Academia-Private Sector Umbrella Organization Collaboration

Cornet Program’The 31st call for proposals aims to support collective projects addressing the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to enhance their pre-competitive capacities. Projects supported under this call are expected to be implemented by an academic partner in line with SME needs, and their outputs should benefit multiple SMEs and be disseminated widely.

The call will remain open until March 31, 2021. Germany, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, Peru, and Poland Cooperation is made possible.

The call for proposals will support collaborative projects involving at least two member countries.

The international application must include three stakeholders from each country: those who will carry out R&D and innovation activities. Academy partner, SME umbrella organization and a group of SMEs User Group.

R&D and innovation activities academy partner (This must be carried out by higher education institutions, training and research hospitals, and public institutions and organizations within the scope of the Higher Education Law).

The project topics are, one SME Umbrella Organization It should be shaped according to the needs determined by the relevant authorities. The SME umbrella organization is expected to represent SMEs in a specific area and be able to identify the needs of SMEs. Export associations, chambers of commerce and industry, organized industrial zones, foundations, associations and their economic enterprises, and professional associations can be considered as SME umbrella organizations.

Applications must include a minimum of 3 SMEs. User Group The User Group must be defined. The User Group is required to meet with the project team at least twice a year. The User Group is expected to provide information that guides the project team's work and helps increase the project's efficiency.

For successful projects, the research team in Türkiye may receive research support from TÜBİTAK up to a maximum of 1,000,000 TL (excluding PTİ and institutional share) for the duration of the project. The maximum project duration is 24 months.

To the international call for proposals From the CORNET call page, For more detailed information, TÜBİTAK call for proposals pagefrom and national processes documentIt can be accessed from there.

Best regards,

TÜBİTAK – Department of International Cooperation