2232 - B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers

2232-B International Early Stage Researchers Program 2024 1st Term Application Results Announced !

We continue to accelerate the efforts that will strengthen Türkiye's position as an independent and leading country in the field of science, technology, and innovation, and increase the competitiveness of our country around the world, with the great contributions of valuable scientists in our country. The initiated program 2232 continues to encourage successful researchers, particularly Turkish scientists, who have experience working abroad, to come to Türkiye with high-level scientific and/or technological studies in their fields in order to contribute to the projects to be carried out in areas of strategic value for our country. The evaluation process for 2024 calls for 2232-B International Early Stage Researchers Program has been completed. 

The result regarding your 2232 Program application status can be viewed in the "My Applications" section by logging in to BİDEB Application and Monitoring System (ebideb.tubitak.gov.tr).

2232 - B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers Program open for application.

Applications will be received through the TÜBİTAK Management Information System (TYBS) between 23 October 2024 and 13 December 2024 (17.30 GMT+3).

In order to contribute to projects that will be executed in research fields that are of strategic importance for our country within the scope of the programme, it is aimed to promote young researchers under the age of 40, particularly Turkish scientists, who have come to the fore with top level scientific and/or technological achievements in their fields and who have experience to work in an international environment, to conduct their research in Türkiye, and to provide support for them to pursue their work in leading state or foundation universities, research infrastructures deemed competent within the scope of Law no. 6550, public research institutes, private sector companies with R&D or design centres or equity companies settled in Türkiye within the bodies of techno parks.

The programme will include:

1. Scholarship for the coordinator,

2. Family allowance (if applicable),

3. Initial research grant,

4. Research project grant,

5. Grant intended for establishing a research team (scholarship for up to 5 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers the project coordinator will include in the research team for conducting his/her research in Türkiye)

6. Project Incentive Bonus for researchers involved within the scope of the research project,

7. Institutional share allowance for host institution,

8. Health insurance for the coordinator and his/her family,

9. Travel allowance for the coordinator and his/her family,

10. Mentoring Support.

*Maximum two of the scholars who will take part in the project team can be master students and one can be a post-doctoral researcher.

• Researchers applying to the programme are obliged to be working abroad as of the first day of the application and they must be under the age of 40*.

*For women applicants, one year is added up for each birth.

• Researchers, who will apply to the programme, shall not be located in Türkiye more than 9 months within the last 3 years as of the first day of the application. Force majeure to be accepted by Group Executive Committee and compulsory military service are not within the limits of this period.

• As of the first day of the application, any of the work experiences set forth below shall be met.  
  Early career researchers who have completed their doctoral degrees within the last 4 years and who have at least 1 year post-doctoral work experience abroad,
  Graduate researchers who have 4-year full-time work experience abroad, provided that they work in private sector for at least 1 year (Maximum 1 year of a master degree (with thesis) completed abroad and maximum 3 years of doctoral degree completed abroad is evaluated within this scope)

• Researchers who have the work experience above must meet one of the following requirements.  
  Being on the “Highly Cited Researchers List” published by Thomson Reuters in any year within the last five years as of the first day of the application,
  Working for at least 12 months in total at institutions among those ranked below in the last five years as of the first day of application:
  Top 150 universities in the field-based rankings according to QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) or THE (Times Higher Education) World University Ranking
  World’s Top 2500 Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard published by the European Commission Joint Research Centre  
  Top 250 institutions in the sub-fields of health, higher education, public and private sectors according to Scimago Institutions Ranking
  Successful start-up and unicorn companies receiving the most investment
  “Unicorn” companies list published by CBInsights and reached 1 billion USD and over valuation from its venture level  
  Top 1000 companies founded within the last 5 years and received the most investment in the last 5 years according to databases of Crunchbase and CBInsights

• Researchers who have fellowship from any other public institution and already have compulsory service obligation cannot apply to this programme.

• Applications will be made online via TYBS within the dates indicated in the call announcement.

• Before applying, the application conditions, the evaluation method and process should be read carefully. (See Call Text Article 3 and 6)

• Documents to be uploaded to the application system must be in Turkish or English. Certified Turkish or English translations must be provided for any documents prepared in other languages.

• Uploading the required documents to the system will be sufficient during the application stage, additional submission of documents to BİDEB is not required.

• Following the announcement of the call evaluation result, applicants must submit the required documents to the project tracking system (PTS).

• Application can be withdrawn at any stage. For withdrawal, a petition must be sent to BİDEB stating the application year and period. BİDEB will update the application after receipt of the petition.

The coordinator must submit the documents to TUBITAK and initiate research within 12 months at the latest upon the notification of the fellowship decision.

• In line with the detailed work plan proposed during the application, the coordinator is responsible for submitting progress reports on the dates specified in the agreement as well as a final report covering project’s all scientific, technical, administrative, financial developments and outcomes by the end of fellowship period.

• Progress reports are expected to be submitted on the date specified in the agreement, while the final report is expected to be submitted within two months following the research completion date. Scholarship payments of the coordinator, who has not submitted progress reports until the specified date, are suspended. A financial report covering reasons and breakdown of expenses of such period should be included in the appendices of progress reports and final report. If the host institution is a private sector company or a foundation university, certified councillorship report is also sought.   

• Progress reports and final report are evaluated by expert counsellors assigned by TÜBİTAK.

• TÜBİTAK, if deems necessary, may invite the coordinator to inquire about the progress or assign person and/or persons it will determine to inspect and audit the research in scientific, technical, administrative and financial terms.

• Final reports are approved or rejected by Group Executive Committee decision as a result of the evaluation carried out by expert counsellors assigned by TÜBİTAK. The project whose final report is approved is deemed to be completed. For the project whose final report is rejected, abolition and cancellation provisions are applied, depending on the rejection reason.  After the project is completed, the outstanding balance in the project’s special account is returned to TÜBİTAK’s account.

1. Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu Bilim İnsanı Destek Programları Başkanlığı Burs ve Destek Programlarının Yürütülmesine İlişkin Usul ve Esaslar

2. Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu Bilim İnsanı Destek Programları Başkanlığı Tarafından Yürütülen Programlara İlişkin Yönetmelik

3. BİDEB Burs ve Destek Programlarında Başvuruların ve Raporların Panel/Danışman/Danışma Kurulu Yöntemi ile Değerlendirilmesi ve İzlenmesine İlişkin Yönerge

Group Executive Committee decisions will be implemented in cases that are not specified in relevant legislations and programme call announcement and in avoiding doubts that may arise during the implementation of the programme.

TÜBİTAK - BİDEB 2232-B
2232-B International Fellowship for Early Stage Researchers

Adress: TÜBİTAK Başkanlık Binası
Tunus Caddesi No:80 Kavaklıdere
ÇANKAYA/ANKARA PK:06100

Phone: 444 6690

e-mail: bideb2232@tubitak.gov.tr