APPLICATION

Application Requirements

• Applications are expected for innovative projects for TechAnkara Project Market 2024.
• Technology-oriented projects and projects that have completed the prototype phase will be prioritized.
• No legal entity is required for application.

Schedule

• April 3 – May 22, 2024: Acceptance of Project Applications
• May 23 – June 15, 2024: Jury Evaluation of Projects
• June 24, 2024: Announcement of the Top 100 Projects
• October 8, 2024: TechAnkara Project Market 2024

The deadline for entrepreneur applications is Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 23:59 (TRT).

Evaluation of Applications

Projects will be evaluated by jury members between May 23 – June 15 based on:

• Innovation
• Commercialization Potential
• Market Potential
• Social and/or Environmental Benefit
• Team

scoring will be conducted under these headings.

Announcement of Projects in the Top 100

The Top 100 projects determined by the jury evaluations will be announced on Monday, June 24, 2024 via:

• Ankara Development Agency official website (www.ankaraka.org.tr)
• Ankara Entrepreneurship Portal (https://girisimci.ankaraka.org.tr)
• TechAnkara Project Market website (www.ankaraprojepazari.com)

Project owners will also be notified directly.

Awards

• 300,000 TL commercialization support for the 1st place winner
• 200,000 TL commercialization support for the 2nd place winner
• 100,000 TL commercialization support for the 3rd place winner
• Vocational Training Special Award: 50,000 TL
• Technical Training Special Award: 50,000 TL
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office at Ankara University Technopark
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office at Bilkent Cyberpark
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office at Gazi Technopark
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office at Hacettepe Technopolis
• Three entrepreneurs: 1 year free use of the Incubation Center common area at Ostim Technopark and free membership to Prota Technology Production Workshop
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office at METU Technopolis
• Three entrepreneurs: 1 year free office in the common use area at Teknopark Ankara Incubation Center
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office in the common use area at Ankara Tekmer
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office and free membership to the prototyping workshop at Başkent University BITTO
• One entrepreneur: 1 year free office at TOBB ETÜ Garage
• 18 entrepreneurs: 1 year free workshop at TechAnkara Entrepreneurship Center
• Top 10 entrepreneurs: TechAnkara Accelerator Program
• Entrepreneurs in the Top 100: Opportunity for B2B meetings with investors on the event day

Contact

For questions, please email tapp@ankaraka.org.tr or call the Ankara Development Agency Investment Support Office at +90 312 310 03 00.