CONTRACT FOR INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS

We would hereby like to participate in the 2018 TÜBİTAK Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle Competition organised by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) in the following checked category(-ies) as the “………………...... ” University “…….………………………...... ” team. We have read and understood the rules at www.challenge.tubitak.gov.tr.

Electromobile (Battery Electric) Hydromobile (Hydrogen Fuelled Vehicle) Autonomous Vehicle

a)  We accept and pledge that we will abide by all provisions in the Rules for the TÜBİTAK Efficiency Challenge Electric Vehicle; we will be able to participate in the race only in accordance with the guidelines in the Rules; otherwise, we know that we will be dismissed as a team from the competition by the jury’s decision,

b)  If we participate in the competition, we will be responsible for taking any safety precautions regarding third parties, our party, team members, service personnel, and the vehicle we will use; TÜBİTAK or sporting event organisers will not bear any pecuniary and/or nonpecuniary liabilities towards our party or third parties due to any accident, damage, natural disaster, or disability that might take place before or during the race,

c)  We will abide by all relevant legislation to be issued by TÜBİTAK and sporting organisers,

d)  We accept that we will submit Progress Report and Technical Design Report in the formats and until the due dates set in the Rules; otherwise, we know that we will be dismissed as a team from the competition by the jury’s decision,

e)  With this contract, we will implement pilot studies to be held separately from the competition as determined by the Jury in order to develop the competition,

f)  If one or several team members are determined to have conducted ungentlemanly behaviour by written or verbal means against other team members or event organisers before or during the competition, we will be dismissed from the races by the jury and we may be banned from participating in the competition for at least 1 year,

g)  We are aware that we will bear pecuniary/nonpecuniary liability for damages incurred by TÜBİTAK if our status/conduct requires dismissal,

h)  We are aware that recognition of prizes and/or financial support and expenditures to be provided in the scope of the activity will be realised within the framework of the rules,

i)  In the event of failure to participate in the activity without a valid excuse or dismissal from the competition due to ungentlemanly conduct, all of the subsidies provided for participating as an institution / organisation or team with this contract will be returned to the relevant bank account of TÜBİTAK within fifteen (15) days following the end date of the competition.

Project Manager/Academic Advisor (*) Team Captain

Name: Name:

Signature: Signature:

Title:

Senior Institution Executive (**)

Name:

Signature:

Title:

Bank Account Information (***)

Name:

IBAN:

Account Type (Euro, Dollar, etc.):

Passport No (****):

(*) The academic advisor of the team is also the project manager. The academic advisor must be a full-time faculty member in charge during the competition and the preparation process.

(**) The Dean, the Rector/President, or their assistants.

(***) Personal bank account information of the academic advisor must be given.

(****) It is mandatory to write the passport number of the academic advisor.

TÜBİTAK Accounts:

T.C. Ziraat Bankası Ankara Public Corporate Branch TR 15 0001 0017 4506 0280 7250 33 (TRY)

T. Vakıflar Bankası Central Branch TR 49 0001 5001 5800 7290 1092 35 (TRY)

T. Halk Bankası Kavaklıdere Branch TR 62 0001 2009 1970 0005 0000 05 (TRY)

NOTE: All signatures in the contract must be signed with a blue pen. Applications without original signatures will not be accepted. This form must be delivered by hand or mail/cargo to the address below no later than 10 January 2018. Delays in the mail will not be taken into consideration.

Address:

TÜBİTAK Ek Hizmet Binası

Bilim ve Toplum Daire Başkanlığı

Bilim ve Toplum Programları Müdürlüğü

Akay Caddesi No: 6

Bakanlıklar, Ankara / Turkey