TÜBITAK Graduate Scholarships for International Students in Turkey 2014

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of

Turkey (TÜBITAK) invites international students seeking

to pursue a graduate degree in Turkey to apply for its

2014-2015 graduate scholarship grants.

The scholarship covers fields of Natural Sciences,

Engineering and Technological Sciences, Medical

Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences and

Humanities.

Worth of Award

A monthly stipend of 1,500 Turkish Liras (TL) for

MSc/MA students

A monthly stipend of 1,800 Turkish Liras (TL) for

PhD students

Tuition Fee (up to 2,000 Turkish Liras)

A monthly allowance for health insurance coverage

for the award holder only.

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.

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 30 years old or younger for the

MSc/MA programs and 35 years old or younger for

the PhD programs on the first day of the application

period.

Applicants should be non-Turkish citizens.

Applicants who hold dual citizenship with Turkey

are not eligible to apply.

Applicants who hold a Bachelor’s degree or who are

currently enrolled in their fourth year of college are

eligible to apply for scholarship for the MSc/MA

programs.

Applicants who are currently enrolled in an MSc/MA

program in Turkey are also eligible for the

scholarship on the condition that they have not yet

completed their third semester in the program.

Applicants holding an MSc/MA degree or currently

enrolled in a master’s program who intend to enroll

in a PhD program in Turkey are eligible to apply for

the scholarship.

Applicants who are currently enrolled in a PhD

program in Turkey are also eligible to apply on the

condition that they have not yet completed their six

semester in the program.

How to Apply

Application form (This form is filled electronically on

the online application portal)

Copy of birth certificate or passport (pages of

personal information)

Copy of Bachelor’s and Master’s degree* (If any)

Copy of Undergraduate and Graduate transcripts* (If

any)

A motivation letter (Statement of purpose)

Curriculum vitae

Two reference letters

Certificates of achievement (if any)

* The documents must be English or Turkish. Officially

translated copy of the documents can be used in the

application.

During the application, the original copies of required

documents are not demanded. However, applicants who

receive the scholarship must send the original copy of

required documents in order to be able to use their

scholarships.

Deadline: Applications will be accepted twice a

year . Application deadlines for 2014 are:

Round 1: application closes on 28 February 2014

Round 11: Application closes on 12 September 2014

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