TÜBİTAK Green Grant Open
Turkey’s TÜBİTAK opened applications for a 'Green Transformation in Industry' grant aimed at R&D-led digital and green projects, with a June 9 deadline. The programme offers non-dilutive funding and signals an explicit push to link research outputs to rapid commercialisation, making it a practical early de‑risking path for industrial and climatetech teams. That matters because it creates a screening mechanism: teams that can turn lab work into grant-ready, revenue‑oriented pilots look closer to venture‑backable companies. (fundsforcompanies.fundsforngos.org)
Turkey just opened a grant window that is unusually late-stage for a public research program: companies can apply to TÜBİTAK’s 1832 Green Transformation in Industry call from April 1, 2026 to June 9, 2026. The call sits inside Turkey’s industrial research funding system, not a generic small-business subsidy scheme. (tubitak.gov.tr) This program is aimed at work that is already past the whiteboard stage. TÜBİTAK says it will fund green-transition research and development in the Technology Readiness Level range of 3 to 9, which means everything from proof of concept to field testing and scale-up. (tubitak.gov.tr) In plain English, this is money for turning a lab result into something a factory can actually use. The official scope includes prototype development, validation and certification tests, on-site application, scaling, demonstration, and field trials. (tubitak.gov.tr) The money comes through the Türkiye Green Industry Project, a six-year program backed by the World Bank with $450 million in total financing. TÜBİTAK’s slice of that pot is $175 million for industry-focused green transformation support. (tubitak.gov.tr) That funding structure is more practical than a standard grant. TÜBİTAK says capital companies can receive interest-free reimbursable support for up to 50% of the project budget, and part of the repaid amount can later be converted into a grant. (tubitak.gov.tr) The support rates are also tilted toward smaller firms. The Turkish-language call page says support is 70% for large companies, 80% for small and medium-sized enterprises, and 90% for small and medium-sized enterprises in the earthquake region. (tubitak.gov.tr) The budget caps show who this is built for. TÜBİTAK sets the maximum project budget at 11 million Turkish lira for micro and small companies, 17 million Turkish lira for medium-sized companies, and 32 million Turkish lira for large companies, with projects running for up to 24 months. (tubitak.gov.tr) The 2026 version is looser than earlier rounds. TÜBİTAK says applicants no longer need to tie a proposal to an older research project, and the old limit of two World Bank-backed projects per organization has been removed in favor of budget-based tracking. (tubitak.gov.tr) That change widens the door for companies that already spent their own cash getting a prototype off the ground. TÜBİTAK explicitly says projects advanced with a company’s own financial resources can qualify if the earlier work is explained in the application. (tubitak.gov.tr) The sectors are broad, but not vague. The call covers climate change, environment and biodiversity, clean and circular economy, clean accessible and secure energy supply, green and sustainable agriculture, and sustainable smart transportation. (tubitak.gov.tr) The companies most likely to benefit are the ones sitting in the awkward middle: too applied for university science money, too early for bank debt, and too capital-hungry to self-fund a pilot line. This call is built for that gap, with joint applications allowed and as many as three partners on a project. (tubitak.gov.tr)
