A Research and Development Project Cooperation Protocol has been signed between our university and F谋rat University with the aim of conducting joint academic work鈥攑rimarily in the form of university-industry collaboration鈥攄eveloping R&D projects, and producing scientific outputs.
Under this protocol, project applications will be accepted in accordance with the terms outlined below.
1. Under the protocol, research and development (R&D) projects will be carried out in partnership with the 鈥淵谋ld谋z Technical University and F谋rat University R&D Center.鈥 Each project must include personnel from Y谋ld谋z Technical University, F谋rat University, and an R&D center approved by the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey.
2. Project processes will be managed by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit at Y谋ld谋z Technical University (YT脺BAP) and the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit at F谋rat University (F脺BAP), in accordance with the YT脺BAP guidelines and the F脺BAP guidelines. Y谋ld谋z Technical University and F谋rat University will jointly decide which projects to fund.
3. The application period for projects will begin on Monday, June 15, 2026, and end on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Y谋ld谋z Technical University faculty members will submit their project applications to the YT脺BAP unit, while F谋rat University faculty members will submit theirs to the F脺BAP unit.
4. Under this protocol, 10 projects are planned to be supported. In 5 (five) of these projects, the principal investigators will be faculty members from Y谋ld谋z Technical University, and in the other 5 (five), they will be faculty members from F谋rat University. If the number of applications is high, the first 10 projects promising the highest number of SCI-E, SSCI, or AHCI (Q1 or Q2 tier) publications will be supported. If the number of applications is high and both universities agree, a larger number of projects may be supported.
5. The duration of the proposed projects is 24 months and is limited to the period specified in the regulations. The maximum budget for each project will be 300,000 TL. Additionally, an extra 20,000 TL in travel expenses may be requested to cover reciprocal visits by faculty members from the two universities as part of the project. If a Turkish or foreign researcher employed by an international institution is included in the project, the project budget may be increased by 50%. If necessary, additional funding may be provided in accordance with the guidelines of the Y谋ld谋z Technical University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (YT脺BAP) and the F谋rat University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (F脺BAP). The project budget may be used for the open-access publication of articles.
6. For each project to be considered complete, at least 2 (two) articles must be published in journals indexed in the SCI-E, SSCI, or AHCI databases within the Q1 or Q2 tiers.
7. Academic outputs prepared within the scope of the project will include personnel from Y谋ld谋z Technical University, F谋rat University, and the R&D Center. Personnel participating in the project on behalf of the R&D Center will list the R&D Center as their address.
8. An academic may serve as project personnel (principal investigator, researcher, or fellow) in only 1 (one) of the supported projects. Additionally, an R&D center may participate in only 1 (one) of the supported projects.
In this context, the projects to be funded must meet the research university criteria of both universities, namely:
a) the number of WOS-indexed publications,
b) the number of publications in the Q1 and Q2 quartiles,
c) the number of university-university collaborative publications,
d) Number of university-industry collaborative publications,
e) the number of international collaborative publications
is targeted. It is also anticipated that this will lay the groundwork for future projects with larger budgets (such as EU projects) and for Intellectual Property Rights (such as patents).
For Contact:
Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (YT脺BAP) - bap.ofis@yildiz.edu.tr
Office of the Vice Rector for Research and Development -apry@yildiz.edu.tr
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