Contest

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR A GREEN FUTURE

CALENDAR OF CONTEST 

This project is funded by the Erasmus+ Program of the European Union. Bursa Coşkunöz Education Foundation is the Project Coordinator.

1. CONTEST SUBJECT

Project ideas that will contribute to the Green Deal by using additive manufacturing advantages rather than design and production with traditional manufacturing methods.

The EU's Green Deal approach and its policies and practices in different sectors can give different themes and ideas examined at this link. https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/european-green-deal_en

With this competition, it is expected to contribute to the green deal with a sustainability-oriented perspective and the spread of additive manufacturing as an alternative manufacturing method.

The project idea may include one and more of the following focuses;

• Reducing non-renewable energy sources with additive manufacturing.
• Environmentally friendly designs with additive manufacturing.
• Environmentally friendly materials in additive manufacturing.
• Environmentally friendly production process with additive manufacturing method.

Although the four theme has been given above, it may not limited with them.

1.1 . Related Industries:

All sector topics, including transportation, manufacturing, construction, energy, food and health, including new methods and solution suggestions that will contribute to the green deal more than traditional methods by using Additive Manufacturing.

1.2. Countries:

EU Countries and third countries associated to Erasmus Program.

2. ELIGIBLE CATEGORIES

2.1. Student:

• Those who are currently continuing their education.
• Over 18 years of age.
• The project has not received an award (or is being under evaluation) in another competition or event related to the application subject.
• The participant (or team) owns 100% of the intellectual property and all rights of the project subject to application.
• The participant has enrolled Address for Future online training https://addressforfuture.myenocta.com/addressforfuture/eep/login/?&err=-1.

2.2. Professionals:

• Any professional interested or having activities in Additive Manufacturing.
• Over 18 years of age.
• The project has not received an award (or is being under evaluation) in another competition or event related to the application subject.
• The participant (or team) owns 100% of the intellectual property and all rights of the project subject to application.

3. CONTEST PHASES

3.1. Application:

• Each applicant can apply for more than one project.
• All applications are received by filling out the form at (https://forms.coskunoz.com.tr:443/jf/d97c60j86b/j4d6e
• All application documents must be filled out in English.
• In addition to the explanations in the application form, the project idea can be supported with visual representations to get more score.
• If more than one person participates in the project as a team, the team members’ name and information must be written in the form as well but they will be represented only by the project leader if they will win the prize.
• Visual representations (photos, drawings, tables, or CAD images) must be in .pdf format.
• If you want to send a video demonstration, a link to a video uploaded to YouTube can be added. (máximum 2 minutes)
• Application to contest is free of charge.
• Employees of project partners cannot participate to the contest.

If you have any question or trouble shot during the application process, please contact us. (cturkkan@coskunoz.com.tr)

3.2. Evaluation:

• After Address for Future Competition application period is completed, Address for Future Project Coordinator, CEV, (consists of the project coordinator and project partners of the Address for Future project) will pre-assess the applications completed by the application deadline in terms of specified requirements, compliance with the purpose and priorities, and other eligibility conditions. For applications prepared in accordance with the eligibility criteria but requiring the applicant to make additional explanations, additional explanations may be requested from the applicants. Applications that meet the eligibility criteria during the preliminary assessment phase will be done by independent juries according to the evaluation criteria below.

Evaluation Criteria are:

I. Innovation:

• Does the project idea contain innovation?
• Does this idea provide an advantageous alternative to existing methods based on novelty?
• Does the idea or design is original, aesthetic or ergonomic?

II. Technical Feasibility:

• Is the project idea suitable and ready to be produced?
• Does it provide ease of application compared to other methods?
• Does design appropriate to material?
• Does the process or material is valid and reliable for manufacturing?

III. Financial Feasibilty:

• Is the project idea cost-effective?
• Can it find a place for itself in the market?
• Does it create demand?
• Does it viable for future?

IV. Sustainability:

• Is the project idea reduce dependence on non-renewable energy resources?
• Does the product design uses environmentally friendly materials in AM?
• Does the product idea impact a large variety of sectors, product or usages?
• Has the product idea impact 17 sustainability development goals? (communities, disadvantaged groups, planet, environment and economicaly).

V. Impact:

Does the project have a social impact?

Will the project have an impact on the community?

• Each application will be evaluated by at least two different evaluators from the experts of the Project Coordinator and partners’ employees, and the arithmetic average of the scores given by the two evaluators will be taken into account. If there is a deviation of more than 25% between the scores given by two evaluators to the same project application, the applications will be re-evaluated by a third evaluator. For applications subject to the third evaluation, the final score will be determined by taking into account the score of the third evaluator and the evaluation score closest to this evaluation.
• Jury members and their family members cannot participate in the competition and cannot evaluate applications from their institutions.
• The application with the highest score and the reserve application below will be listed according to the scores given by independent evaluators, and the final evaluation will be made by online interview with the applicants.
• The juries’ decisions will be final and there will be no right to appeal.
• The evaluation results will be announced on 9 October 2024 and the award presentation ceremony will be held at the project closing conference on 7 November 2024 in Ankara. Travel and accommodation costs for 1st winners will be covered by the Project Coordinator
• If the contest winner requests and the Project Coordinator decides that it is feasible, the design will be produced free of charge and exhibited at the competition final.
• A brief introduction of the relevant projects will also be made at this ceremony.
• The number of contests participants, project ideas (name and summary only), general evaluations will also be published in the promotions and announcements within the scope of the project.

4. CODE OF ETHICS

It is essential that all parties avoid actions that could damage the reputation of Coşkunöz Education Foundation, Address for Future project partners, or the applicant, juries and all other stakeholders, at all stages of the Address for Future Contest, from beginning to end. All actors involved in these processes must act within the framework of the principles of impartiality, transparency and confidentiality, and those involved in all stages of the process must carry out their duties in a way that does not lead to any conflict of interest.

Any information or documents shared within the scope of the competition will not be available to third parties other than the juries, Address for Future project partners, their employees and grant authority. Details regarding the applicants' project ideas and applications will not be shared for any purpose other than the competition process and the launch at the end.

5. JURY COMITTEE

• Jury committee consists of experts in Additive Manufacturing from the project partners (two jury members per partner, a total of 19 juries).
• Jury names will be published on the website of the contest.
• All projects will be distributed equally for evaluation.
• CEV will coordinate the distribution of the projects to evaluators.
• Applicant names will be anonymous for evaluation.

6. PRIZES

The student category will have three winners and one winner of the professional category is scheduled to receive a cash prize, a certificate and a trophy with the project logo (ADDress for Future) printed in 3D to recognize their performance.

7. MISCELLAENOUS

• Contest application is free of charge.There is no cost to apply.
• The Project Coordinator reserves the right to amend the Rules of Contest.
• If there are not enough applicants to a contest category, the Project Coordinator may change the scope of the category or cancel it.
• The minimum required number of applicants for each category is ten (10) .
• All federal, state, local, municipal, income, and other taxes (if any) regarding the prizes are the sole responsibility of the winners.
• The Project Coordinator reserves the right to disqualify entries that are frivolous or fail to meet the entry requirements as described in these Official Rules.
• The Project Coordinator’s seat shall be exlcusive venue for any dispute resolution and Turkish Laws and regulations regardless of its rules on conflict of laws shall be applicable.
• The Project Coordinator abides by all applicable laws and regulations.
• In no event will the project coordinator and partners, their licensees, and or their parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and related companies, their advertising or promotion agencies or their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising from access to, or use of, web site/s, electronic or computer malfunctions, or entrant participation in this contest, even if the applicants have been advised of the possibility of such damages. without limiting the foregoing, everything provided for the contest including any software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.