Ms. Aslı VURAL and Mr. Furkan CIFTCI are the contacts for Destination Turkey 2015, a conference series that aims to create awareness of European and Turkish research funding opportunities. The conferences will be held on March 18 at UCLA and March 20 at Stanford, and will feature high-level speakers including the Turkish Minister of Science and the President of TÜBİTAK. The conferences target starting and advanced researchers interested in opportunities to conduct research in Turkey through programs like the ERC and Marie Curie Individual Fellowships. Participation is free but registration is required online at the provided website.

1. Contact:
Ms Aslı VURAL / Mr Furkan CIFTCI
Phone: +90 312 298 9403 / +90 312 298 9412
Email: destinationturkey@tubitak.gov.tr
Participation is free of charge however registration is required.
Further information and on-line registration are available at
www.h2020.org.tr/destination-turkey
European and National
Research Funding Opportunities for
Brain Circulation, R&D Cooperation and Research Career
Invitation to
Destination Turkey 2015
West-Coast Conferences
With high level attendance by Mr. Fikri IŞIK, the Minister of Science, Industry
and Technology of Turkey and Prof. Yücel ALTUNBAŞAK, the President of
TÜBİTAK, this conference series aim at creating awareness on research
opportunities of the European Research Council (ERC) and
Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellowships of the European Union (EU)
Horizon 2020 Programme as well as TÜBİTAK programmes by gathering the
eminent members of the Turkish Scientific diaspora and all other nationalities
carrying out competitive research in US. The target audience is the starting and
advanced researchers, irrespective of their origins, who would consider to do
part/full time resaerch in Turkey.
18 March 2015:
University of California Los Angeles
20 March 2015:
Stanford University