The Award Program For High School Students was launched to increase high school students' curiosity and enthusiasm about social responsibility, to raise awareness among high school students, to encourage their participation in social responsibility projects, and to highlight young people who take an active role in social change.
- Dates
- ● May 1 - June 20, 2025 - Application period
- ● November 2025 - Notification of winners
- ● December 5, 2025 - Award ceremony
- Evaluation
- ● Social Impact
- ● Communication
- ● Feasibility
- ● Sustainability of the Project
- ● Innovation
- ● Application File and Presentation
- Award
- ● Full scholarship at Sabancı University Summer High School
- Application Requirements
- ● Prep 9-10-11th grade all high school students
- ● Participation can be made individually or as a group and each participant/group can participate in the Award Program with one project. Each group can consist of a maximum of 3 people.
- ● More than one project from the same school can apply.
- ● First-degree relatives of the people in the selection committee of the Award Program cannot apply.
- ● Participation in the Award Program is free of charge.
The Jury from Last Year
- Cem Güneri - Sabancı University Vice President
- Emre Başkan - Founder of Azor Brand & People Solutions
- Haluk Bal - Board Member, Education Reform Initiative (ERG)
- Melisa Sabancı Tapan - Member of the Board of Trustees, Sabancı University
- Mine Göknar - Deputy General Manager, TURMEPA
- Mutlu Bozkurt Besimzade - Director of Corporate Communications, Sabancı University
- Nevgül Bilsel Safkan - General Manager, Sabancı Foundation
- Nil Memişoğlu - Former Country Coordinator, UN Volunteers Türkiye
- Ömür Kula - General Manager, WWF - Türkiye
- Rana Kotan - Secretary General, TÜSEV
- Zeynep Bahar - Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects Manager
2024 Award Program Winners
The winners, selected from among the project carried out by the applicants throughout the year, were announced at a ceremony held on December 5, 2024, at the Sabancı University Performing Arts Center. The event, organized on the occasion of International Volunteer Day, was hosted by Sabancı University Vice President Cem Güneri and Civic Involvement Projects Manager Zeynep Bahar.
First Prize
Energy Awareness: Doing More with Less
Akın Atabulu ve Derin Yandaş (İzmir Özel Eraslan Anatolian High School)
Second Prize
Raising Awareness of Celiac Disease
Leyla Akça, Ayşe Yaylacı ve Dilara Özen (Ankara Eskişehir Yolu Sınav College Science High School)
Third Prize
Awareness Project on Violence Against Women
Rana Kılıç, İrem Altay ve Helin Turgut (Batman Anatolian High School)
Technology and Innovation Award
6 - Dot Brick Project
Alp Özpamir (American Collegiate Institute, İzmir)