Competitiveness of European Union Businesses and SMEs (COSME) Program

A project calls for proposals titled “ELIIT (European Light Industries Innovation and Technology Project)”, which aims to create high value-added products and services in the industry has been published within the scope of the European Union’s Competitiveness Program of Enterprises and SMEs (COSME).

The project call for proposals, project application documents and guides, whose deadline is 17 March 2020, can be found on the website of the European Commission ‘‘ https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/eliit The Small and Medium Enterprises Development and Support Administration (KOSGEB) is authorized as the institution responsible for the national coordination of the program.

Application Method: Applications will be made directly through the “ELIIT EMS platform”.

Click the links for detailed information.
https://ec.europa.eu/eliit
helpdesk@eliitproject.eu

Maya Enterprise, who has been working in the enterprise ecosystem for many years, was founded in Izmir in the last months of last year by four entrepreneur partners with the same excitement and determination. Maya Enterprise, which aims to support entrepreneurs with different service investments such as Industrial Design, Branding, Digital Marketing, Coworking Office, has launched its first call to ensure the growth of enterprises.

Maya Enterprise aims to meet 10 entrepreneurs that will accept each semester with international investors as a result of its accelerator program and to ensure that they receive investment. In addition, it is planned to provide a total of 200,000 TL support to the enterprises selected under the call, 50,000 TL in cash and 150,000 TL in kind.

To benefit from the support by applying to the accelerator and investment program that will start at the beginning of March 2020, you can apply by entering until January 31 via www.mayagirisim.com

MANUNET III Project basically aims to develop new manufacturing technologies, especially SMEs’ participation in manufacturing R&D activities, to grow the manufacturing economy in the European region, thereby contributing to the global competitiveness of the European manufacturing industry.

Within the scope of MANUNET III Project, it is planned to call for the following topics for the fourth time in 2020:

– Information-based engineering, use of information and communication technologies in production, including industry 4.0 technologies (industrial robots, computer-aided engineering and design, production automation, zero-defect production, product life management, cyber-physical systems, IoT, control, big data, analytics, connectivity and mobility, augmented reality, cybersecurity for manufacturing processes, etc.).
– Including resource efficiency, recycling (reuse, reproduction etc.) and circular economy in production processes; production technologies for environmental and energy applications.
Adaptive production technologies.
– Additive manufacturing technologies, materials and products etc.
– New materials in production (alloys, lubricants, coating, textile fibres, composites, insulation materials, multifunctional materials, etc.).
– New production methods, components and systems (devices, tools and equipment, logistics systems).
– Other products, technologies and services for production (logistics, supply chain, etc.). Firms/researchers are funded by their own funding agency.

Firms/researchers residing in our country will be supported within the framework of the “Support Program for Increasing the Capacity to Benefit from TÜBİTAK 1071 International Research Funds and Participation in International R&D Collaborations”.

Before applying, national application rules should be examined in detail. If the application rules are not followed, the application may be returned without being evaluated.

You can access detailed information about the call and international application from http://www.manunet.net

Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution 2014-2020 IPARD Program (IPARD II Term) Eighth Application Call Announcement

This program is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey.

The Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution, which is the related institution of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has published its Eighth Application Call Declaration on 25 November 2019. This call for acceptance is related to applications to be supported by businesses wishing to invest within the IPARD Program 2014-2020.

SOURCE OF THE PROGRAM

The total support budget for the Investments in Physical Assets Related to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural and Fishery Products is 50,000 Euros. The source of financial support to be provided to beneficiaries in return for eligible expenditures, the Fund generated IPARD co-financing European Union and the Republic of Turkey. This support is called “Public Contribution”. This public contribution will be made available free of charge for investments realized under the program.

The LIST of The CITIES FOR APPLICATIONS

The provinces where the applications will be made and the investment will be applied in order to get support within the scope of this application call announcement are as follows:

Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Ardahan, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Hatay, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muş, Nevşehir, Ordu, Samsun, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Van, Yozgat

MEASURES TO SUPPORT AND SUPPORT BUDGET

Only applications related to the support of machinery-equipment, service and visibility purchases will be accepted from the “Investments in Physical Assets Related to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural and Fishery Products” measure within the scope of this “Application Call Announcement”.

The sectors to be supported, support rate and support budget are as follows:

– 103-1 Processing and Marketing of Milk and Dairy Products

– 103-2 Processing and Marketing of Red Meat and Meat Products

– 103-3 Processing and Marketing of Poultry Meat and Meat Products

– 103-4 Processing and Marketing of Aquaculture

– 103-5 Processing and Marketing of Fruit and Vegetable Products

APPLICATION DATES

Investments in Physical Assets Related to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural and Fishery Products (103)

Applications will start to be accepted at the ARDSI Provincial Coordinatorships located in the province where the investment will be implemented as of 09.01.2020. The Online Project Application System will be closed at 21:00 on 28.01.2020. The deadline for submission of applications is 31.01.2020, 18:00. Applications made after the deadline will not be accepted.

INVESTMENT DURATIONS

For the applications to be prepared within the scope of the 8th Application Call Announcement, the investment period should be maximum 12 (twelve) months. Information on how to make the instalment is included in the Application Call Guide.

It was taken one more step by the Ministry of Industry and Technology to promote domestic production. The Technology Oriented Industry Move Program call, which aims to give incentives to the producer and the buyer at the same time, has been published. The program was announced by the Minister of Industry and Technology Mr. Mustafa VARANK.

The first focus sector to be supported under the program was determined as the “machinery sector”. Mr. VARANK, “Our Development Agencies will contact the companies operating in the machinery sector in their provinces.” made a statement.

TWO-STAGE APPLICATION

Applications to the Technology Oriented Industry Move Program will be received online via the website http://www.hamle.gov.tr. Program applications will be in two stages: pre-application and final application. If the project for which application has been made requires R&D, it will be requested to be submitted within the scope of the application.

PRE-APPLICATION UNTIL NOVEMBER 22

The information and documents received in the preliminary application between October 4 and November 22 will be subject to a detailed examination. The projects whose investment amount is over 10 million liras and which are on the product Priority Product list, which they aim to produce, will be asked to make a final application. Final applications will be received from 12 November to 13 December. Companies that need R&D in the final application process will be directed to TÜBİTAK support. According to the nature of the project, investors will be informed about KOSGEB supports, strategic investment or application to project-based incentives. In addition, companies will be requested to upload the Project Feasibility Report electronically to the program portal. Evaluation processes will be started after the deadline.

For application: www.hamle.gov.tr

Technology Development Foundation of Turkey (TTGV), Green Technology Projects (YETEP) with the support of industry associations by climate-friendly technologies, clean production technologies and energy efficiency, providing renewable energy and the implementation of pay financial support to their projects carried out in other energy technologies. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2019.

Aim and Goal of Support

With the support of Green Technology Projects (YETEP), it is aimed to support the practices aiming to increase the environmental performance of industrial enterprises and decrease production costs and thus increase their competitiveness. In these projects, it is aimed to indirectly encourage the development/production of such technologies with local opportunities and resources by giving priority to local technologies.

Support Scope

Green Technology Projects Support consists of three different support areas: “Climate-Friendly Technologies Support”, “Cleaner Production Technologies Support” and “Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Other Energy Technologies Support”.

The main objective of Climate-Friendly Technologies Support is climate-friendly, energy-efficient, reliable and proven to reduce the use and emission of gases with high global warming potential (GWP) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), especially used in the cooling industry. is to support projects for the implementation of domestic and innovative technologies for the use of alternatives.

The main purpose of Cleaner Production Technologies Support is clean production, which includes technological innovation for minimum energy, water, raw material consumption and minimum waste generation in the production processes, with technological innovation for production efficiency within the framework of resource efficiency (eco-efficiency / cleaner production / sustainable production). Supporting projects for the development, realization and commercialization of technologies and applications.

Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy and Other Energy Technologies The main objective of Support, Turkey in the face of rising energy prices on the world, especially energy to protect the competitive power-intensive industries, the foreign dependency and greenhouse to ensure the reduction of gas emissions, increase energy efficiency in industrial applications and use of renewable energy is also supporting projects for the development and realization of domestic and innovative technologies that produce fuel and energy from waste, with environmentally friendly technology practices in energy production and use.

Industrial organizations can apply for projects for their projects involving one or more of these areas. In projects, the use of domestic technology and equipment and advanced technology (materials, electronics, software, etc.) are among the priorities of TTGV and it is aimed to support applications with innovative dimensions.

Sub-topics, application areas and examples related to the support areas are included in the YETEP Support Program Scope document in the Detailed Information section below.

General Application Conditions

Residing in Turkey, operating in the same field for at least 3 years, organizations are able to apply to the program.
Applications are accepted until the end of the project application period.
Before applying for a project, it would be useful for organizations to contact TTGV directly and receive guidance.
Support Conditions and Duration

The project support period is maximum of 15 (fifteen) months.
The project support budget lower limit is $ 100,000 and the upper limit is $ 400,000.
Project start date is accepted as the first day of the month following the application deadline or later. Projects that have already started are evaluated on the basis of the deadline.
In projects to be supported, only up to 50% of machine/equipment expenses (excluding VAT) and TTGV support up to 50% of the expenditure expenses (excluding VAT) are covered by TTGV. Other types of expenses (personnel, transportation, construction, etc.) within the scope of the project belong to the Executive Partner.
Guarantee letters and / or KGF (Credit Guarantee Fund) guarantee are obtained from the proposing organizations who want to benefit from the Green Technology Projects Support, as assurance during the use of the support. In addition, joint debtor joint guarantor signatures of the major partners of the proposed organization may also be requested.

Project Evaluation

TTGV’s project evaluation period is approximately 3 months from the deadline.

The projects proposed in this 3-month period are evaluated by TTGV and by Field Committee Members consisting of independent experts on behalf of TTGV.

The organization proposing the project is visited by TTGV and / or Field Committee Members at the place where the project will be conducted during the evaluation process.

The evaluation fee of 1.000 USD per project, which is decided to be sent to the Field Committee Members, is paid to TTGV by the organization that proposed the project before the visit.

Project Monitoring and Support

A Support Agreement is signed with the company for projects that are worth supporting by the TTGV Board of Directors.

Project Monitor is appointed by TTGV.
Companies that sign the Project Support Agreement can request prepayment.

Expenditures are made by the company according to the scope specified in the Project Proposal File and reported to TTGV and the Project Audience.

The amount of the service fee, which corresponds to 3% of TTGV support, is deducted for each payment to be made regarding the support expenses.

Project Finalization

When the project is completed, the Project Result Report is prepared by the executive partner and submitted for the approval of the TTGV and the audience. The amount of support provided by TTGV is 6 (six) months, within a total of 24 (twenty-four) months from the project’s first 6 (six) month grace period, and 6 (six) months after the completion of the project period in the contract. and in 5 (five) equal instalments are paid back to TTGV in US dollars

Application Process and Documents

Before completing the “YETEP Support Program Application Forms” given below, the organizations planning to make an application, by contacting TTGV, obtaining information about their projects and support scope, and “YETEP Support Program Application Principles and Principles” and “YETEP Support Program Scope” ”Documents will be useful.

“YETEP Support Program Application Forms” to be completed by the Project Proposing Organization are given below:

Other Energy Technologies Application Forms

Energy Efficiency Technologies Application Forms

Climate Friendly Technologies Application Forms

Cleaner Production Technologies Application Forms

Renewable Energy Technologies Application Forms

Pdf files for detailed information;

Program Scope

Application Procedures and Principles

Communiqué on Supporting Agricultural Investments within the Scope of the 13th Stage of the Rural Development Supports

The Communiqué on the Support of Agriculture Based Investments (Communiqué No: 2019/30) within the scope of the 13th Stage of the Rural Development Support (Communiqué No: 2019/30), which sets out the procedures and principles of the investments to be implemented within the scope of the Rural Development Investments Support Program, was published in the Official Gazette dated 2 August 2019 and numbered 30850. came into force.

Applications must be made through the website www.tarimorman.gov.tr until September 30, 2019.

For the Communiqué No. 2019/30; http://www.resmigazete.gov.tr/eskiler/2019/08/20190802-14.htm

Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution 2014-2020 IPARD Program (IPARD II Term) Sixth Application Call Announcement

This program is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey.

The Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution, the relevant institution of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has published its Sixth Application Call Declaration on 08 May 2019. This call for acceptance is related to applications to be supported by businesses wishing to invest within the IPARD Program 2014-2020.

SOURCE OF THE PROGRAM

The source of financial support to be provided to beneficiaries in return for eligible expenditures, the Fund generated IPARD co-financing European Union and the Republic of Turkey. This support is called “Public Contribution”. This public contribution will be made available free of charge for investments realized under the program.

PROVINCES FOR APPLICATION

The provinces where the applications will be made and the investment will be applied in order to get support within the scope of this application call announcement are as follows:

Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Ardahan, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Hatay, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muş, Nevşehir, Ordu, Samsun, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Van, Yozgat

MEASURES TO SUPPORT AND SUPPORT BUDGET

Only applications within the scope of the “Diversification of Farm Activities and Business Development” measure will be accepted within the scope of this “Application Call Notice”.

APPLICATION DATES

Diversification of Farm Activities and Business Development (302)

Applications will start to be accepted at the ARDSI Provincial Coordinatorships in the city where the investment will be implemented as of 08.07.2019 at 09:00. Online Project Application System will be closed at 20:00 on 20.08.2019. The deadline for submission of applications is 23.08.2019, 18:00. Applications made after the deadline will not be accepted.

INVESTMENT DURATION

For the applications to be prepared within the scope of the Sixth Application Call Announcement, the investment periods should be maximum 18 (eighteen) months. Information on how to make the instalment is available in the Application Call Guide.

INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICATIONS

The current version of the 2014-2020 IPARD Program can be obtained from the websites of our Ministry (www.tarim.gov.tr) and (www.tkdk.gov.tr).

The Application Call Guide (Version 6.0), which contains detailed information about the applications and application rules, can be obtained from the official website of the Authority (www.tkdk.gov.tr).

In addition, additional announcements and notifications to be made by our Authority during this call for application period should also be taken into consideration within the scope of this call announcement, and such announcements and notifications should be followed from our official website (www.tkdk.gov.tr).

Within the scope of the program, 2019-01 and 2019-02 Project Proposal Calls were opened for application with the theme “DIGITALIZATION IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY”. 2019 – 01 Project Call for Proposals: “Supporting local technology developer SMEs that can contribute to the digitization process in the manufacturing industry sector” is targeted. 2019 – 02 Project Call for Proposals: “It is aimed to increase the level of utilization of digital technologies in the production and related business processes of SMEs operating in the manufacturing industry sector”.

SMEs will be able to submit more than one project proposal on the following topics within the scope of their call.

1. Processing Big Data Using Analytical Methods and Using it in Manufacturing Industry

2. Internet of Things in the Manufacturing Industry

3. Autonomous Robot Technologies in Manufacturing Industry

4. Intelligent Sensor Technologies in Manufacturing Industry

5. Cyber-Physical Intelligent Factory Systems and Components Based on Artificial Intelligence

6. Cyber Security in the Manufacturing Industry

Support rate, upper limits and call budget:

The support rate is 60%.

Within the scope of the 2019.01 Project Call for Proposals, a total of up to 650.000 TL can be provided, including a non-refundable amount of up to 300,000 TL per business, and a refund of up to 350,000 TL (collateral or KGF guarantee).

Within the scope of the 2019.02 Project Call for Proposals, a total of 1.000.000 TL can be provided, including a non-refundable amount of up to 300,000 TL per business, and a refund of up to 700,000 TL (the equivalent of collateral or KGF guarantee).

The total budget of project calls; A total of 250 million TL is 100 million TL for the 2019-01 call and 150 million TL for the 2019-02 call.

The application system for the project call will be closed on May 02, 2019, at 23:59. Applications not approved by the applicant before the deadline and deadline will not be evaluated.

Click for detailed information.

Fifth Application Call Announcement for Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution 2014-2020 IPARD Program (IPARD II Term)

This program is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey.

The Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution, which is the relevant institution of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, has published its Fifth Application Call Declaration on 16 February 2019. This call for acceptance is related to applications to be supported by businesses wishing to invest within the IPARD Program 2014-2020.

SOURCE OF THE PROGRAM

The source of financial support to be provided to beneficiaries in return for eligible expenditures, the Fund generated IPARD co-financing European Union and the Republic of Turkey. This support is called “Public Contribution”. This public contribution will be made available free of charge for investments realized under the program.

PROVINCES FOR APPLICATION

The provinces where the applications will be made and the investment will be applied in order to get support within the scope of this application call announcement are as follows:

Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Ardahan, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Hatay, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muş, Nevşehir, Ordu, Samsun, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Van, Yozgat

MEASURES TO SUPPORT AND SUPPORT BUDGET

Within the scope of this “Application Call Notice”, applications will be accepted only within the scope of the “Investments in Physical Assets of Agricultural Enterprises” and “Investments in Physical Assets Related to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural and Fishery Products” measure.

APPLICATION DATES

Investments in Physical Assets of Agricultural Enterprises (101)

Applications will be accepted from 09.04.2019 on 09.04.2019 at the ARDSI Provincial Coordinatorships in the city where the investment will be implemented. Online Project Application System will be closed on 14.05.2019 at 21:00. The deadline for submission of applications is 17.05.2019, 18:00. Applications made after the deadline will not be accepted.

Investments in Physical Assets Related to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural and Fishery Products (103)

Applications will be accepted from 09.04.2019 on 09.04.2019 at the ARDSI Provincial Coordinatorships in the city where the investment will be implemented. Online Project Application System will be closed at 21:00 on 21.05.2019. The deadline for submission of applications is 24.05.2019, 18:00. Applications made after the deadline will not be accepted.

INVESTMENT DURATION

For applications to be prepared within the scope of the Fifth Application Call Announcement, the investment periods should be maximum 18 (eighteen) months. Information on how to make the instalment is available in the Application Call Guide.

INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICATIONS

The current version of the 2014-2020 IPARD Program can be obtained from the websites of our Ministry (www.tarim.gov.tr) and (www.tkdk.gov.tr). The Application Call Guide (Version 5.0), which contains detailed information about the applications and application rules, can be obtained from the official website of the Authority (www.tkdk.gov.tr).

Under the COSME Program, Call for Proposal for “COS-IP-2017-2-03 Intellectual Property Pre-Diagnosis and Improving Patent Protection Access for Innovative EU SMEs” Project

Within the scope of COSME Program, the project proposal calls for “Intellectual property (IP) pre-diagnostic and improving Access to patent protection for innovative EU SMEs” has been published. Click here for information about the call.

Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution 2014-2020 IPARD Program (IPARD II Term) Third Application Call Announcement

This program is co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Turkey.

The Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution, the relevant institution of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, has published the Third Application Call Declaration on 21 December 2017. This call for acceptance is related to applications to be supported by businesses wishing to invest within the scope of the IPARD Program 2014-2020.

SOURCE OF THE PROGRAM

The source of financial support to be provided to beneficiaries in return for eligible expenditures, the Fund generated IPARD co-financing European Union and the Republic of Turkey. This support is called “Public Contribution”. This public contribution will be made available free of charge for investments realized under the program.

PROVINCES FOR APPLICATION

The provinces where the applications will be made and the investment will be applied in order to get support within the scope of this application call announcement are as follows:

Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Ardahan, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Hatay, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muş, Nevşehir, Ordu, Samsun, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Van, Yozgat

MEASURES TO SUPPORT AND SUPPORT BUDGET

Within the scope of this “Application Call Notice”, applications will only be accepted within the scope of the “Investments in Physical Assets of Agricultural Enterprises” measure and “Diversification of Farm Activities and Business Development” measure.

APPLICATION DATES

Diversification of Farm Activities and Business Development (302)

Applications will start to be accepted at the TKDK Provincial Coordinatorships in the city where the investment will be implemented as of 09.02.2018. Online Project Application System will be closed at 12:00 on 12.03.2018. The deadline for applications is 15.03.2018, 18:00. Applications made after the deadline will not be accepted.

Investments in Physical Assets of Agricultural Enterprises (101)

Applications will start to be accepted at the ARDSI Provincial Coordinatorships in the province where the investment will be implemented as of 01.03.2018. Online Project Application System will be closed on 02.04.2018 at 21:00. The deadline for submission of applications is 05.04.2018, 18:00. Applications made after the deadline will not be accepted.

INVESTMENT DURATION

For the applications to be prepared within the scope of the Third Application Call Notice, the investment periods should be maximum 18 (eighteen) months. Information on how to make the instalment is available in the Application Call Guide.

INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICATIONS

The current version of the 2014-2020 IPARD Program can be obtained from our Ministry (www.tarim.gov.tr) and internet addresses (www.tkdk.gov.tr). The Application Call Guide (Version 3.0), which contains detailed information about the applications and application rules, should be obtained from the official website of the Authority (www.tkdk.gov.tr).

Within the scope of the 7th Framework Program of the European Union, MANUNET II Project, which is also a project participated by TÜBİTAK, basically; It aims to develop new manufacturing technologies, especially SMEs’ participation in manufacturing R&D activities, to expand the manufacturing economy in the European region, thereby contributing to the global competitiveness of the European manufacturing industry.

Within the scope of MANUNET II, an international call has been opened to support manufacturing technology R&D projects. the call process can apply for resident capital companies in Turkey, the project is a 2-step procedure including pre-application and project proposal. Project preliminary applications opened on January 11, 2016, will be received until March 17, 2016. The deadline for submission and application of project proposals is June 28, 2016.

MANUNET II Manufacturing Technologies R&D Projects 2016 Call Document

Detailed information about the call is at www.manunet.net

It has been announced for DOKA, the Direct Activity Support Program. General information about the program is as follows;

The overall objective of the program: It is aimed to support non-profit institutions to improve the feasibility, collaborations, master plans, research and investment opportunities, which include strategic importance for the development of the region and will comply with the goals of the Eastern Black Sea Region Plan 2014-2023.

Program priorities;

The Eastern Black Sea Development Agency reserves the right to use the resources it allocates for this program in part or in full. The program budget is 850.000 TL and the program will be closed to applications if the budget ends.

The supports to be provided under this program will be between the minimum and maximum amounts and rates stated below:

Minimum amount: 30.000,00 TL

Maximum amount: 60.000,00 TL

The support (grant) requested from the Eastern Black Sea Development Agency within the scope of the DFD Program may be at least 25% and maximum 100% of the total eligible cost of the project proposal. Project proposals containing support requests other than these values will not be evaluated.

Applications will be received online through the Development Agencies Project and Activity Support (KAYS-PFD) system (https://kaysuygulama.kalkinma.gov.tr). The system can also be accessed via the “Login to System – KAYS” link below. Application Form and other documents will be filled in by reading the relevant instructions in KAYS-PFD system. In order to apply, you need to register with the KAYS-PFD system and get a user name and password. Detailed information and visual explanation regarding the registration and use of the system are also available in the User Guide of the KAYS Portal (http://portal.kays.kalkinma.gov.tr/).

For detailed information, you can visit www.doka.org.tr

EaSI Program Call for Proposals: Improving Expertise in Industrial Relations

Under the EaSI Program, a call for proposals titled “Enhancing Expertise in Industrial Relations” has been published. The purpose of the call for proposals is to develop expertise and knowledge in the field of industrial relations by making comparative studies through analysis and research activities. In the call for proposal, it is stated that the field of industrial relations covers all aspects of the employment relationship, including employees and employers and their representatives.

The total budget of the call for proposals that will support non-profit organizations (including universities and research institutes), social partners, public authorities and international organizations working in the field of social dialogue is 4.1 million Euros. Grant sizes are expected to be between 150 thousand and 500 thousand Euros.

Project applications must be submitted to the European Commission by 15 July 2016.

Source: T.C. Ministry of the European Union

EaSI Program: “Informing Business Representatives, Participation in Consultations and Decisions” Call for Proposals

The purpose of the call for proposals; Increasing the impact of workers’ representatives on the decision-making processes of businesses, especially awareness raising and supporting activities that contribute to the implementation of EU legislation and policies in this field through information, consultation and participation activities.

Priority Goals;

Increasing the opportunities for social partners to exercise their rights and fulfil their duties by participating in decision-making processes with the call for proposals, establishing a strong cooperation between social partners and other actors, following the outcomes in the scope of the obligation of the employer to inform and consult workers in European Union law and international employment contracts more social partners and other actors are expected to gain experience. These funds can also be used in activities aimed at social party representatives in candidate countries for the participation of employees with short-term training activities.

Suitable Fields of Activity

– Conferences, seminars, short-term training, preparation of guides, the participation of workers and employers representatives, and sharing of information and good practices;

– Analysis studies on the qualitative and quantitative aspects and results of social dialogue at the enterprise level within the framework of the representation of workers and employers and inter-country cooperation;

– In order to disseminate the information, web site, printed publications, bulletin etc. Vehicles

Budget

The total amount of European Union co-financing envisaged for this call for proposals is € 7.313.000. The amount of grant that can be requested must be a minimum of 108.000 Euros for each project. The European Commission reserves the right not to distribute all available funds.

Co-financing Rate

The budget amount to be donated by the European Union cannot exceed 90% of the total eligible project cost. The applicant and co-applicants should guarantee their competence to finance the remaining 10% cost through their own resources or other sources different from the EU budget.

Deadline for Applications

The deadline for submission of applications in electronic form and an original copy to the European Commission by post / by hand is 17 June 2016.

For summary information in Turkish: Http: //www.ikg.gov.tr/Portals/0/VP-2016-003.pdf

Click here to access the related call for proposals.

Note: No direct application can be made from our country as the main applicant, but participation as a co-applicant can be achieved.

Activities to Strengthen the Supply and Demand Side of Financial Markets for Social Enterprises Call for Proposals

Within the scope of the Employment and Social Innovation program, the call for proposals numbered VP / 2016/007 titled “Activities to Strengthen the Supply and Demand Side of the Financial Markets for Social Enterprises” has been published.

The deadline for applications is June 13, 2016.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE PROGRAM

– Increasing the share and efficiency of small and medium-sized enterprises in the economy in line with the national and international targets of the country,

– Increasing the competitiveness and added value of SMEs and supporting the projects they will prepare.

SUPPORT ELEMENTS

The support elements will vary according to the Project Call for Proposals, taking into account the nature of the issue.

Project Duration: Minimum 6, maximum 36 months (+6) months

Support Upper Limit:

Non-Refundable Support – Maximum 300.000 TL

Reimbursement Support – Maximum 700.000 TL

Project Support Rate:

Maximum 60% in 1st and 2nd Regions,

Maximum 80% in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Regions

PROJECT EXPENSES TO SUPPORT

– The project expenses to be supported under the program are determined in the Call for Proposals and the Board decides on the project expenses to be supported within the determined principles. But; real estate purchase, building construction, furnishing, vehicle purchase and rental, personnel expenses and other costs not associated with the project, taxes, duties and fees, social security premiums are not supported.

– Personnel expenses are supported over net wages (excluding minimum livelihood discounts, bonuses, premiums, etc.).

– The total of the expense groups deemed appropriate to support within the scope of the project and the types of support shall be determined by the Board so as not to exceed the upper limit, rate and, if any, the expense constraints determined in the Project Call for Proposals. PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE PROGRAM

– Increasing the share and efficiency of small and medium-sized enterprises in the economy in line with the national and international targets of the country,

– Increasing the competitiveness and added value of SMEs and supporting the projects they will prepare.

SUPPORT ELEMENTS

The support elements will vary according to the Project Call for Proposals, taking into account the nature of the issue.

Project Duration: Minimum 6, maximum 36 months (+6) months

Support Upper Limit:

Non-Refundable Support – Maximum 300.000 TL

Reimbursement Support – Maximum 700.000 TL

Project Support Rate:

Maximum 60% in 1st and 2nd Regions,

Maximum 80% in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Regions

PROJECT EXPENSES TO SUPPORT

– The project expenses to be supported under the program are determined in the Call for Proposals and the Board decides on the project expenses to be supported within the determined principles. But; real estate purchase, building construction, furnishing, vehicle purchase and rental, personnel expenses and other costs not associated with the project, taxes, duties and fees, social security premiums are not supported.

– Personnel expenses are supported over net wages (excluding minimum livelihood discounts, bonuses, premiums, etc.).

– The total of the expense groups deemed appropriate to support within the scope of the project and the types of support shall be determined by the Board so as not to exceed the upper limit, rate and, if any, the expense constraints determined in the Project Call for Proposals.

COSME ”Improving SMEs access to public procurement”

Facilitating SMEs’ Access to Public Procurement Project Call for Proposals

Aim of the Program: To contribute to improving the participation of SMEs in tenders, especially across the border, through the work of intermediary institutions that support SMEs’ participation in public tenders. Each proposal must have a cross-border dimension, covering at least the countries represented in the consortium.

By this call:

– Intermediary institutions will provide better and more support to SMEs on public procurement,

– SMEs will be more knowledgeable and ready to participate in public tenders,

– Creation of materials demonstrating the features of public procurement legislation in different member countries,

– Providing better information to suppliers about the features of SMEs and current technologies in the market,

– Ensuring more SMEs to participate in public tenders

– Consortiums are expected to be established by SMEs to ensure participation in tender calls.

The proposal should explain how it contributes, taking into account the following indicators;

1) Number of SMEs reached through activities (minimum 500 SMEs from 5 member countries)

2) Number of guidance developed for each member state (minimum 5)

3) Activity for suppliers (minimum 5 meetings)

4) Number of partner matching activities (minimum 10)

The scope of the activities envisaged under the call;

– Exchange of information on tenders between member states (Tender warnings, Guidelines on important elements of the country related to public procurement.)

– Training and consultancy services to SMEs (related to proposal development, use of e-tender methods etc.)

– Organizing twinning events

– Coaching / mentoring in bidding in other member states

– Coaching associated with the joint offer

– Mentoring activities, etc., between large enterprises and SMEs.

Application deadline; 28/07 / 2016-17: 00 Brussels Time

Evaluation Period: August / September 2016

Information to Applicants: End of September 2016

Grant contract: November 2016

Effective Date: December 1, 2016

Budget: 800,000 Euros

The grant is limited to paying 75% of the applicable costs. 25% co-financing is required.

Project Duration: Maximum 18 months

Eligible applicants:

Consortiums must consist of at least 3 legal entities from 3 member states or COSME participating countries.

– Chambers of commerce and industry

– business support organizations, incubators

– Business associations and business support networks

– Public and private organizations offering business support services

– Public authorities working to support SMEs’ participation in public tenders

Applications of legal entities established in the countries listed below are eligible;

– EU member states

– COSME participating countries

Call of Proposal text: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal14/desktop/en/opportunities/cosme/calls/cos-app-2016-2-05.html#c,topics=callIdentifier/t/ COS-APP-2016-2-05 / 1/1/1 / default-group & callstatus / t / Forthcoming / 1/1/0 / default-group & callstatus / t / open / 1/1/0 / default-group & callstatus / t / Closed / 1/1/0 / + & default-group identifier / desc

Within the scope of the protocol, which has been signed between the Turkey Chambers and Stock Exchanges Union, Denizbank and Ziraat Bank, of the “TOBB BREATH OF CREDIT PROTOCOL”, our members, who are classified as SMEs, may apply to these banks to use low-rate loans through the activity certificate, which they can receive from our commodity exchange, from the date of 12.12.2016.

Zero-interest loan applications have started up to 50 thousand TL to be issued by KOSGEB. The first 12 months of the loan term are unpaid, and the remainder will be 36 months with a total instalment of three months.

Application Dates: Between 10-20 February 2017. Enterprises applying in 2016 do not need to apply again.

References; will be made to sifirfaiz2017.kosgeb.gov.tr internet address. Registration condition to KOSGEB database will not be required before application. Micro enterprises registered in the KOSGEB database, approved by the SME Declaration of 2015, and not forbidden from KOSGEB supports (businesses with annual net sales revenue less than 1 million lira and fewer than 10 employees) will benefit primarily from the supports. Businesses will be ranked starting from the lower number of employees and less net sales revenue. After the application, as of February 27, 2017, companies that are entitled to receive credit support will be informed via SMS and e-mail.

(IPARD II Term) Second Application Call Announcement

Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (ARDSI) IPARD II 2nd Application Call Notice was published on 12 June 2017. Real and legal persons in 42 provinces can benefit from this program.

Applications will be accepted as of 06.09.2017 at 09:00 on the TKDK Provincial Coordinatorships in the city where the investment will be implemented. Online Project Application System will be closed on 26.09.2017 at 21:00. The deadline for submission of applications is 28.09.2017, 18:00. Applications made after the deadline will not be accepted.

The provinces where the applications will be made and the investment will be implemented in order to get support; Afyonkarahisar, Ağrı, Aksaray, Amasya, Ankara, Ardahan, Aydın, Balıkesir, Burdur, Bursa, Çanakkale, Çankırı, Çorum, Denizli, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzincan, Erzurum, Giresun, Hatay, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Konya, Kütahya, Malatya, Manisa, Mardin, Mersin, Muş, Nevşehir, Ordu, Samsun, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Tokat, Trabzon, Uşak, Van and Yozgat.

Only applications within the scope of the “Investments in Physical Assets Related to Processing and Marketing of Agricultural and Fishery Products” will be accepted under this Call for Announcement.

INVESTMENT DURATION;

For the applications to be prepared within the scope of the Second Application Call Notice, the investment periods should be maximum 18 (eighteen) months. Information on how to make the instalment is available in the Application Call Guide.

“European Incubation Network (s) for Creativity-Driven Innovation – within the framework of“ Improvement of Framework Conditions ”, which is one of the components of the European Program for Business and SMEs Competitiveness Program (EU Program for the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises-COSME) – A project call for proposals has been published for the “European Incubator Networks for Creativity Focused Innovation”.

Scope and Purpose of the Call

Cultural and creative industries (CCI) creativity, art through the incubators (incubator centers) and accelerators in Europe, with the project call for proposal “European Incubation Network (s) for Creativity-Driven Innovation – European Incubation Networks for Creativity-Oriented Innovation” and to combine design skills with technological and scientific expertise, to establish, develop and scale businesses in the fashion and tourism sectors. There are two “lots” within the scope of this call.

Lot 1: Fashion Technology Within the scope of Lot 1, it is aimed to support transnational networks consisting of incubators and accelerators that support SMEs that focus on fusion in fashion technology. In this context, 1.600.000 Euro has been allocated.

Lot 2: Tourism Within the scope of Lot 2, it is aimed to support transnational networks of incubators and accelerators that support SMEs that focus on the cultural and creative industry in the tourism sector. In this context, 1.000.000 Euro has been allocated.

– Summary Timeline

– Application Deadline 17/10/2017 – 17:00 (Brussels time)

– Evaluation period * November / December 2017

– Notification of applicants * December 2017 – January 2018

– The signing of the grant agreement April – June 2018

– Opening Meeting * June 2018

– * indicative

EU Financing

The total budget allocated for co-financing under the call is 2,600,000 Euros. EASME is expected to fund 2 offers. The grant will pay a maximum of 75% of the applicable costs. EASME reserves the right not to distribute all available funds.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants;

Applicants in the consortium must be legal entities. Consortiums must consist of at least 4 legal entities from 3 EU member / COSME participating countries. Consortiums are composed of public institutions and private institutions established under national laws. These;

– Non-profit organizations (public or private), – Incubators, accelerators, laboratories, universities, educational institutes, research centers, organizations that provide business support services to SMEs and entrepreneurs, public institutions, for-profit organizations.

Applications of legal entities established in the following countries are eligible: EU member states, COSME participating countries, * The duration of the project must be a maximum of 36 months and a minimum of 24 months.

Operational Capacity;

Applicants must have professional competence as well as appropriate qualifications to complete the project. For this reason, they must submit the following documents: At least 3 people who are important in the implementation and implementation of the project, preferably CV in European CV format (http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu) or their profile, the declaration of the partners, the project in accordance with the call made in the last 3 years and a list of activities, a description of the equipment, patents and facilities available under the call, a summary table showing the qualifications and qualifications of the persons responsible for the project.

Related documents

Call Text:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/other_eu_prog/cosme/guide/call/cosmecall-proposal-cos-einet-17304_en.pdf

Electronic Application;

https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cosme-eu-programme-competitiveness-enterprises-andsmall-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes

Question answer;

The EASME-COSME-Incubation-Networks-2017@ec.europa.e

Answers; It will be published on https://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/cosme site.