From Idea to Impact: İstanbul Hosts the Project’s Year-End Horizon Europe Finale, December 22, 2025
We warmly invite you to join us for the Horizon Europe National Info Day in İstanbul, organized by TÜBİTAK under the scope of the “Türkiye in Horizon Europe” Technical Assistance Project. Co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Türkiye and implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Technology under the Competitive Sectors Programme, with TÜBİTAK as the End Recipient of Assistance, this event will take place on December 22, 2025 to provide a solid starting point in the Horizon Europe Programme and valuable guidance to help you navigate your path to success.
Recognized as the national reference institution for Horizon Europe in Türkiye, TÜBİTAK continues to lead the programme’s outreach efforts. Building on this role, as part of the Horizon Europe Info Days series, the İstanbul event also features targeted training sessions offering a comprehensive and practical gateway into the Horizon Europe framework—an all-in-one guide for those seeking to engage with the programme effectively.
Throughout the day, you will have a closer look into the essentials: from discovering how to find the right calls in across different pillars, for your project ideas, to understanding the nuts and bolts of the application process and financial guidelines. We will also guide you through managing your Horizon Europe projects effectively, helping you leave with a solid grasp of what lies ahead. All training materials are carefully curated from official European Commission sources, including guidance documents, templates, and evaluator-informed perspectives, ensuring you receive both strategic and operational know-how grounded in real evaluation criteria.
Finally, bringing these insights together, in İstanbul, we will be focusing on strategic thinking that makes a project stand out. This programme is designed to give you clarity, direction, and hands-on insight through the following key topics:
Horizon Europe, Opportunities & What’s in It for You?
Get acquainted with the programme’s structure, pillars, and missions, and discover key participation rules and benefits for Turkish institutions. Understand how TÜBİTAK’s National Contact Points (NCPs) support applicants throughout the process.
From Idea to Proposal, Key Steps & Best Practices:
Master the fundamentals of interpreting work programmes, forming strong consortia, and applying best practices in proposal writing. Learn what evaluators look for and how to avoid common pitfalls—especially around clarity, impact, and innovation.
Navigating Horizon Europe, Financial Essentials & Where to Get Help:
Gain practical guidance on budgeting, eligible costs, and core financial rules. Get clarity on key administrative elements and discover where to find trustworthy support, such as NCP services, project portals, and official EU resources.
Technical Project Management in Horizon Europe:
Understand how to structure your project’s work packages, monitor progress, manage risks, and adapt through amendments all while staying compliant and collaborative.
Interactive Q&A and Next Steps:
Engage directly with experts, get answers to your questions, and explore follow-up opportunities, resources, and support channels that can help you move from idea to funded project.
The event offers all participants the opportunity to directly engage and network with training experts, TÜBİTAK National Contact Points (NCPs), and other participants. The training will be delivered in English by experienced European experts, ensuring an inclusive and insightful learning environment for all attendees.
You can access the event agenda here.
To participate, please complete the event pre-registration form available at: https://forms.gle/pfAYPeuqGuTeJGFy5
Please Note:
Those who have completed the pre-registration for the event are required to receive an official confirmation by e-mail from the Project team in order to attend. As the number of participants is limited, each institution is kindly requested to register only one representative for the event. The event venue and room details will be shared by e-mail with participants who receive official confirmation. The event is free of charge; however, participants are expected to cover their own expenses such as travel, accommodation and local transportation.
We look forward to meeting you in İstanbul. For more information about the event and/or for any thematic questions, you may contact us at horizoneurope.events@sistemglobal.com.tr.