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Prize-winning competition for environmental projects.

The Turkish Marine Environment Protection Association (TURMEPA), founded in 1994 under the leadership of Rahmi M. Koç, with the initiative of the Chamber of Maritime Commerce and relevant stakeholders, announced the 2020 “Sabri Ülker Environmental Award” competition in collaboration with Yıldız Holding. The aim of the award competition is to promote and develop innovative, publicly participatory efforts in combating environmental pollution, aiming to leave a livable and healthy country for future generations, making significant contributions to sustainable development and the zero-waste principle, highlighting climate change and shedding light on possible measures, and ensuring the healthy aging of our planet, the common habitat of all living beings. The Sabri Ülker Environmental Award is established by the Yıldız Holding Board of Directors and the TURMEPA Board of Directors to recognize individuals and/or institutions that, without corporate backing, have materialized their ideas to a certain extent using their own resources, with the goal of protecting and improving our natural environment. This award is given to individuals and/or organizations whose projects are financially stalled during the research or implementation phase and who wish to advance their projects with the support of incentives that will inspire society. The theme of the 2020 project award competition is "Environment and Human." Information regarding suitable project topics within this theme can be found below. The project owner is expected to have completed their work as a final product or in a commercial format (a prototype or pilot study is sufficient). If the project has a social impact, the outcomes of the existing social situation must be concretely documented and reported using interview, survey, test, observation, or self-assessment mechanisms. Projects in the idea stage will not be considered. The same organization or individual may submit more than one project to the award competition.

Past award winners:

Application deadline: Monday, April 27, 2020

For the website and application form: http://www.sabriulkercevreodulu.com/tr

Who can apply?

  • Turkish citizens aged 18 and over residing in the Republic of Türkiye, academics, researchers, young entrepreneurs, and students.
    • Public institutions are not eligible to apply for the award; however, individuals working in public institutions can apply with individual projects they have developed themselves.
    • Students studying at private and state universities can apply for the award as a department; however, applications will not be accepted if the project has already received financial support or funding.

Suitable project topic titles: Projects applying for the Sabri Ülker Environmental Award should fall under the theme of "Environment and Humanity," and, with a zero-waste approach, should cover the following topics.

  • Sustainable use of water and natural resources.
  • Sustainable carbon and energy management
  • Sustainable waste management
  • Sustainable innovation
  • Climate change and the health of the planet.

Awards: The jury may decide to award the prize to one or more individuals.

  • Prize Money: 100,000 TL (Tax liability according to Law No. 7337 on Inheritance and Transfer of Property belongs to the prize winner.)
  • Award Statuette
  • The winning applicant's expenses for attending the award ceremony will be covered by Yıldız Holding.

Evaluation criteria:

  • Project Scope; Problem Definition, Goal Setting, and Methodology
  • Social Benefit
  • Economic Contribution of the Project
  • Environmental Benefit (with a Zero Waste Approach)
  • Innovative Approach
  • Standardization and Dissemination
  • Project Budgeting

Points to consider:

  • The winning project must detail the tangible outcomes of the project's current successful development and the relevant success criteria. A preliminary prototype is expected to be completed for the project to be considered successful. The applicant must be seeking support for the actual prototype. For projects without a prototype, the success of the project's current stage must be explained with scientific references from universities. If the project has a social impact, the abstract outcomes of the current situation should be reported using interview, survey, test, observation, or self-assessment mechanisms. Abstract outcomes should generally be presented as the participant's acquired knowledge and experience; increased skills or achievements; or improved cultural awareness. The project owner is not expected to have completed their work as a final product or to have put it into a commercial format. A balanced budget plan outlining how the project will develop is also expected. Projects in the idea stage will not be considered.
  • The responsibility for the accuracy, timeliness, and non-infringement of the rights of third parties of the information and documents provided in the application files rests entirely with the applicant and/or institution.
  • The same individual and/or organization may submit more than one project to the award competition.
  • Individuals and/or organizations that did not win an award may reapply with the same project in future years.
  • Individuals and/or organizations that have won the award once cannot reapply for the Sabri Ülker Environmental Award with the same project in subsequent years.
  • If the applicant is unable to receive the prize due to force majeure (illness, accident, death, etc.), the prize money will be given to their legal representatives.
  • The individual and/or organization awarded this prize is expected to use the award to further develop their project and disseminate this work for the benefit of society.
  • Yıldız Holding and TURMEPA reserve the right, indefinitely, to use the name, scope, content, and visual materials of the project that received the Sabri Ülker Environmental Award in their communication activities within the scope of the competition or for corporate promotional purposes.
  • If the applicant and/or institution wins, attendance at the award ceremony is mandatory.

For more information and questions:

Tel: (216) 310 93 01

e-mail (1): sabriulkercevreodulu@turmepa.org.tr

e-mail (2): iletisim@sabriulkercevreodulu.com

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