Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Internal Research Funding & Support
Biruni University provides internal research funding through its Scientific Research Projects (BAP) framework. Academic staff and researchers can apply for institutional project grants to support scientific studies conducted within the university. These funds aim to encourage high-quality research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the development of innovative projects.
The university offers financial support for participation in national and international scientific meetings, congresses, symposiums, and workshops. This support helps cover expenses such as registration fees, travel, and accommodation, enabling researchers to disseminate their findings and strengthen academic networks.
External Competitive Grants and Fellowship Programs
Biruni University actively supports applications to national funding schemes provided by TÜBİTAK. These include competitive research grants and fellowship programs such as TÜBİTAK 2232 International Fellowship Programs for Outstanding and Young Researchers, which aim to attract internationally experienced researchers and support cutting-edge research projects in Türkiye.
Student-Oriented Research Funding
This program encourages undergraduate and graduate students to take part in scientific research projects under the supervision of academic staff. It provides students with early research experience and supports the development of research skills and academic careers.
Biruni University offers research-oriented training programs designed to introduce students to scientific thinking and laboratory culture. These programs support students’ involvement in ongoing research projects and prepare them for future funding applications and academic pathways.
International and Mobility Funding
Through the Erasmus+ program, Biruni University supports student and academic mobility for education, training, and research purposes. These opportunities provide funding for international exchanges, joint research activities, and collaboration with partner institutions abroad.
Industry Collaboration and Innovation-Based Funding
Biruni University promotes collaboration with industry, technology parks, and venture capital initiatives, particularly in health, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical fields. These partnerships create additional funding opportunities for applied research, commercialization of research outputs, and startup-oriented projects.
Open to Collaboration
Research Quick Start Guide
Define your research question, objectives, methodology, timeline, team roles, and a realistic budget (including equipment, consumables, participant costs, and publication fees if relevant). If your work involves industry collaboration or commercialization potential, document the expected outputs early (datasets, prototypes, software, publications, patents).
2) Use Biruni’s R&D / application channels early
For institutional processes, follow Biruni’s internal R&D structures and forms (e.g., Bir-ArGe forms and project pathways) and submit your initial request through the relevant portal/unit as required. Biruni’s R&D ecosystem and forms are accessible via Bir-ArGe (including project-related forms).
3) If you are applying via an R&D portal: know the typical flow
A common workflow is: pre-application → preliminary evaluation meeting decision → activation email + portal access → full application → reviewer evaluation/approval → contract signing → status activation → official activity letters prepared for institutions. This is summarized in the “Application Process & Start of Activities” document.
4) Collecting data
If your study involves humans/participants, patient data, surveys, interviews, biological samples, or any identifiable personal data, obtain the appropriate ethics approvals before recruitment or data collection. Biruni provides ethics committee application forms and documentation checklists on its ethics pages.
5) Protect intellectual property before public disclosure
If your work could be patentable, avoid publishing/posting/talking publicly about the invention until you’ve aligned with your institutional IP process and (if appropriate) filed. Public disclosure can destroy novelty and make an invention unpatentable (unless a specific legal “grace period” applies).
6) Follow Biruni’s invention disclosure & IP pathway (quick version)
Typical steps include: (i) R&D ideas / project outputs → (ii) submitting an invention disclosure form to the specialist/unit → (iii) checking whether the application is procedurally suitable → (iv) if “yes,” preparing a prior research/preliminary search report → (v) IP Rights Board (FSMH) evaluation → (vi) ownership decision → (vii) collaboration with patent offices → (viii) patent filing. (If “no,” missing elements are shared with inventors and a “free invention” decision may apply.)
7) Use the official Biruni “Invention Disclosure Form” and contact route
Biruni publishes an “Invention Disclosure Form (EK-1)” and indicates submitted.
8) Do a prior-art search early (save time and budget)
Before investing heavily in patent drafting, run a preliminary search (keywords, classifications, similar solutions). Turkish Patent and Trademark Office resources include patent/utility model guidance and search/tracking tools.
9) Publish and disseminate responsibly
Plan your publication route (journal/conference), authorship rules, acknowledgements (funders/units), and data/material availability statements. If you intend to patent, coordinate timing so filing happens before publication or public presentation. (WIPO explicitly highlights confidentiality before filing as essential.)
10) Where to get help at Biruni
For IP/patents/utility models and commercialization support, Biruni’s TTO channels describe services that support academics and companies in IP topics (patent, utility model, trademark, design) and related guidance. For research administration and forms, Bir-ArGe pages provide institutional resources.
Ethics & Policies
Biruni University Intellectual Property Policy
Biruni University considers scientific research, innovative thinking, and the creation of social impact as strategic priorities in its R&D activities. Within this framework, it aims to carry out the protection, management, and commercialization processes of all intellectual and industrial outputs produced under an institutional structure. This policy document aims to ensure the effective protection of intellectual property emerging within the university, to establish a sustainable innovation ecosystem, and to safeguard the rights of researchers.
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Awareness and Training Activities
Biruni University aims to raise awareness of Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights among academic and administrative staff as well as students. In line with this objective, regular training programs, seminars, and information activities are organized. The dissemination of intellectual property awareness within the university ecosystem, the proper guidance of researchers, and their active participation in protection processes are encouraged.
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Invention Disclosure Process
Inventions arising from research activities conducted by university members are reported and evaluated by the relevant unit in terms of their technical, legal, and commercialization potential. In line with the opinions received from researchers, an appropriate protection strategy is determined, and feasibility analyses are carried out for patent, utility model, or design applications.
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Management of Application and Registration Processes
The preparation, correspondence, and follow-up processes of applications to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and international patent offices are coordinated by Biruni University. All stages, from determining the application strategy to final registration, are carried out meticulously, and researchers are regularly informed. The University adopts the principle of effectively using national and international protection mechanisms.
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IP Rights Board and Decision-Making Mechanism
The Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights Board established within the University has the authority to make decisions on issues such as the evaluation of inventions to be applied for, budget planning, scope of protection, prioritization, and commercialization strategies. The purpose of the Board is to ensure that the university’s intellectual property activities are carried out in an orderly, transparent, and academically appropriate manner.
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Market Research and Evaluation Activities
In order to evaluate the commercialization potential of disclosed inventions, market research, technology readiness level analyses, comparisons with competing technologies, and evaluation studies are conducted. The technology readiness level (TRL) of the technology is determined, and its transferability to industry is analyzed. Through economic evaluation studies, licensing potential, revenue models, growth rates in target markets, and possible competitive advantages are identified. These evaluations contribute both to the decision-making processes of the IP Rights Board and to the strategic guidance of researchers.
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Management of the Intellectual Property Portfolio
Biruni University adopts a systematic portfolio management approach that regularly monitors all intellectual property assets it owns. Monitoring registration processes, making annual annuity payments, extending protection periods, and tracking the current status of national and international applications constitute the core components of portfolio management. The strengths and weaknesses of the portfolio are periodically analyzed to support strategic decision-making. The University aims to increase institutional added value by effectively managing intellectual property assets and supporting commercialization processes while encouraging academic productivity.
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Licensing and Commercialization Activities
Biruni University supports the transformation of technologies developed within its structure into social benefit and economic value. In this direction, licensing agreements, transfer transactions, joint R&D projects, and industry collaborations are encouraged. The University guides spin-off and start-up initiatives to support researchers’ entrepreneurial activities and undertakes a guiding role in processes such as business plan development, investment meetings, intellectual property sharing, and revenue model creation. Transparency, fair revenue sharing, and sustainability are adopted as fundamental principles in commercialization processes. The main objective is to strengthen the university’s scientific output by transforming it into economic value and to create a strong innovation ecosystem.
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Conclusion
In conclusion, this policy provides an institutional framework for the protection, effective management, and commercialization of Biruni University’s intellectual and industrial property rights. Our University adopts the transformation of generated knowledge into social benefit as a fundamental principle.
