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ABOUT THE COMPETITION

TEKNOFEST Social Innovation Competition is a competition that aims to develop innovative solutions to social problems and supports individuals to realize their socially-oriented ideas.

The competition is open to all primary, secondary, high school, university students and graduates studying in Türkiye, TRNC and abroad.

The number of team members should consist of groups of maximum 6 people. Teams at primary, middle and high school level must have an advisor. An advisor is not mandatory for teams at university level and above. You can participate in the competition as a team or apply individually.

Competition Subject Scopes:

Lifelong Learning
Society
Security

Evaluation Stages:

Project Preliminary Evaluation Report
Project Presentation (Semi-Final)
Prototype and Final Presentation

Templates for the reports required from competitors will be announced later on the TEKNOFEST website or through communication channels.

In 2025, the Social Innovation Competition will be held only within the scope of TEKNOFEST TRNC and will not be organised within the scope of TEKNOFEST Istanbul.

Competition Calender 2025

Date	Explanation
Competition Application Deadline	30.01.2025
Project Preliminary Evaluation Report Deadline	04.02.2025 - 17:00
Announcement of the Qualifying Teams According to the Project Preliminary Evaluation Report	28.02.2025
Project Presentation Deadline	22.03.2025-17.00
Online Presentation Stage Date	24-29.03.2025
Announcement of Online Presentation Phase Results and Finalist Teams	08.04.2025
Competition Finals / TEKNOFEST TRNC	1-4 May 2025

Primary School Level

Degree	Reward Amount
First	50.000 TL
Second	40.000 TL
Third	30.000 TL

Middle School Level

Degree	Reward Amount
First	60.000 TL
Second	50.000 TL
Third	40.000 TL

High School Level

Degree	Reward Amount
First	70.000 TL
Second	60.000 TL
Third	50.000 TL

University and Above Level

Degree	Reward Amount
First	80.000 TL
Second	70.000 TL
Third	60.000 TL

Social Innovation Competition 2025 Degrees

Degree	Team Name
Birinci (İlkokul Seviyesi)	Tim 3
Second (Primary School Level)	TEKNO KAFALAR
Third (Primary School Level)	DÖNENCE
Best Presentation Award (Primary School Level)	RoboCes
First (Middle School Level)	Maarif Scientist 25
Second (Middle School Level)	JCCryption
Third (Middle School Level)	TEKNO-SİNYAL
Best Presentation Award (Middle School Level)	Hü-Rüz
First (High School Level)	Wobbly Table
Second (High School Level)	3A 1E TAKIMI
Third (High School Level)	LingoLee
Best Presentation Award (High School Level)	ECO-ARCTIC
Commercialization Potential Award (High School Level)	ARKEDAŞLAR
First (University level and above)	RD TEAM
Second (University level and above)	EmpowerX
Third (University level and above)	ICARUS
Best Presentation Award (University level and above)	İçərişəhər-BHOS
Commercialization Potential Award (University level and above)	Sirius Takımı Giresun GM

2025 TEKNOFEST SOCIAL INNOVATION COMPETITION SPECIFICATION

Excluding the informations provided in the specifications, you need to join the e-mail group through the link below for other questions regarding to the competition. The questions you ask and the answers you receive will be visible to the other members of the e-mail group.

Social Innovation Competition

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

Competition Calender 2025

Primary School Level

Middle School Level

High School Level

University and Above Level

Social Innovation Competition 2025 Degrees

Social Innovation Competition 2025 Degrees

2025 TEKNOFEST SOCIAL INNOVATION COMPETITION SPECIFICATION

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