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Glossary and Acronym Index

87 acronyms and short forms used across Turkish and EU funding, defined as they appear in the Funding Synergies Manual.

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A

AFAD: Disaster and Emergency Management Authority; national coordinator for the UCPM.

AFD: Agence Française de Développement, the French bilateral development bank.

ARDEB: TÜBİTAK Research Support Programmes Directorate; manages the academic 1000-series.

B

BİDEB: TÜBİTAK Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes Directorate; manages 2000-series fellowships.

BİGG: TÜBİTAK 1512 Individual Young Entrepreneurs seed-funding programme.

C

CBC: Cross-Border Cooperation (Interreg / IPA programmes).

CFCU: Central Finance and Contracts Unit; the principal contracting authority for IPA III in Türkiye.

COSME: SME competitiveness strand of the Single Market Programme; Türkiye’s entry point to the SMP.

COST: European Cooperation in Science and Technology; bottom-up research networking actions.

CSA: Coordination and Support Action (Horizon Europe action type).

CSO: Civil Society Organisation.

D

DG: Directorate-General of the European Commission (e.g. DG RTD, DG NEAR, DG GROW, DG CNECT).

DIGITAL: Digital Europe Programme; Türkiye participates in Specific Objectives 1, 2, 4 and 5.

E

EACEA: European Education and Culture Executive Agency; manages centralised Erasmus+ actions.

EBRD: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

EDCTP3: Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking (clinical research partnership).

EDIH: European Digital Innovation Hub; service one-stop shop for SME and public-sector digitalisation.

EEN: Enterprise Europe Network; SME internationalisation and partnering network.

EFSD+: European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus; the EU guarantee instrument that reaches Türkiye through the Türkiye Investment Platform.

EIB: European Investment Bank.

EIC: European Innovation Council (Pathfinder, Transition, Accelerator, Pre-Accelerator, STEP Scale-Up).

EIE: European Innovation Ecosystems (Horizon Europe Pillar III strand).

EIF: European Investment Fund; the EIB Group’s SME equity and guarantee arm.

EISMEA: European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency.

EIT: European Institute of Innovation and Technology; operates the Knowledge and Innovation Communities.

ERA: European Research Area.

ERC: European Research Council; frontier-research grants in Horizon Europe Pillar I.

ESC: European Solidarity Corps.

ESR: Evaluation Summary Report; the evaluators’ feedback document on a Horizon Europe proposal.

EYE: Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (SMP-COSME mobility scheme).

F

F&T Portal: EU Funding & Tenders Portal; the single entry point for EU calls and tenders.

FSTP: Financial Support to Third Parties; the formal name of cascade funding.

G

GBER: General Block Exemption Regulation (EU state-aid framework).

GEFF: Green Economy Financing Facility (EBRD credit lines through Turkish banks).

H

HaDEA: European Health and Digital Executive Agency.

HE: Horizon Europe, the EU framework programme for research and innovation 2021–2027.

HEI: Higher Education Institution.

HIT-30: Ministry of Industry and Technology High-Technology Investment Programme.

I

IA: Innovation Action (Horizon Europe action type, typically TRL 5–7).

IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank lending arm).

IFC: International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group private-sector arm).

IPA III: Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance 2021–2027; delivered primarily through procurement.

IPARD: IPA Rural Development strand; grant-based, managed by TKDK/ARDSI.

İ

iVCi: Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative (EIF-backed fund of funds).

J

JU: Joint Undertaking; an institutionalised European Partnership under Horizon Europe.

K

KA1 / KA2 / KA3: Erasmus+ Key Actions: learning mobility; cooperation among organisations; policy support.

KAYS: Common e-application system of the 26 Development Agencies (kaysuygulama.sanayi.gov.tr).

KGF: Kredi Garanti Fonu; the Turkish credit-guarantee fund.

KIC: Knowledge and Innovation Community (EIT thematic community).

KOSGEB: Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organisation; national coordinator for SMP-COSME.

M

MFF: Multiannual Financial Framework; the EU’s seven-year budget cycle (currently 2021–2027).

MoIT: Ministry of Industry and Technology; national coordinator for DIGITAL.

MSCA: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions; researcher mobility and training in Pillar I.

N

NCP: National Contact Point; in Türkiye operated by TÜBİTAK for Horizon Europe.

NIPAC: National IPA Coordinator; in Türkiye, the Directorate for EU Affairs.

NUTS: EU statistical classification of territorial units; determines territorial eligibility in CBC programmes.

P

PCP: Pre-Commercial Procurement.

PRAG: Procedures and Practical Guide for EU external-action procurement; governs IPA III tenders.

PRIMA: Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area; Türkiye is a participating state.

Q

QH: Quadruple Helix: academia, industry, public authorities, and civil society.

R

RIA: Research and Innovation Action (Horizon Europe action type, typically TRL 2–5).

RIS: EIT Regional Innovation Scheme; Türkiye is RIS-eligible.

RRI: Responsible Research and Innovation.

RTO: Research and Technology Organisation.

S

S3: Smart Specialisation Strategy (regional innovation priority framework).

SCN: Synergy Concept Note (Tool 4.4 of this manual).

SME: Small or medium-sized enterprise, per the EU SME definition.

SMP: Single Market Programme; Turkish participation limited to the COSME strand.

SO: Specific Objective (Digital Europe Programme); Türkiye participates in SO 1, 2, 4, 5.

STEP: Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform; large-ticket EIC scale-up stream.

T

TED: Tenders Electronic Daily; the EU public-procurement journal.

TEYDEB: TÜBİTAK Technology and Innovation Support Programmes Directorate; manages the industrial 1500/1600/1700/1800-series.

TGIF: Turkish Growth and Innovation Fund (EIF-backed fund of funds).

TIDIP: Türkiye Industrial Decarbonization Investment Platform (EBRD / World Bank Group).

TIP: Türkiye Investment Platform; channels EFSD+ guarantees to Türkiye.

TKDK / ARDSI: Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution; manages IPARD.

TKYB: Türkiye Kalkınma ve Yatırım Bankası (Development and Investment Bank of Türkiye).

TRL: Technology Readiness Level (1–9).

TSKB: Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası (Industrial Development Bank of Türkiye); the Turkish EIF shareholder.

TTGV: Technology Development Foundation of Türkiye; technology-transition finance.

TTO: Technology Transfer Office.

TÜBİTAK: Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye; national coordinator for Horizon Europe.

TÜSEB: Health Institutes of Türkiye; national health R&I funder under the Ministry of Health.

U

UA: Turkish National Agency (Centre for EU Education and Youth Programmes); runs Erasmus+ and ESC.

UCPM: Union Civil Protection Mechanism.

UİDB: TÜBİTAK International Cooperation Directorate.

W

WP: Work Programme (in the Horizon Europe call context) or Work Package (in the project context).