TÜBİTAK Provides Significant Support for Electric Vehicles and UAVs

Since 2005, our International Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Races have aimed to raise awareness about alternative and clean energy sources among our universities and the public, contribute to the development of battery-powered vehicle technology in our country, and provide participants with professional and social experience. In the races held in the electromobile and hydromobile categories, teams are awarded 25,000 TL in preparation support and performance awards of up to 50,000 TL, as well as special prizes. With the same aims, in the High School Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Races, which we are organizing for the first time this year, teams are awarded 25,000 TL in preparation support and performance awards of up to 30,000 TL, as well as special prizes.

Races, August 31 – September 5, 2021 It will be held at Istanbul Park Race Track on those dates.

The International Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Competition, which we have been organizing since 2016, aims to guide our youth towards UAV technologies, increase our country's knowledge and experience in this field, and provide participants with technical and social experience. In the competition, which is held in fixed-wing and rotary-wing categories, teams receive 18,000 TL in preparation support and performance awards up to 40,000 TL, as well as special prizes. With the same aims, in the High School UAV Competition, which we are organizing for the second time this year in fixed-wing and rotary-wing categories, teams receive 13,000 TL in preparation support and performance and special prizes up to 25,000 TL.

The International Free Mission UAV Competition, to be held for the first time this year, aims to encourage participants to fully develop their imaginations and ideas by flying UAVs of various types (fixed-wing, rotary-wing, flapping-wing, hybrid, etc.) based on all kinds of scientific, technological, talent and skill-based capabilities, without any category or mission definition, and to make our country a meeting point for ambitious national and international students in UAV technologies. Teams are awarded up to 18,000 TL in preparation support and up to 50,000 TL in performance awards.

Competitions, September 13 – September 18, 2021 It will take place at Bursa Yunuseli Airport on those dates.

All awards, September 21-26, 2021 The awards will be presented at TEKNOFEST, which will be held at Istanbul Atatürk Airport on those dates.

Applications, https://kys.turkiyeteknolojitakimi.org/tr/ It continues through the system.

Detailed information, https://teknofest.org/ It is available on the page.

Application deadline: February 28, 2021

Best regards,

TÜBİTAK – Science and Society Directorate