Individual Young Entrepreneur Program Now at BAU

Applications are ongoing for the BAU Individual Young Entrepreneur (BAUBİGG) program, launched for aspiring entrepreneurs from all over Türkiye who want to develop their projects and business ideas. Candidates will receive grant support of up to 200,000 TL, and the application deadline has been announced as 8 December.

The BAU Individual Young Entrepreneur (BAUBİGG) program, launched within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 1512 Techno-Entrepreneurship Support Program in collaboration with Bahçeşehir University and Gazi Technopark, is getting ready to support young ventures. Entrepreneurs will be able to develop their projects in 6 areas: Smart Transportation, Energy and Clean Technologies, Smart Manufacturing Systems, Communication and Digital Transformation, Health and Well-Being, and Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition.

MENTOR SUPPORT FROM THE INDUSTRY

The program aims to ensure that the products or services emerging from the development of technology- and business-focused ideas are carried out within a technical and commercial framework, and to provide the support that ideas and projects may need. A broad mentor network of members of Türkiye's leading companies and training that will help business ideas mature will support entrepreneurs through the BAUBİGG program.

APPLICATIONS CONSIST OF TWO STAGES

It has been announced that all services and procedures will be carried out online due to the pandemic, and for aspiring entrepreneurs who wish to apply, the process consists of two stages. In the first stage, candidates need to complete their application at https://bigg.bau.edu.tr/ . The applications will then be evaluated and the candidates will be selected. Candidates whose projects are selected will join the acceleration program and receive a series of trainings such as mentorship and business plan development. Candidates will be observed during the trainings and then evaluated and shortlisted. In the second stage of the program, the projects of the shortlisted candidates will be submitted to TÜBİTAK. TÜBİTAK will grant amounts of up to 200,000 TL to each project it accepts.

In addition, entrepreneurs who succeed at the TÜBİTAK BİGG panel will be able to benefit from various opportunities at the BAU Incubation and Entrepreneurship Application and Research Center (BAUICE) on the BAU Beşiktaş Campus, such as shared office space, use of infrastructure, use of the prototyping laboratory (raw material support) and entrepreneur patent support.