Application for the Turkish Government Scholarships (Türkiye Scholarships 2019) are open now.
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
Programs and Levels of Study:
Programs open for application are: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs
Applications will be open to applicants who wish to study at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels.
Other programs such as Research Scholarships, Success Scholarships, and KATİP have different application periods. .
Full-Time Programs
Undergraduate Scholarship Program Covers:
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 Covers:
University and program placement
Monthly Stipend:
Master’s: 950 TL per month
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
PhD: 1 year Turkish Language course + 4 years
Short-Term Programs
Success Scholarship Program (1 year)
Monthly Stipend:
Bahcelor’s: 440 TL per month
Master’s: 590 TL per month
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
Eligibilities
Basic Criteria for Applying
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 Process
There are no institutions or persons authorized to apply for Türkiye Scholarships.
Candidates are strongly advised to carefully read the instructions and warnings in the application system.
Applicants are required to submit and upload the necessary documents to the application system.
Applications delivered by post, courier, or by hand will not be accepted.
Applications are free of charge.
Do not entertain any third party institutions or persons who offer to make an application on behalf of you in exchange for a fee.
Türkiye Scholarships include both scholarship and university placement at the same time.
Applicants will be placed in a university and program among their 12 preferences which they choose in the application system
Required Documents:
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)
Important Details:
Most programs in Turkish universities are instructed in Turkish. However, some departments and universities offer programs in English or other languages.
Candidates who wish to study in these programs need to have an internationally recognized language certificate to prove their language proficiency (TOEFL and other equivalent certificates).
Most of these programs require international admission test scores such as GRE, GMAT, SAT etc. Candidates can check the language of instruction while selecting the programs in the application system.
Undergraduate candidates who possess International qualifications such as SAT or GCSE instead of national exam scores, will need to provide the minimum required qualifications needed for completing secondary school according to these international exams.
All Türkiye Scholarships awardees who do not possess C1 Level Certificate for Turkish Proficiency (including those who are placed into English or other language taught programs) must attend a 1-year Turkish Preparatory Course and attain the C1 Level Certificate by the end of their academic year.
Passport Notice For 2019 Applications
As part of 2019 application and evaluation process, in order to facilitate and quicken the later stages of your admission, provided that it is not a requirement, all candidates planning to apply this year are strongly advised to make their application with a valid passport as their ID document, or at least hold and present a valid passport during the scholarship interviews.
Application Dates: 15 January – 20 February 2019
Application Deadline: February 20, 2019
