Within the scope of TEKNOFEST Aerospace and Technology Festival competitions, Inter-High School Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Competition is held.
The Inter-High School Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Competition, organized by TÜBİTAK for the first time in 2020, aims to direct the students of high schools and equivalent schools in Türkiye, Azerbaijan and TRNC, high school students of BİLSEM, Youth Centers, Experimental Technology Workshops (DENEYAP), Science Centers and Science Workshops in Türkiye to the UAV technologies, to encourage them to conduct scientific and technical studies, to raise awareness in the society on the UAVs and to create a meeting point for talented and ambitious national and international students. The Competition allows for the flights based on any science and technology implementation and ability with different kinds of UAVs such as fixed wing, rotary wing, hybrid and flapping wing, etc., without any category or mission restriction.
Evaluation is carried out in three different stages such as Project Abstract, Project Presentation Report and Mission Video. Teams that do not upload their reports or videos are not eligible to participate in the competition.
Financial supports that teams have requested are paid in cash to the Team Responsible in the competition area following the assessment of the Advisory and Assessment Committee (AAC). At the end of the competition, 60,000 TRY is given to the first-placed team, 55,000 TL to the second-placed team, 50,000 TL to the third-placed team, and performance awards are given to the teams that participate in the competition without requesting financial support, in proportion to their scores in the competition area.
The competition will be held at Bursa Yunuseli Airport on 25th – 29th of April 2023.
Applications with Mission Videos (without requesting financial support) are accepted on https://www.t3kys.com/en no later than 3rd of April 2023.
For the application requirements, technical rules and detailed information please follow https://teknofest.org/en/competitions/competition/27 page.