A top priority for the Science Academy is encouraging the youth to engage in good science, and rewarding the best examples. In order to choose and reward the best young academics and to support them in conducting new studies, an award program was initiated in the year 2013 and its fourth edition was held this year. Science Academy runs this program not with government funding, but with the support of the society at large.

The award-winning young academics are granted 10,000 TL per year for a period of two years to support them in their research. The objective here is to reward the most brilliant and promising young academics with a prestigious scholarship which will help them further their studies.

In 2016, the supporting individuals and institutions included Vehbi Koç Foundation, Elginkan Foundation, Is Bank, Doğuş Holding, Science Academy, Eczacıbaşı Holding, Faruk Eczacıbaşı, Mehveş Demiren, ASC Law Firm, Alp Malazgirt  and Mark de Vries – İdil de Vries.

The award ceremony was held on April 14, 2016 at the METU campus. The complete list of the award winners are below.

We wholeheartedly celebrate these young scientists and their professors, and extend our gratitude to those who have contributed to the expansion of the program.
BAGEP 2016 Winners