Call for Proposals for Bilateral Cooperation between TÜBİTAK and CNPq (Brazil) No. 2575 has been launched!

A bilateral cooperation call for research projects has been published by TÜBİTAK and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) of Brazil.

Within the framework of the cooperation protocol between TÜBİTAK and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) under the TÜBİTAK 1071 Program, mutual travel support will be provided for project proposals submitted by researchers in Turkey and Brazil. In addition to travel support, TÜBİTAK may also provide support for scholarship recipients, representation and promotion expenses, and consumables.

Applications to the TÜBİTAK–CNPq bilateral cooperation call can be made in the following areas:

Information and Communication Technologies

MEMS/NEMS and Semiconductor Technologies

Artificial Intelligence

Environment

Decarbonization in Energy-Intensive Sectors (especially the cement and steel sectors);

Climate Change, Environment and Biodiversity

Polar Research

Physics

Surfaces and Interfaces

Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Acoustics and Ultrasonics

Instrumentation

Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Food and Agriculture

Green and Sustainable Agriculture

Plant Protection

Animal Nutrition, Animal Husbandry and Animal Diseases (Animal Biotechnology is included in this field)

Health

Epidemiology and Public Health

Medical Diagnostic Kits

Project teams in Türkiye wishing to submit a joint research project must agree with project teams in Brazil to be project partners. Unilateral project applications are not accepted.

The call for proposals is below.

You can access the project application system for applications from Turkey here.

Deadline for Application: May 4, 2026 (23:59, GMT+3)

Deadline for Electronic Signature: May 11, 2026 (23:59, GMT+3)