Join the Contest, Design BİLGİ’s 30th Year T-shirt!

Organized as part of our university’s 30th year activities, ‘BİLGİ 30th Year T-shirt Design Contest’ is open to the participation of all our students and alumni. 

You can apply to the contest with your design specifically created for BİLGİ’s 30th year till May 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm. After the applications are completed, all the designs that meet the terms of the contest will be put to the general vote of all the BİLGİ members. The design that receives the highest number of votes at the end of the voting process will be printed on the t-shirts that our students working during BİLGİ Open Days will wear.

Application Deadline: May 15, 2026 11:59 pm

Date for Voting: 20 May-5 June 2026

Announcement of the Winner: June 8, 2026

Please click here for the application link.

For any questions, please send an email to marketing@bilgi.edu.tr.

APPLICATION PROCESS

• The competition is open to all BİLGİ students and alumni. Applications will be considered invalid if it is later discovered that the applicant is not a student or alumni.
• Incomplete, incorrect, illegible, technically inaccessible, or non-compliant applications may not be considered
• Application deadline is May 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm.
• Each participant may submit a maximum of 1 design. If multiple applications are found under the same name, all applications may be deemed invalid.
• All applications must be submitted via the application link provided above.

TERMS OF THE CONTEST

• Designs must be developed exclusively for the 30th anniversary of Istanbul Bilgi University, reflecting its well-established heritage while projecting a forward-looking vision. 
• All submissions must strictly adhere to BİLGİ’s corporate identity guidelines. The integrity of the logo, typography, and the pin symbol must be preserved without any unauthorized modifications. For BİLGİ’s corporate image guide, please click here.
• Submissions are required to be delivered in high resolution. All visual files must be prepared at 300 DPI and in CMYK color mode. 
• Designs may be created for the front, back, or both sides of the t-shirt, or alternatively for a single surface. Seam allowances must not be altered, and all designs should remain within designated print boundaries. 
• All designs must be presented on the provided blank template (mock-up) as part of the submission. 
• Shortlisted applicants will be required to submit print-ready vector files in PDF, AI, or EPS format. Failure to submit the requested documents within the specified timeframe may result in the application being disqualified.
• Due to printing, production, technical requirements, or corporate identity compliance, the University reserves the right to make changes to the selected design in terms of color, size, layout, dimensions, technical adaptation, and similar modifications. 
• Designs that are contrary to law, general morality, public order, or the values of the University; or that contain discriminatory, hateful speech, political propaganda, defamation, or infringement of the rights of third parties will not be considered. 
• The final authority to evaluate the designs regarding their compliance with the competition criteria, corporate identity principles, and print suitability belongs to İstanbul Bilgi University.

VOTING

• All the designs that meet the terms of the contest will be put to the vote of all BİLGİ members. The university reserves the right to exclude applications it deems unsuitable from the voting process.

• The voting process will take place online between 20 May-5 June 2026. The voting form will be shared with all BİLGİ members. The university reserves the right to change, extend, postpone, suspend, or cancel voting dates if it deems it necessary.
• In the event that the use of bots, multiple voting, use of fake accounts, system manipulation, or methods violating the principle of fairness are detected during the voting process, the University reserves the right to invalidate the relevant votes, exclude the relevant design from consideration, and reorganize the voting.
• By submitting their applications, participants are deemed to have consented, free of charge, to the reproduction, dissemination, representation (exhibition), public dissemination, and use of their designs/works in digital or physical media by the University for the purposes of voting, promotion, exhibition, announcement, and competition processes, at locations, times, and in media determined by the University.
• The design that receives the highest number of votes will be printed on the t-shirts that our students working during BİLGİ Open Days will wear. The winning design should be shared in CMYK / .ai or .psd format for printing t-shirts.

USE OF THE DESIGNS AND OTHER TERMS

• Participants acknowledge, declare, and undertake that the designs they submit are their own, that they own all rights, powers, and dispositions over these designs as the author/designer, and that the designs do not infringe upon the intellectual and industrial property rights, personal rights, or other rights of third parties. Designs that have previously won awards, been used commercially or non-commercially, published, or submitted to other competitions, as well as works/designs over which others have the right to use rights by law or contract, cannot participate in the competition. If this is discovered later, the application will be canceled; if selected, the result may be reversed.
• The author/designer agrees, declares, and undertakes to gratuitously transfer to the organizing institution and its affiliates, from the moment of application, all rights related to the processing, reproduction, distribution, representation, and public transmission of their designs, as well as the moral rights arising from authorship and the right to register the design.
• While the works will primarily be used as t-shirt prints in accordance with the contract to be made with the author, all works/designs whose financial rights have been transferred may be used by the institution on digital and print media (including but not limited to the website, social media channels, posters, brochures, magazines, books, etc.), and may also be used to produce three-dimensional and other products.
• The university reserves the right to make changes, simplifications, resizes, adapts, and processes to the selected design due to printing, production, technical requirements, dimensions, color, layout, corporate identity compatibility, or other reasons.
• Yarışmaya katılan eserler/tasarımlar ve bunların içeriğinden kaynaklı ortaya çıkabilecek üçüncü kişilerin hak sahipliğinin ihlali ve idari para cezaları da dâhil olmak üzere her türlü zarar ve hak talebinden eser sahibi/tasarımcı/katılımcı münhasıran sorumludur. Üniversite bu kapsamda herhangi bir sorumluluk kabul etmez.
• Istanbul Bilgi University reserves the sole discretion to decide whether or not to use the designs submitted to the competition, as well as the duration, form, scope, and medium of their use.
• Participation in the competition implies acceptance of all of these terms and conditions.