Türkiye Scholarships

Eligibility Criteria

1. 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%

2. 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
• 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.

Offered Benefits

Full-Time Programs

Undergraduate Scholarship Program

• University and program placement
• Monthly Stipend: 800 TL per month
• Tuition Fee
• Once-off Return Flight Ticket
• Health Insurance
• Accomodation
• 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: 1,100 TL per month
  • PhD: 1,600 TL per month
• Tuition Fee
• Once-off Return Flight Ticket
• Health Insurance
• Accomodation
• 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: 450 TL per month
  • Master’s: 600 TL per month
  • Phd: 900 TL per month

Success scholarship program does not cover accomodation and other amenities 

Research Scholarship Program (3-10 months)

• Monthly Stipend: 3,000 TL per month

Research scholarship does not cover accomodation 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
• Accomodation
• Turkish Language Course

Application Process

Applications can only be made individually through our website by the candidates.
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. Please 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

1. A valid National Identification Document OR a valid Passport
2. 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)
3. National exam scores (required for candidates who do not possess any international qualification or certification)
4. Diploma or temporary certificate of Graduation
5. Academic transcripts (online screenshots and uncertified transcripts will undermine the evaluation of your application)
6. International exam scores (GRE, GMAT, DELF, YDS, YÖS …etc. if required by the chosen university & program)
7. Language test scores (if required by the chosen university & program)
8. A research proposal and an example of your written work (for PhD applicants only)