freaquently asked questions
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
You can participate in Unilever IdeaTrophy as a team of three. Individual applications are not admissible for this year’s competition.
No. You can participate in Unilever IdeaTrophy only as a team of three people.
No, you cannot remove/add a team member in any phase of the competition after completing your application.
No. You can be part of only one team.
No. Each participating team can only submit one application - which you will not be able to review and revise once you hit the submit button.
You have to answer all the questions at once and submit them accordingly. If you hit submit button with missing answers, you will be scored based on the questions you answered.
If you exit before hitting the submit button, your answers will not be recorded, and you will have to re-enter all your information and answers next time you attempt to apply.
If you exit before hitting the submit button, your answers will not be recorded, and you will have to re-enter all your information and answers next time you attempt to apply.
Your written answers to questions will make up 70% and your introduction video 30% of your total score. Click here to see a sample video for inspiration.
No. You must submit before the deadline.
No. You must submit everything using the form in the Apply section. Answers and videos sent via e-mail will not be accepted.
You can reduce the size of your video using digital tools.
No, watching the videos is optional but they include useful hints, tips and insights about the brand and the brief. “Open Your Mind” videos will be uploaded a few days after the release of the semi-final brief. So do not forget to check back our website for updates.
Only the finalist team members of previous years cannot participate in Unilever IdeaTrophy again. So, if you were not a finalist, yes, you can.
Students from different universities, classes and different faculties or undergraduate, postgraduate or master’s students may form a team.
No. It is a nationwide competition for all undergraduate, postgraduate or master’s students of universities in Turkey. Students who wish to apply must be above the age of 18.
The brief for the Semi-Final will be released in the Brief section on 20th of December 2023, Wednesday upon the announcement of the semi-finalists.
No. The teams have to go through the Semi-Final and Final with the assigned strategy.
You will be preparing a presentation as a team according to the brief provided. You will have to submit your presentations no later than 22nd of January 2024, Monday, by 17.00. Each team will have to join video conferencing sessions with Unilever IdeaTrophy team on 23rd of January 2024, Tuesday during their assigned hour to present their cases. Each team will be notified of the time and day of their call, and the connection details via e-mail ahead of 23rd of January 2024, Tuesday.
No. You will only present your cases via a video conferencing service and necessary connection details will be forwarded to you via e-mail.
Since there are 25 teams and limited time, you will not be able to change the time/day of your video conferencing session. The given time and day will have been fixed.
No, you will not be provided with a presentation template or an outline. However, in the brief, we will explain what we are looking for and you will need to make sure your presentation covers all of these.
The presentations should be prepared using Microsoft Powerpoint in the format of *.ppt or *.pptx
For the Final, you will receive an additional brief based on the first one, and you will be expected to improve your semi-final ideas accordingly. You will have to finalize your presentations before the Final which will be held on 15th of February 2024, Thursday.
Yes, you will upload the Final Brief to the website. You should finalize it since you will virtually gather with mentors from Unilever to review and improve your presentation before 15th of February 2024, Thursday.
All team members must be present and speak during the presentation at the Final event.
Yes, the UFLL event, where the winning team will also represent Turkey, will be held in London in 2024. Though the event plans are underway, all are subject to change according to COVID-19 measures and government restrictions.
We will gladly answer all your questions via info@Ideatrophy.com or @unilevercareerstr on Instagram and @ULcareerstr .