Turkish Government Scholarship for International Students 2015-16

Turkish Government Scholarship program is now accepting applications for the international students to undertake undergraduate, masters and phd program at a glorious universities in Turkey. Turkish scholarship includes both scholarship and university placement at the same time. Applicants will be placed in a university and programme among their preferences specified in the online application form.

Most curriculum in Turkish universities are instructed in Turkish. However, some section and universities offering programmes in English or French. The candidates who want to study in these speech s need to have an Internationaly recognized certification to prove their language proficiency . Also, most of these foreign language programmes may ask international admission fee examination scores such as GRE, GMAT etc. Campaigner can check the language of didactics while selecting the programmes.

All Türkiye Scholarships winners who do not have C1 Level Certificate for Turkish Proficiency (including those who are placed into English or French-taught programmes) must attend 1-year Turkish Preparatory Course.

Scholarship covers:

• Monthly stipend (600 TL for undergraduate, 850 TL for master and 1200 TL for PhD )

• Full tuition fee

• Free 1-year Turkish language course

• Free accommodation

• Round-trip air ticket

• Health insurance

Eligibility for Undergraduate Students:

• be a citizen of a country other than Turkey (Anyone holding or ever held Turkish citizenship before cannot apply),

• not be a registered student in Turkish universities at the level of study they are applying,

• be have graduated or are likely to graduate from a secondary education institution,

• be under the age of 21 (no earlier than 01.01.1994),

• have at least specified (% 90 for medical sciences, % 70 for other undergraduate programs) cumulative grade point average, diploma grade, national exam or international exam score,

• be in good health

Eligibility for Postgraduate Students

• be a citizen of a country other than Turkey (Anyone holding or ever held Turkish citizenship before cannot apply)

• not be a registered student in Turkish universities at the level of study they are applying.

• be a bachelor's or master's degree holder by 30th of July 2015 at the latest

• be under the age of 30 for master's programmes (no earlier than 01.01.1985)

• be under the age of 35 for doctorate programmes (no earlier than 01.01.1980)

• have at least 75 % cumulative grade point average or diploma grade over their maximum graduation grade or have at least 75 % success in any accepted national or international graduate admissions test.

• be in good health 

Required Documents

Undergraduate level

• Online application

• A copy of a secondary school diploma or document indicating that the candidate is secondary school senior student,

• A certified secondary school transcript (indicating courses taken and relevant grades of the candidate)

• A copy of a valid ID card (passport, national ID, birth certificate etc.)

• Passport photo

Postgraduate Level

• Online application

• A copy of a bachelor or master's diploma or document indicating that the candidate is bachelor or master's senior student

• A certified bachelor and/or master's transcript (indicating courses taken and relevant grades of the candidate)

• A copy of a valid ID card (passport, national ID, birth certificate etc.)

• Passport photo

Application Procedure

• go to www.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr

• click the online application form,

• create an account by entering an e-mail and password,

• read the application guide,

• log in to the system and fill out the application form,

• upload the required documents,

• and finally finish the application.

Application Deadline

31 March 2015

Click Here for scholarship programmes brochure and application

Click Here to apply

Click here for further details from the official website