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TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctorate Science Awards | TEKNOFEST

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

In 2021, TÜBA established the “TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Award” in order to reward doctoral dissertations produced in Turkey in the fields considered among the priority areas of TEKNOFEST, the world's largest space, aviation and technology event, of which TÜBA has been a stakeholder since 2019. These traditional awards are given in four categories; Science and Engineering Sciences, Health and Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Basic Sciences to the thesis owners who have been awarded first, second and third place as a result of scientific referee evaluations.

TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Award; Authors of doctoral dissertations on Technology and Design, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Autonomous Systems, Robotics and Mechatronic Systems, Modeling and Simulation Technologies, Energy, Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Technologies, Technologies for Air, Space and Unmanned Underwater Systems, Information and Communication Technologies, Cyber Security and Cryptology, Education, Health, Agriculture and Ecology Technologies and Biotechnology, International Relations, Development Policies, Educational Approaches, Security Policies of the National Technology Move.

Details regarding the application schedule and process for the TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Award will be announced in the coming days.

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Genel Yarışma Takvimi 2026
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    TÜBA TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Awards 2022 Degrees

    DEGREES Name Surname
    1. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Demet Çilden Güler
    2. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Ferdi Kara
    3. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Müge Özçevik
    1. (Social Sciences and Humanities) Ufuk Tuğtekin
    2. (Social and Humanities) Tuba Bağatarhan
    3. (Social and Humanities) Halime Güngör
    1. (Health and Life Sciences) Deniz Lengerli
    2. (Health and Life Sciences) Duygu Aydemir
    3. (Health and Life Sciences) Ahmet Cingöz

    TÜBA TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Awards 2023 Degrees

    Degree Team Name
    1. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Tuğçe BİLEN
    2. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Furkan ÖZDEMİR
    3. (Science and Engineering Sciences) İlhan Fırat KILINÇER
    1. (Social and Humanities) Sümeyye ULAŞ
    2. (Social and Humanities) Osman Gazi GÜÇLÜTÜRK
    3. (Social and Humanities) Hatice OĞUZ ÖZGÜR
    1. (Health and Life Sciences) Duygu YILMAZ USTA
    2. (Health and Life Sciences) Aslıhan ARSLAN
    3. (Health and Life Sciences) Emre ÖZGENÇ

    TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Awards 2024 Graduates

    Degree Team Name
    1. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Sercan Aygün
    2. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Doğa Doğanay
    3. (Science and Engineering Sciences) Semih Doğu
    1. (Social Sciences and Humanities) Tuğrul Hakyemez
    2. (Social Sciences and Humanities) Sinan Okur
    3. (Social Sciences and Humanities) Şeyma Çağlar Özhan
    1. (Health and Life Sciences) Nadir Yalçın
    2. (Health and Life Sciences) Esra ATALAY ŞAHAR
    2. (Health and Life Sciences) Esra Bulut Atalay
    3. (Health and Life Sciences) Ece Güler
    1. (Basic Sciences) Recep İşçi
    2. (Basic Sciences) Zafer Eroğlu
    3. (Basic Sciences) Çağla Çelik

    TÜBA-TEKNOFEST Doctoral Science Awards 2025 Degrees

    Degree Team Name
    1. (Natural Sciences) SALAH EDDİNE ZEGRAR
    2. (Natural Sciences) İBRAHİM YILDIRIM
    2. (Natural Sciences) ARMED TUSHA
    3. (Natural Sciences) ERMAN ÇOKDUYGULULAR
    1. (Social Sciences) HABİBE GÜNEŞ
    2. (Social Sciences) SAMET ÇELİK
    3. (Social Sciences) BENZEGÜL DURAK
    1. (Health Sciences) MELİS ERÇELİK
    2. (Health Sciences) GİZEM GÜLFİDAN YILDIZ
    3. (Health Sciences) NURBANU DEMİRTÜRK
    1. (Basic Sciences) SELEN AYAZ
    2. (Basic Sciences) ÖMER KAAN KOÇ
    3. (Basic Sciences) SERCAN ÖNDER
    3. (Basic Sciences) HAMZA ALAŞALVAR

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.