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Research at METU

RESEARCH PORTFOLIO

Through our innovative projects, we generate universal knowledge, build a sustainable future, and create societal value.

Project Statistics

Our current national and international funding performance across the university.

National Projects

780
Ongoing Projects
  • 180 TÜBİTAK
  • 254 BAP
  • 327 DSİM
  • 9 TÜSEB
  • 10 Investment

International Projects

86
Ongoing Projects
  • HORIZON EUROPE
  • NATO
  • UNESCO
  • APSCO
  • GOOGLE

European Union-Supported

(H2020, Horizon Europe)
52 Projects
~22 Million Euros METU Budget
3 ERC, 5 Horizon Europe Consortium Coordinatorships

Other International Funds

34 Projects
Consortium Coordinatorships (1 COST, 1 NATO, 1 Erasmus+), UNESCO, APSCO, British Council, Max Planck Institute, Eumetsat, Euramet, Google Awards...

European Union Projects Portfolio

Summary information on our European Union-supported projects is listed in order of start date, from the most recent to the earliest. Projects in the contract phase or starting soon are shown directly below, while projects that have already started are grouped by start year.

Update: July 28, 2026

Horizon Europe

AQUIRE

AI-Supported and Quantum-Enhanced Control Strategies for Stable, Inverter-Dominated Electricity Grids

Principal Investigator: Murat Göl (Electrical and Electronics Eng.) - Partner
Date: In contract phase
Horizon Europe

SAFE-DADA

Molecular Science Against Falsified Drugs and Drug Hazards

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Partner
Date: In contract phase
Horizon Europe

GastroFib

Gastrointestinal Structuring of Agro-Industrial Dietary Fibres: From Green Extraction to Predictive Engineering

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Coordinator
Date: In contract phase
Horizon Europe

ReBeL

Resilient Battery-grade Refining from European Local Sources

Principal Investigator: Irmak Sargın (Metallurgical and Materials Eng.) - Partner
Date: In contract phase
Horizon Europe

Microcard-3

Numerical modeling of cardiac electrophysiology at the cellular scale

Principal Investigator: Yeşim Serinağaoğlu (Electrical and Electronics Eng.) - Partner
Date: 01.05.2027 - 30.04.2030
Horizon Europe

VISIONS

Visions of the Past: Visual Archives and the History of Archaeology

Principal Investigator: Pelin Yoncacı (Architecture) - Partner
Date: 01.03.2027 - 28.02.2031
Horizon Europe

FAroGels

Food-Grade Aerogels for Sustainable Food Systems

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Coordinator
Date: 01.01.2027 - 31.12.2030
Horizon Europe

REACtOE

Reforms and Empowerment for Agri-food Competitiveness and Open Excellence

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Coordinator
Date: 01.01.2027 - 31.12.2031

Projects by Start Year

Projects starting in 2026 
Horizon Europe

Fix-APro

Fixing Alternative Proteins: Overcoming Key Challenges for Practical Integration into Food Systems

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Coordinator
Date: 01.11.2026 - 31.10.2030
Horizon Europe

FARMAR

Farmer-in-the-loop heritage-aware AI and Robotic Mechanisation for Agricultural Resilience

Principal Investigator: Ali Emre Turgut (ROMER) - Partner
Date: 01.10.2026 - 30.09.2030
Horizon Europe

TOPOCLIM-EWS

TOPOCLIM-EWS: Topological Insights for Hydroclimatic Extremes and Early Warning Signals

Principal Investigator: İsmail Güzel (Statistics) - Principal Investigator
Date: 01.09.2026 - 31.08.2029
Horizon Europe

REMEDIES 5.0

Integrated and People-Centred Waterfront Restoration for a Resilient European Blue Economy

Principal Investigator: Barış Salihoğlu (Institute of Marine Sciences) - Partner
Date: 01.09.2026 - 31.08.2030
Horizon Europe

BlueMissionDBS2030

Supporting Cross-Border Dialogue, Scaling Solutions and Mobilising Finance in the Danube-Black Sea Lighthouse for Mission Ocean 2030

Principal Investigator: Barış Salihoğlu (Institute of Marine Sciences) - Partner
Date: 01.09.2026 - 31.08.2029
Horizon Europe

RADNEXT 2030

Accelerators and other Research Infrastructures for Radiation Effects Research

Principal Investigator: Bilge Demirköz (IVMER) - Partner
Date: 01.06.2026 - 31.05.2030
Digital Europe

AI4GTech Anatolia

European Digital Innovation Hub - AI for Green Transformation of Automotive and Machinery Industry

Principal Investigator: Hüsnü Dal (BILTIR Center) - Coordinator
Date: 01.06.2026 - 31.05.2029
Digital Europe

EUMaster4HPC-2

EUMaster4HPC-2

Principal Investigator: Banu Günel Kılıç (Informatics Institute) - Partner
Date: 01.06.2026 - 31.05.2032
Horizon Europe

MR-Strokebot

MRI-guided Stroke Treatment with Ultrahigh Field-Steerable Robotic Magnetic Catheter

Principal Investigator: Mehmet Efe Tiryaki (ROMER) - Principal Investigator
Date: 01.05.2026 - 30.04.2028
Horizon Europe

EUROCC3

European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking 3

Principal Investigator: Hande Toffoli (Physics) - Partner
Date: 01.04.2026 - 31.03.2029
Horizon Europe

EXPLORA

Perception of materials, objects and spaces through active EXPLORAtion

Principal Investigator: Dicle Dövencioğlu (Psychology) - Partner
Date: 01.02.2026 - 31.01.2030
Horizon Europe

HERITOUR

Enhancing collaborative synergies between Cultural HERItage and TOURism

Principal Investigator: Özgün Özçakır (Architecture) - Partner
Date: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2029
Horizon Europe

RIVIERADE

Improving Modelling Methods to Produce Climate Services for Resilient European Seas and Coasts in a Decadal to Multi-Decadal Horizon

Principal Investigator: Bettina Fach Salihoğlu (Institute of Marine Sciences) - Partner
Date: 01.01.2026 - 31.12.2029
Projects starting in 2025 
Horizon Europe

GuardAgentS

Study of Novel Generation nanobodies for agri-food applications

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Partner
Date: 01.11.2025 - 31.10.2029
Horizon Europe

SOLAR-MOVE

SOLAR Photovoltaic to MOVE for Systems Integration

Principal Investigator: Murat Göl (Electrical and Electronics Eng.) - Partner
Date: 01.11.2025 - 30.04.2029
COST

ENFiber

European Network for Valorizing Food Processing Waste into Sustainable Fibers

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Coordinator
Date: 23.09.2025 - 22.09.2029
Horizon Europe

APRISE

Alternative Proteins Research and Innovation Skills Enhancement

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Coordinator
Date: 01.09.2025 - 31.08.2029
Horizon Europe

NEYSA

Nourishing Equity: A Youth-Led Citizen Science Initiative Mapping Food Security Across Anatolia

Principal Investigator: Halil Mecit Öztop (Food Eng.) - Principal Investigator
Date: 16.06.2025 - 16.01.2026
Horizon Europe

TECH2X

Technology for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Excellence

Principal Investigator: Arzu Gönenç Sorguç (Design Factory) - Partner
Date: 01.04.2025 - 30.04.2027
Horizon Europe

LeAD

Leveraging Anaerobic Digestion through environmental stresses

Principal Investigator: Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel Tokel (Environmental Eng.) - Partner
Date: 01.03.2025 - 28.02.2029
Horizon Europe

SUSA

Sustainable Healthcare with Digital Health Data Competence

Principal Investigator: Burçak Otlu (Informatics Institute) - Partner
Date: 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2028
Horizon Europe

GEPINC

Gender Equality Plans for INclusivity: engines of Change

Principal Investigator: Sara Banu Akkaş (Research Coordination Office) - Partner
Date: 01.01.2025 - 31.12.2027
Projects from 2024 and earlier 

You can access summary information about past projects conducted at our university and supported by European Union Framework Programs.

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