GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Description

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) grants scholarships for international students seeking to pursue a graduate degree in Turkey in the fields of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Medical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.


Eligibility

The scholarship is open to all students who want to undertake a graduate degree program in Turkey on the following conditions:

Applicants must :

   - be maximum 30 years old for the MSc/MA programs and maximum 35 years old for the PhD programs;
   - be non-Turkish citizens; applicants who hold dual citizenship with Turkey are not eligible to apply;
   - hold a Bachelor’s degree or currently enrolled in their fourth year of college to apply for scholarship for the MSc/MA programs;
     applicants who are currently enrolled in an MSc/MA program in Turkey are also eligible if they have not yet completed their third
     semester in the program;
   - hold an MSc/MA degree or be currently enrolled in a master’s program to enroll in a PhD program; applicants who are currently enrolled
     in a PhD program in Turkey are also eligible to apply if they have not yet completed their six semester in the program.


Scholarship

   - A monthly stipend of 1,500 TL (500 EUR) for MSc/MA students;
   - A monthly stipend of 1,800 TL (600 EUR) for PhD students;
   - A monthly allowance for health insurance coverage for the award holder only;
   - Tuition Fee (Up to 2,000 Turkish Liras).

Maximum duration for the scholarship is 2 years for the Masters and 4 years for the PhD program. All scholarship awardees who successfully complete a Master’s program will be rewarded scholarship for a PhD program on the condition that they are admitted to a program at a Turkish University.


Deadline: 28 February 2014

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