The TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program supports projects conducted at universities and research centers that aim to generate new knowledge and develop solutions to scientific or technological challenges.
According to the results of the 2025 Second Call, a total of 18 researchers from Bilkent University and the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) have been awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 1001 Program.
The faculty members and postdoctoral researchers who have been awarded funding as part of the 2025 Second Call are as follows: Prof. Ergin Atalar (EE), Prof. Mehmet Fatihcan Atay (MATH), Asst. Prof. Ilyas Chachoua (MBG), Prof. Barbaros Çetin (ME), UNAM Assoc. Prof. Engin Durgun (UNAM), Assoc. Prof. Elif Küzeci Erol (LAW), Asst. Prof. Ausaf Ahmed Farooqui (PSYC), Prof. Ülkü Gürler (IE), Dr. Başak İnce (POLS), Asst. Prof. İlker Kalender (ES), Asst. Prof. Cihan Okay (MATH), Prof. A. Bülent Özgüler (EE), Prof. Bilal Tanatar (PHYS), Assoc. Prof. Fehmi Tanrısever (MAN), Assoc. Prof. Burcu Ayşen Ürgen (PSYC), Prof. Bahar Yetiş (IE), Asst. Prof. Gökhan Yıldırım (MATH) and Assoc. Prof. Kemal Yıldız (ECON).