BİGG Sports Awards

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by the Provincial Directorate of Youth and Sports of the Governorship of Elazığ, Republic of Türkiye, a "Cooperation Protocol on Scientific Research, Entrepreneurship and Increasing Scientific Awareness among Young People" has been signed between the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Türkiye, with the aims of creating scientific awareness among our young people, enhancing their qualifications in science, supporting entrepreneurial activities, contributing to their personal development and providing training and seminars in various branches of science.
Within the scope of this protocol, the BİGG Sports Awards competition call has been launched in cooperation between our Ministry and TÜBİTAK, with the aim of producing new knowledge in sports and all sports-related fields, developing innovative approaches and raising awareness in the field of sports technologies by supporting technological entrepreneurship. Within the scope of the competition, the products of domestic companies in the field of sports entrepreneurship are evaluated by determining application areas in cooperation between our Ministry and TÜBİTAK.
With this call, opened every year, innovative and original sports technology products are rewarded and promoted. Since 2021, the BİGG Sports Awards competition calls have covered the products of domestic companies operating in this field, in line with the objectives of developing and supporting technological entrepreneurship in sports and sports technologies. Participation in the competition, which will be held for the fourth time this year, continues to increase.
In the new call period, a total cash prize of 6.250.000,00 TL and a BİGG Sports Award Certificate will be given to the top five companies ranked at the end of the evaluations carried out by our Ministry and TÜBİTAK within the BİGG Sports Awards. Product presentations will be made at the stands set up at the ceremony, where participants will have the opportunity to experience the products entered in the competition. Various conferences, panels and exhibitions will also be held as part of the programme. Applications for the competition can be made between 17 October and 26 December 2025. For participation conditions and detailed information, biggspor.gsb.gov.tr and
eteydeb.tubitak.gov.tr can be visited.

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry