Initiation into Research and Technological Development Challenge

Since 1997, ITBA has promoted the Initiation to Research and Technological Development Challenge with the purpose of awakening scientific vocations and encouraging the active participation of undergraduate and postgraduate students in applied research and technological innovation projects

This initiative seeks to integrate students into real research groups, promoting interdisciplinarity and collaborative work, and giving them the opportunity to develop proposals with an impact on society and industry.

It is designed as a first experience for students:

Propose innovative ideas.

Develop impactful interdisciplinary projects.

They join real research groups.

They will have the support of an academic tutor.

Investigation

Knowledge generation (basic or applied).

Development

Creation or improvement of technological products, services or processes.

Who can participate?

Regular ITBA students (undergraduate or postgraduate), organized in teams of 2 to 6 people, with at least one teacher or researcher as tutor.

Duration

8 months of work, distributed in 2 four-month periods.

Financing

Each project can receive up to $300.000 for development expenses, with a total available fund of $1.800.000.

Awards

Outstanding projects receive awards and special mentions. Furthermore, the project can be integrated into the Final Degree Project.

2026 Edition Schedule

COMPETITION STAGE	START	CLOSING
Presentation of Project Ideas	15/03/2025	04/04/2025
Evaluation of Project Ideas	07/04/2025	11/04/2025
Project Development	14/04/2025	15/12/2025
Presentation of Partial Report	15/08/2025
Student Exhibition	24 al 28 de noviembre
Final Report Presentation	Hasta el 22/12/2025
Results Final Report evaluation	Marzo de 2026

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