KUOS Catalyst Awards in Turkey

The KUOS Catalyst Awards 2026 is a competition organized by Koç University Office of Sustainability for undergraduate and graduate student teams. It recognizes creative, scalable sustainability solutions addressing environmental, social, and economic challenges, developed during the 2025–2026 academic year. Up to two main awards and several finalists are available, with a 20,000 TL gift check and opportunities for university-wide recognition and presentation to an interdisciplinary audience.

Financial support (20,000 TL gift check), university-wide recognition, opportunity to present projects to an interdisciplinary academic audience, platform to scale sustainability solutions.

Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students; projects must be group-based and developed during the 2025–26 academic year; projects may be part of a course or an independent student initiative; projects must address environmental, social, or economic sustainability challenges.

Submit the online application form and upload all required materials by the deadline.