Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

As of the 2023-1st Period call, the support amount will be transferred to the organization as an investment in exchange for a 3% share with the TÃœBÄ°TAK BIGG Fund. Entrepreneurial candidates who have ideas in thematic areas such as smart transportation, smart production systems, energy and clean technologies, communication and digital transformation, health and well-being and sustainable agriculture and nutrition and who want to establish their own company to develop their project including R&D and innovation will be able to apply. If accepted, it will be able to receive non-refundable capital support of TL 450,000.

Technology-based entrepreneurship trainings, business plan creation and project writing trainings and all mentoring support to be provided within the scope of BIGG GARAJ Program will be carried out free of charge by BIGG GARAJ project partners and support organizations. Entrepreneurs will also be one step closer to cooperation networks, potential customers and financing sources through TOBB ETÜ, ASELSAN and KTO Karatay University.

- Application requirements

The application requirements for support are as follows: To be a student or graduate enrolled in any associate, bachelor's, master's or doctoral program. Not to have previously received support from the Ministry of Industry and Technology Techno-Enterprise Capital Support or TÃœBÄ°TAK 1512 Program within the scope of the second phase. Not to have taken part in the partnership structure of any enterprise as of the pre-application date. Applications can be made through the https://etugaraj.org/bigg-garaj/.

- More than 15 million liras of grant support has been provided since 2015

More than 1000 entrepreneurs participated in the entrepreneurship trainings conducted by TOBB ETU Technology Transfer Office in more than 20 provinces and online within the scope of the BİGG GARAJ Program since 2015, more than 500 entrepreneurs participated in the mentoring program, and more than 80 teams were entitled to receive non-refundable grant support over TL 15 million. TOBB ETU Technology Transfer Office worked with entrepreneurs who established their companies to support them in receiving investments from Türkiye and abroad and offering their products to the market.