Türkiye opens the doors of its universities for international students from all around the world with “Türkiye Scholarships”. Scholarship with vast opportunities and education in qualified Turkish universities will help you to gain new perspectives, and abilities making you be one step ahead of others in your career.
Türkiye Scholarship is a non-refundable. Türkiye Scholarship is provided for only international students who will study in higher education level.
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| Organization | Various Universities from Turkey |
| Fellowship Level | Bachelors, Masters, PhD, Research Scholarships |
| Country | Turkey |
| Subject areas | All Disciplines offered by the Universities |
| Fellowship amount | For Undergraduate Students 250 USD per month
For Master’s Students 360 USD per month For Ph.D. Students 500 USD per month For Research Scholarships Holders 900 USD per month |
| Eligibility | Varies with the course interested in |
| Deadline | 31/03/2016 |
The aim of Türkiye Scholarships is to improve mutual understanding with other countries and to contribute richness of global information with people oriented approach.
Applications will be considered according to candidates’ academic success. Successful candidates will be invited for face to face or on-line interviews. Information regarding interviews will be send to candidates’ e-mail addresses that they used for application. Selected students will be awarded with the scholarship in a suitable fields based on the strength of candidates’ academic background.
The Documents Required From The Applicants
- Diploma and course contents of the previously completed degrees ,
- letter of reference and statement of purpose are required in the application procedures of the graduate programs
- Students who graduated in Turkey must submit Graduate Entrance Exam’s (ALES) result in addition to the given documents
- English-medium universities can ask for additional exam results such as TOEFL, GRE or GMAT which have international validity.
Each university and program may have different admission criteria. Therefore, those who wants to have graduate education has to apply directly to the institutions of the universities.
Master Programs
Two types of master degrees as mastes with thesis and non-thesis programs are offered for students. Whereas master’s programs with thesis consist of at least seven courses, one seminar and a thesis study. non-thesis master programs contain at least ten courses and a semester project. The required period to complete the master degree is 2 years.
Doctorate Programs
Doctorate programs have at least seven courses, proficiency exam and a thesis. The period to complete the courses are four semesters at most and the period to finish the doctorate program is eight semesters. To be able to apply for doctorate programs, it is an obligation to have a master’s degree. The applicants can apply with their undergraduate diploma to the joint doctorate programs which consists of both master and doctorate education.
Specialization in Medicine Programs
Specialization in medicine programs are equivalent to doctorate programs and it is carried out by the faculty of the medicine of universities and by the research hospitals which are subject to the ministry of health. The students, who want to have an education in medicine and dentistry, must succeed in DUS or TUS exams.
Key Features: Türkiye scholarships consist of these opportunities:
Allowance
- For Undergraduate Students 250 USD per month
- For Master’s Students 360 USD per month
- For Ph.D. Students 500 USD per month
- For Research Scholarships Holders 900 USD per month
• Accommodation: Türkiye Scholarship students can stay in public university dormitories without paying any fee. Students who do not want to stay in these dormitories can use other housing possibilities on their own expenses.
• Tuition and Fees: Türkiye Scholarship students do not pay any tuition or university fee for education.
• Health Expenses: Türkiye Scholarship students are covered by public health insurance.
• Turkish Language Course: Türkiye Scholarship Students take Turkish language course for one year if they do not have proof of Turkish Language knowledge. Turkiye Scholarship students who study in other languages instead of Turkish must also take Turkish Language Course.
• Transportation: Türkiye Scholarship students will get a certain amount of money for their transportation expenses at their first arrival to Türkiye and departure after graduation from Türkiye.
Selection process: The selection of candidates is carried out according to academic achievement and interview performance. Türkiye Scholarships is a program based on academic success of the candidates.
Academic criteria of the applicants will be measured according to these documents:
- Diploma Grade
- General Average Grades Received Until The Last Term (*)
- University Entrance Exam Grade (if any)
- High School Graduation Exam / Baccalaureate Grade (if any)
- International Test Score (if any)
- Other Academic Assessment Score
(*) cumulative GPA
Candidates must have at least
- For Undergraduate degree applications 70 %
- For Master’s degree and Ph.D. Degree applications 75 %
- For Medical School applications 90 %
weighted grade point average over their maximum graduation grade.
Candidates among those who completed the application fully will be invited to interview according to their academic success.
Interview information will be delivered by e-mails and online application system. Interviews will be held face to face or via communication tools in the countries where Turkish Consulates or Embassies don’t exist.