TÜBİTAK 1507 SME R&D Startup Support Program

Hello, in Article 3 of the series of state subsidies, we will tell you what we know about tubitak 1507. In our previous series, we talked about the kosgeb R&D innovation program. You can contact us here to find out more about other government subsidies that you would like to learn about. If you want, let's start without wasting time.

The main objective of the program is to improve the R&D activities of SMEs.
In our country, R&D (research and development) applications are usually carried out by large-scale enterprises. Therefore, the R&D activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which account for 98% of the industry, do not reach the desired level.

The main objectives of this program developed by TÜBİTAK are to increase the efficiency of SMEs, their share in added value and their international competitiveness. More specifically, with the support provided by the tubitak 1507 program, it is aimed that SMEs develop their technology and innovation capacities to become more competitive, to be able to carry out systematic projects, to develop products with high added value, to have a corporate research technology development culture, and to participate more effectively in national and international support programs.

Who Can Benefit?

Projects that wish to benefit from the program;

  • production of a new product,
  • development, improvement of an existing product,
  • upgrading the product quality or standard, or
  • development of new techniques, new production technologies of a cost reducing nature,
  • It is expected that it will be considered on one of the software topics that are not available domestically in Turkey.

How Much Support Does He Give?

From January 2020, Tübitak will start collecting applications for the 1507 program through the call procedure. The program supports projects up to 500,000 TL with a grant of 75% per period. If the project 1512 was established within the scope of the “tubitak individual entrepreneurship progressive support program” or benefited from technoventure capital support under Law No. 5746, an additional 10% support is provided.

Some changes have recently been made to the 1507 program regulation. Thus, SMEs that can benefit from a maximum of 75% grant support for the first two projects of the programme were granted the right to receive support from the programme in their first five projects, provided at least two were joint applicants.

What Expenses Are Supported?

The titles of the supported project expenditures are as follows:
personnel expenses

  • existing employees and/or new employees and company partners
  • Acquisition expenses of test instruments, equipment and measuring devices for laboratory and quality control

material expenses

  • tubitak 1507 — raw material and component costs of the product to be developed within the scope of the program to support SME R&D projects
  • consumables expenses to be used for the product trial

computer and server expenses

  • purchases of technical software
  • drawing, cad, modeling, design, simulation and analysis software

travel expenses

  • Technical R&D consulting service expenses

****Other services and labor procurement expenses made outside the company for prototype manufacturing

****Product analysis and laboratory expenses contracted to universities within the country, R&D units affiliated to TÜBITAK, private sector R&D organizations

****Chartered financial advisory (ymm) acquisition expenses and project consulting expenses

According to these headings, the tubitak 1507 SME R&D start-up support program provides support in the phases of concept development (research), feasibility, laboratory, design, prototype production and development, as well as pilot plant installation and trial production.

What are the Basic Criteria?

The program of tubitak 1507 is evaluated according to 3 main dimensions. These are:

Dimension: industrial R&D content, technology level, innovative aspect
Dimension: suitability of the project plan and organizational infrastructure for the project

iii. Size: the convertibility of project outputs into economic benefit and national gain

We gave the most basic information about the TÜBITAK 1507 SME R&D startup support program.

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