency rates, Accident/Incident research reports should be submitted as an Annex to the Environmental and Social Declaration Form.
- The company must provide evidence for all statements made in the Environmental and Social Declaration Form.
On social issues:
ESS2: Review of Employees and Working Conditions
• HR Policy: Document providing information about employee rights, recruitment processes and working conditions, equal opportunity, discrimination, child labor and forced labor.
• Employment Contracts: Employment contracts made with employees.
• ISO 9001 Certificate: Quality management system certification.
ESS4: Community Health, Safety and Security
• Community Health and Safety Plan: The plan prepared for community health and safety.
• Risk Assessment Reports: Risk assessment reports regarding public health and safety.
• ISO 14001 Certificate: Environmental management system certification.
• Stakeholder Engagement Records: Records of interviews and meetings held with the
community.
ESS5: Land Use for Commercial Activities
- Land Acquisition Policy: Land acquisition policy.
- Resettlement Action Plan: Resettlement action plan.
- Legal Land Ownership Documents: Legal land ownership documents.
- Compensation Agreements: Compensation agreements made with land owners.
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Reports: Environmental and social impact assessment reports.
ESS8: Cultural Heritage Issues
• Cultural Heritage Management Plan: Cultural heritage management plan.
• Archaeological Research: Archaeological research reports.
• Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment Reports: Cultural heritage impact assessment reports.
• Permits and Approvals: Work permits and approval documents in cultural heritage sites.
• Stakeholder Consultation Records: Records of discussions with stakeholders regarding cultural heritage.
ESS10: Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure
• Stakeholder Engagement Plan: Stakeholder engagement plan.
• Public Consultation Records: Records of public consultation meetings.
• Grievance Mechanism Documents: Documents related to the grievance mechanism.
• Information Disclosure Policy: Information disclosure policy.
• Community Feedback Reports: Feedback reports from the community.
These documents can help prove that companies comply with World Bank standards. Providing these documents from the applicant organizations will ensure that the project processes are more transparent and reliable.
Project applications for the program are submitted electronically through the online PRODİS application at http://eteydeb.tubitak.gov.tr
The project targets capital companies in Türkiye engaged in green innovation activities for the development of green technologies, products, or processes. Eligible applicants include small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as large-scale enterprises.
Collaborative applications are accepted for the call, and a maximum of three partners can participate in a joint application.
Project proposals are evaluated according to the following three dimensions:
I. Aspect: Industrial R&D Content, Technology Level, Innovativeness
II. Aspect: Eligibility of Project Plan and Enterprise Infrastructure for the Project
III. Aspect: The Turnover of Project Outputs to Economic Benefit and National Benefit
Projects found suitable in the pre-evaluation process will proceed to the evaluation. External evaluator will be appointed from academia, private sector, public institutions, and non-governmental organizations for the peer review process. Evaluations will be conducted through on-site visits.
If the following critical determinations are made, the project may be submitted to the relevant Group Executive Board (GEB) with a recommendation for rejection without starting the external evaluation process.
- The project proposal does not comply with the subject and scope of the call.
- The project was not found suitable in terms of Environmental and Social Risk Assessment.
- The Beginning and Ending Technology Readiness Levels are not within the scope specified in the call.
- The Green Transformation Indicators selected in the project did not associated with the project activities.
- The NACE code is not suitable for the scope of the call.
- The project subject is not within the scope of the R&D and Innovation Topics specified in the call announcement.
- The project was not found to meet the Eligibility Criteria spesified at the call (Partnership Structure, Bank Reference Letter, Financial Suitability).
- The project is not a continuation of a previous R&D study. The company will start this work for the first time within the scope of this project.
- The project is an investment project aimed at creating production infrastructure.
- As of the project application date, there is no project personnel in the project team who has at least a bachelor's degree related to the project subject.
- If employees who have a bachelor's degree in a field different from the project subject present their experience with the project subject in their resumes, the adequacy of their experience will also be taken into account.
- The project proposal has been previously submitted to calls opened by TÜBİTAK and has been rejected. The project has been resubmitted without making changes to the reasons for the previous rejection.
- The information provided in the project proposal is insufficient for the evaluation of the project; a limited amount of information has been presented.
- The R&D activities to be carried out in the project and the presented expense items are not qualitatively and quantitatively aligned; a realistic budget planning has not been made. The majority of budget items consist of unnecessary and excessive requests that do not contribute to the R&D activities.
Following evaluation process, if critical findings are identified, the projects are rejected without scoring in the committee.
Project scores are created based on evaluations by both external evaluators and the Group Executive Board for the projects.
Projects that meet the following criteria will be awarded additional points in addition to the evaluators assessment made over 100 points.
- Commercialization performance of TÜBİTAK projects supported in the past (between 5-10 points depending on the evaluation of the group executive board)
- The company has applied for a project to international funds (5 Points)
- Having a project application that is a continuation of the projects supported within the framework of 1702 Patent License calls (5 Points)
- Being in disadvantaged and vulnerable groups (2-15 Points)
The final decision for the projects is made by taking into account the score of the projects and the call budget.
For the projects that are entitled to be supported, Periodical interim report on PRODIS are filled in and submitted to TEYDEB electronically in six-month periods. The auditor reviews report and forms. After visiting the company, the auditor submits the periodic monitoring report to TEYDEB. Expenditures are supported within the framework of auditor opinion and support decision letter.
In the last period of the project, the project final report is submitted by the company.
During the auditor’s on-site visit, it is expected that the company will make a presentation about the project, and the project coordinator, staff, and any technical consultants should be present during the visit. The auditor may request explanations as needed from the organization.
Two periods are defined within the calendar year. The first period covers January 1st to June 30th, and the second period covers July 1st to December 31st. The progress status and expenses related to the planned objectives are submitted to TÜBİTAK with periodical interim report. The project's period report is monitored by the Group Executive Board as needed, taking into account the auditor’s opinions and the project proposal.
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