10 June 2025

The third round for the International Science Partnerships Fund-Research Collaborations Grant (ISPF-RCG) Programme, which aims to develop scientific cooperation between Türkiye and the United Kingdom and which will be carried out in cooperation by TÜBİTAK and the British Council, is now open to applications.

The ISPF-RCG Programme is designed to provide financial support for scientific and innovative research activities proposed by researchers at universities and research institutions in Türkiye, working with their partners in the United Kingdom. The ISPF-RCG Programme aims to fund project proposals in the thematic priorities below and will provide a maximum budget of 80 000 Pounds per project.

The thematic priorities for the call are as follows:

  • Resilient Planet
  • Transformative Technologies
  • Tomorrow’s Talent
  • Healthy People, Animals and Plants

Only applicants who submit an Expression of Interest by 30 June will be eligible to proceed to the full application stage. Applicants accepted following successful EOI and eligibility review will be invited to submit the full application on 4 July. Application deadline for this call is 4 August 2025. You can find more information about the call and the application procedure via the programme webpage.

Applications must be made by the UK partner in collaboration with the Turkish partner and must be submitted online via British Council webpage.

All queries or comments about this call should be addressed to the e-mail addresses below:

UK-ISPF@britishcouncil.org & berrak.yildirimcelik@britishcouncil.org or sule.sarper@tubitak.gov.tr