İnovaTİM, Turkey’s youngest innovative community, operates in 72 provinces and 114 universities with nearly 3,000 students, aiming to equip young individuals with knowledge and experience in innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and technology. Within this scope, the İnovaTİM Innovation Competition has been organized by the Turkish Exporters Assembly since 2021 to develop youth's export-oriented project development and prototyping capabilities.
So far, the competition has received 9,575 applications, formed 2,204 teams, and produced over 1,200 projects. These projects have surpassed 15 million USD in valuation and received over 1.2 million USD in investment.
The fifth edition of the İnovaTİM Innovation Competition will be held this year under the themes of “Artificial Intelligence” and “Sustainability and Green Technologies.” Applications are now open via www.inovatim.org for associate, undergraduate, graduate, doctoral students, and recent bachelor’s degree graduates.
The application deadline is June 16, 2025.
Under the scope of the competition, the top 10 project teams (5 from each category) will receive a total of 1,200,000 TL in awards, to be presented during the award ceremony at Turkey Innovation Week.