The Cluster 5: Battery Calls Focus Group Training was held in Istanbul, aiming to enhance success of researchers from Türkiye in Horizon Europe Programme.
Organized on 24–25 September 2025 in Istanbul, the training brought together researchers, SMEs, and industry representatives. Participants engaged with comprehensive and practical content on Horizon Europe proposal preparation, including documents compiled from European Commission literature, official templates, and thematic and practical insights designed from an evaluator’s perspective.
The event opened with welcome speeches by TÜBİTAK Horizon Europe Cluster 5 National Contact Points, Ms. Arzu İpek Yılmaz Üçüncü and Mr. Serhat Melik.
The two-day training featured interactive and intensive sessions. The first day focused on the Excellence section, covering project objectives, methodology, technology readiness levels (TRLs), and innovation logic; positioning projects within the research landscape in terms of current state and concept development; and the Impact section, emphasizing strong value chain development and alignment with EU policies. Practical insights were also shared on Communication in projects, Dissemination and Exploitation of results, Intellectual Property Rights management, and Open Science.
The second day was dedicated to consortium structures, balanced distribution of roles, and alignment of work plan and budget. During the “Proposal Clinic” session, participants presented their sample project ideas and received direct feedback. The day concluded with discussions on common mistakes, illustrated through sample evaluation reports, along with practical recommendations shared first-hand by the expert on how to avoid them.
By providing participants not only with theoretical knowledge but also practical experience, the training is expected to contribute to equipping all stakeholders to better prepare for Horizon Europe projects for the Battery calls.
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The “Technical Assistance for Türkiye in Horizon Europe” Project, co-financed by the European Union and the Republic of Türkiye, implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye under the Competitiveness Sectors Programme and with TÜBİTAK as the main beneficiary, aims to raise awareness of the Horizon Europe Programme through project writing trainings, project market events, and national advisory group meetings.