- Be permanent residents and nationals of Uzbekistan (the dual citizens, the individuals who renounced Turkish citizenship for any reason are not eligible for the application).
- Must not hold any visa for temporary or permanent residency in Türkiye or any country;
- Not currently residing in the host country (Türkiye);
- Having a reference letter from Uzbek Government public institutions, Uzbekistan Universities or Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences;
- Having an official acceptance at an eligible department, institution or laboratory of a public university or public research centers in Türkiye*
For doctoral researchers;
- By the deadline date of the application, having registered to a doctoral in the fields specified in the call text in a higher education institution in Uzbekistan. S/he must have successfully passed the PhD qualifying exam or be in an advanced stage of their PhD in the fields specified in the call text;
- Being 35 years old or younger on 31 December of the application year.
For post-doctoral researchers;
- Holding a PhD degree certificate in the fields specified in the call text;
- Being 45 years old or younger on 31 December of the application year.
Eligible fields:
- Basic Sciences (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics),
- Engineering Sciences,
- Astronomy, Earth and Space Sciences,
- Information Technologies,
- Agricultural Sciences (Agriculture, Food, Animal Science, and Veterinary),
- Social Sciences (International Relations, Political History, Educational Sciences