Rocket Competition

About the Competition

The Rocket Competition aims to increase students' interest in space technologies and develop their skills, while raising awareness in the society about aerospace, space, and technology fields. It seeks to support young people in these fields, encourage them to conduct research on future technologies, and familiarize them with professional design processes.

There are 2 groups, group A and group B, and 11 sub-categories in the competition. These are;

A1 High School Category (minimum 4,000 feet)
A2 Medium Altitude Category (minimum 8,000 feet)
A3 High Altitude Category (minimum 15,000 feet)
A4 International Category (minimum 8,000 feet)
A5 Challenging Task Category (minimum 12,000 feet)
A6 SRAD Hybrid Propellant Motor & Rocket Category (minimum 5,000 feet)
A7 SRAD Liquid Propellant Motor & Rocket Category (minimum 3,000 feet)

B1 SRAD Rocket Control Section Development Category
B2 SRAD Hybrid Propellant Rocket Motor Development Category
B3 SRAD Liquid Propellant Rocket Motor Development Category
B4 Flight Modeling and Simulation Software Development Category

*SRAD: Student Research and Development

Teams in the A1 (High School Category) must have all team members enrolled in high school to be eligible to apply for the competition. For teams competing in all A and B Group competition categories except the A1 category, at least half of the team members must be students to be eligible to apply.

Teams consisting entirely of Turkish citizens are not eligible to apply to Category A4 (International Category). In foreign teams applying to Category A4, the number of Turkish citizens may be at most half of the total team members. Turkish citizens included in teams applying to Category A4 must be either currently enrolled as students in the country to which the team is affiliated, or graduates of an educational institution in that country who currently reside there.

The evaluation stages of the competition are as follows:

For Group A;

Preliminary Design Report (PDR)
Critical Design Report (CDR)
Launch Readiness Report (LRR)
Assembly/Integration
Flight
Rocket and Payload Recovery

For Group B;

Preliminary Design Report (PDR)
Critical Design Report (CDR)
Component Acceptance Tests
Subsystem Acceptance Tests
System Acceptance Tests

Templates for the reports to be prepared by the competitors will be announced on the TEKNOFEST website until the application deadline.

Competition Calender 2026

Explanation	Date
Application Deadline	February 20, 2026
Preliminary Design Report (PDR) Delivery Date	March 2, 2026
Announcement of Preliminary Design Report (PDR) Evaluation Results	March 18-25, 2026
Critical Design Report (CDR) Delivery Date	May 18, 2026
Preliminary Design Report (PDR) Delivery Date for Teams Competing in Group B Competition Category	May 28, 2026
Announcement of Critical Design Report (CDR) Evaluation Results & Teams Eligible to Receive Financial Support Based on CDR Evaluations	June 1-8, 2026
Obtaining Undertaking and Bank Information from the Teams to Receive Financial Support Based on CDR Evaluations	June 9, 2026
Completion of Financial Support Payments to Teams Competing in Group A Competition Category	June 15, 2026
Announcement of PDR Results for Teams Competing in Group B Competition Category	June 26, 2026
Announcement of Finalist Teams Based on Launch Readiness Report (LRR) Evaluation	July 31, 2026
Announcement of Finalist Teams	August 11-15, 2026
Competition Finals at Aksaray Hisar Firing Test Range	September 7-13, 2026
CDR Delivery Dates for Teams Competing in Group B Competition Category	September 15, 2026
Announcement of CDR Results for Teams Competing in Group B Competition Category	October 15, 2026
Component Acceptance Tests for Teams Competing in the B Group Competition Category	December 1-15, 2026
Subsystem Acceptance Tests for Teams Competing in Group B Competition Category	March 15-30, 2027
System Acceptance Tests for Teams Competing in Group B Competition Category	July 1-15, 2027

Rocket Competition - High School Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	180.000 TL
Second	160.000 TL
Third	140.000 TL

Rocket Competition - Medium Altitude Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	200.000 TL
Second	180.000 TL
Third	160.000 TL

Rocket Competition - High Altitude Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	220.000 TL
Second	200.000 TL
Third	180.000 TL

Rocket Competition - International Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	5.000 USD
Second	4.500 USD
Third	4.000 USD

Rocket Competition - Challenging Task Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	350.000 TL
Second	300.000 TL
Third	250.000 TL

Rocket Competition - SRAD Hybrid Propellant Motor & Rocket Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	350.000 TL
Second	300.000 TL
Third	250.000 TL

Rocket Competition - SRAD Liquid Propellant Motor & Rocket Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	400.000 TL
Second	350.000 TL
Third	300.000 TL

Rocket Competition - SRAD Rocket Control Section Development Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	250.000 TL
Second	200.000 TL
Third	150.000 TL

Rocket Competition - SRAD Hybrid Propellant Rocket Motor Development Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	320.000 TL
Second	270.000 TL
Third	220.000 TL

Rocket Competition - SRAD Liquid Propellant Rocket Motor Development Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	420.000 TL
Second	370.000 TL
Third	320.000 TL

Rocket Competition - Flight Modeling and Simulation Software Development Category 2026 Awards

Degree	Award
First	250.000 TL
Second	200.000 TL
Third	150.000 TL

Rocket Competition 2018 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
1. Low Altitude	GÖKOVA
2. Low Altitude	AEORONIST
3. Low Altitude	MAVERA 1
1.High Altitude	SELÇUK ROKET TAKIMI
2.High Altitude	OVER GÜN
3.High Altitude	TTÜRKS

Rocket Competition 2019 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
1st Mention (Low Altitude)	ÇARGÂH ROKET TAKIMI
2nd Mention (Low Altitude)	ATLANTİS
3rd Mention (Low Altitude)	KABUROT
1. (High Altitude)	HAZAR ROKET TAKIMI
2nd Mention (High Altitude)	GÖKOVA3000
3nd Mention (High Altitude)	KABUROT

Rocket Competition 2020 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
1. (Low Altitude)	Tanyeli Roket Takımı
2. (Low Altitude)	Anadolu Roket Takımı
3. (Low Altitude)	Vefa İnsansız Sistemler Takımı
1. (Medium Altitude)	Hazar Takımı - Orta İrtifa
2. (Medium Altitude)	Yıldız Roket Takımı
3. (Medium Altitude)	YTÜ SİTARE
1. (High Altitude)	Hazar Takımı
2. (High Altitude)	Genç Mimar Sinan Vefa Roket Takımı

Rocket Competition 2021 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
1- (High School Category)	ERYURT
1- (Medium Altitude Category)	TANYELİ ROKET TAKIMI
2- (Medium Altitude Category)	İPEKYOLU ROKET TAKIMI
3- (Medium Altitude Category)	GÖKOVA ROKET
1- (High Altitude Category)	1,5 ADANA - WOF
2- (High Altitude Category)	GENÇ MİMAR SİNAN VEFA ROKET TAKIMI
3- (High Altitude Category)	TROKET TAKIMI
3- (High Altitude Category)	SAMSUN ROKET TAKIMI

Rocket Competition 2022 Degrees

Degrees	Team Name
1- (High School Level)	KAVAKLIDERE ROKET
2. - (High School Level)	Adana_Bilsem_Roket_Takımı
3- (High School Level)	Saraç Roket Takımı
2- (Mid Altitude)	Samsun Roket Takımı
3- (Mid Altitude)	İPEK YOLU ROKET TAKIMI
2- (High Altitude)	Ortahisar Belediyesi CreAtiny Roket Takımı

Rocket Competition 2023 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
1. (High School Level)	THUNDERBOLT
2. (High School Level)	ASTRA ROKET
3. (High School Level)	ATAROKET
1. (Middle Altitude Category)	ASPERA ROKET TAKIMI
2. (Middle Altitude Category)	KONURALP
3. (Middle Altitude Category)	KTÜ Ortahisar Belediyesi Creatiny Roket Takımı
1. (High Altitude Category)	CAGDAS ROCKET TEAM
2. (High Altitude Category)	Samsun Roket Takımı
3. (High Altitude Category)	İPEK YOLU ROKET TAKIMI

Rocket Competition 2024 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
1.(Kontrol Bölümü Geliştirilmesi)	HÜR FEZA
1. (Development of the Control Section)	HÜR FEZA
1. (Development of a Liquid-Fueled Rocket Engine)	1,5 ADANA THRUST
1.(Sıvı Yakıtlı Roket Motoru Geliştirilmesi)	1,5 ADANA THRUST
3. (High School Level)	RİZE TEMREN Roket
1. (High School Level)	DeliFişek Roket
2. (High School Level)	Neutron Rocket
2. (High Altitude Category)	Kapadokya Roket
1. (Challenging Mission Category)	TRoket

Rocket Competition 2025 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
1. (High School Category)	Bozok Roket
2. (High School Category)	Rota Roket Takımı
3. (High School Category)	Pusula Roket Takımı
2. (Medium Altitude)	Kılavuz Kaizen
3. (Medium Altitude)	Kocatepe Roket Takımı
2. (High Altitude)	VoltaROCKET
3. (High Altitude)	Günaltay ŞSÇGM Yüksek İrtifa

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TEKNOFEST STARTUP PROGRAM

The TEKNOFEST Startup Program, organized under the leadership of the T3 Startup Center, is designed for TEKNOFEST finalists at the university level and beyond. The program offers participants 11 different opportunities, including entrepreneurship training and investor meetings.

DIGITAL CERTIFICATE

Official Recognition
Certificates are issued by the Ministry of Industry and Technology and hold official validity.

Verifiable Infrastructure
Thanks to the digital badge infrastructure, certificates can be easily verified by third parties.

Career and Academic Support
These certificates enhance participants’ résumés and provide an advantage in academic and career applications.

SUPPORT PROGRAM

Transportatıon & Accommodatıon
Support Finalist teams are provided with transportation and accommodation support for TEKNOFEST competitions.

Materıal Support Opportunıty
To support the projects of thousands of young people, material support is provided to teams that pass the competition stages.

Awards
Teams that compete in TEKNOFEST and win are awarded prizes of varying amounts.

TECHNICAL TOUR

Companıes Recognıtıon Opportunıty
By organizing technical tours, it is provided to on-site inspection of working on leading technological firms of Türkiye.

Network
TEKNOFEST, which hosts hundreds of companies on technical trips, provides the opportunity to get to know experts in every field.

Informatıon About Busıness And Vocatıonal Lıfe
On technical trips, the opportunity to meet expert engineers about business and professional life is provided.

Motıvatıon And Interestıng
On technical trips, people who have worked in technology companies have the opportunity to listen to their experiences and increase motivation.

TRAINING

Traınıng Program
With the participation of organizing institutions and advisory board members, training programs will be organized for finalist teams to support their projects.

Q&A Meetıngs
Meetings will be organized with the participation of organizing institutions and advisory board members, where competitors can ask questions and exchange ideas about their projects, the competition process, and evaluation criteria.

CAREER

Internshıp
Internship opportunities will be provided at Türkiye’s leading technology institutions.

Guıdance And Support Programs For Internatıonal Competıtıons
As part of the National Technology Teams Support Program, led by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation, teams will receive guidance on international competitions, as well as material support and transportation/accommodation assistance.

NATIONAL TEAMS OF TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT PROGRAM

Materıal Support
Necessary technical equipment and materials are provided to help teams develop their projects.

Experıence Sharıng Program
Experts share their knowledge and experiences with young participants to guide them.

Consultancy Support
Expert advisors provide guidance to support teams in technical and strategic matters.

Workshop And Productıon Support
Access to workshops and production facilities is provided for use during the prototype development stages of projects.

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ID	Name, Surname, ID No., Signature, Titre, Date of Birth
Contact	Telephone No., Residential Address, E-mail
Location	Location Info
Legal Act	Legal Correspondence and Legal File Information
Physical Environment Security	Camera Records
Computer Operation	IP Address Information, Log Records
Risk Management	Name, Surname, Title, Educational Records
Finance	IBAN No., Income Records, Credit Card Expense Report, Expense Record, Property Records
Job Experience	Diploma Information, Certificate-Course Information, Education Records, Family Education Records, Competition Rating Information, CV Information
Audiovisual Recordings	Photography, Visual Records from Online Education Platforms
Penal Sentence and Security Precautions	Criminal Records
Health	Health Screening
Other (Proceeding Information)

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