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The aim of the program is to promote qualified researchers 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 Turkey.
Application Rules:
- Researchers applying to the programme are obliged to be working abroad as of the first day of the application
- Researchers, who will apply to the programme, shall not be located in Turkey more than 6 months within the last 3 years as of the first day of the application (except for force majeure and military obligations)
- Researchers who have completed their doctoral degrees and at least 4 years have worked for in a university or public research centre abroad as an at least assistant professor, team leader or carried out independent academic research. Graduate researchers who have 6-year full-time research experience abroad, provided that they work in private sector for a minimum of 3 years (Maximum 1 year of master degree (with thesis) completed abroad and maximum 3 years of doctoral degree completed abroad is evaluated within this scope)
Researchers with the above-mentioned study experience must also meet one of the following conditions:
- Being on the "Most Cited Researchers List" published by Thomson Reuters in any year within the last three years as of the first day of the application
- Working uninterruptedly for 12 months at least in an institution among those ranked below in any year within the last 5 years as of the first day of the application:
the European Commission Joint Research Centre
- Top 250 institutions in the sub-fields of health, higher education, public and private sectors according to Scimago ranking
- Successful Start-Up and Unicorn Companies with the Most Investment
The Scope of the Support and Amounts:
- Scholarship for the coordinator (130.000 TL/month),
- Family allowance (if applicable) (10.000 TL/month),
- Initial research grant (4.700.000 TL/month),
- Research project grant (1.650.000 TL/month),
- 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) (MSc full / part time scholarship (13.500TL/4.000TL), PhD full / part time scholarship (20.000TL / 5.500TL), Post-Doctoral Researcher full time scholarship(27.000TL))
- Project Incentive Bonus for researchers involved within the scope of the research project,
- Institutional share allowance for host institution (2.500 TL/month),
- Health insurance for the coordinator and his/her family (Per person 370 TL/month),
- Travel allowance for the coordinator and his/her family (Cost of flight tickets for arrivals),
- Mentoring Support.
Duration: Minimum 24, maximum 36 months.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
Click here for detailed information and proposal templates.
You can share the announcement with the researchers abroad who meet the program eligibility rules and plan to come to OzU.
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