Apart from providing educational opportunities at an international caliber as well as a wealth of knowledge and experience, Turkey offers scholarships to international students from all over the world to study in the most prestigious universities in Turkey.
Türkiye Scholarships is a government-funded, competitive scholarship program, awarded to outstanding students to pursue the full-time or short-term program at the top universities in Turkey.
Türkiye Scholarships aims to build a network of future leaders committed to strengthening cooperation among countries and mutual understanding among societies.
Key Details:
- Award Amount: Multiple as given below
- Number of Awards: Varies
- Study level: bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels
- Requirement: Applicants are required to submit and upload the necessary documents to the application system
- Submission Categories: Online
- Application Deadline: 20th February 2019
Who May Enter:
To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Programs open for application are: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs
- International students from all countries who wish to study at bachelor’s, masters and doctoral levels.
- Other programs such as Research Scholarships, Success Scholarships, and KATİP have different application periods and are announced regularly on our website and social media channels.
Minimum Academic Criteria:
- Minimum academic achievement for Bachelor’s degree applicants: 70%
- Minimum academic achievement for Master’s and Doctorate degree applicants: 75%
- Minimum academic achievement for Health Science (Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy) applicants: 90%
Age Criteria:
- To be under the age of 21 for Undergraduate programs
- To be under the age of 30 for Master’s programs
- To be under the age of 35 for Doctorate programs
Eligible Groups:
- Citizens of all countries
- Graduates or applicants who are able to graduate at the end of the current academic year (before September 2019)
- Researchers and academicians
Non-Eligible Groups:
- Turkish citizens and those who have lost Turkish citizenship
- Students already registered in Turkish universities at the level of study they are applying for.
Application Procedure:
To participate, participants can use the online registration at https://tbbs.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr/
Türkiye Scholarships applications for 2019 will be received in one period, and applications will be open between 15th January- 20th February 2019 for international students from all countries.
All candidates must submit the following documents during online application:
- A valid National Identification Document or a valid Passport
- A recent Photo of the candidate (Please note that the photo you upload into the Application system must be a proper portrait of yourself, candidate photos which are not identifiable will undermine the evaluation of your application)
- National exam scores (required for candidates who do not possess any international qualification or certification)
- Diploma or temporary certificate of Graduation
- Academic transcripts (online screenshots and uncertified transcripts will undermine the evaluation of your application)
- International exam scores (GRE, GMAT, DELF, YDS, YÖS …etc. if required by the chosen university & program)
- Language test scores (if required by the chosen university & program)
- A research proposal and an example of your written work (for PhD applicants only)
Award Description
The scholarships will cover study programs like the following:
Full-Time Programs
- Undergraduate Scholarship Program: University and program placement, Monthly Stipend- 700 TL per month, Tuition Fee, Once-off Return Flight Ticket, Health Insurance, Accommodation, One year Turkish Language Course. Length of award: 1 year Turkish Language course + 4-6 years (depending on the normal duration of the program)
- Postgraduate Scholarship Program: University and program placement, Monthly Stipend-Master’s: 950 TL per month and PhD: 1400 TL per month, Tuition Fee, Once-off Return Flight Ticket, Health Insurance, Accommodation, One year Turkish Language Course. Length of award: Master’s: 1 year Turkish Language course + 2 years and PhD: 1 year Turkish Language course + 4 years
Short-Term Programs
- Success Scholarship Program (1 year): Monthly Stipend- Bachelor’s: 440 TL per month, Master’s: 590 TL per month, and Phd: 880 TL per month, Success scholarship program does not cover accommodation and other amenities
- Research Scholarship Program (3-10 months): Monthly Stipend: 3.000 TL per month, Research scholarship does not cover accommodation and other amenities
Turkish Language & Culture Programs
- Turkish Language Programme for Public Officials and Academicians [KATİP] (8-10 months): Monthly Stipend: 2.000 TL per month, Once-off Return Flight Ticket, Accommodation, Turkish Language Course. KATİP program does not cover health insurance
