Top Turkish Scholarships You Cannot Miss

With a rich heritage that goes back to the famous Byzantine and Ottoman empires, Turkey is amongst the most prominent and culturally renowned countries across the globe. In contemporary times, it has become an economic, political and educational hub attracting students from around the world. Home to a multicultural population, lively cities and beautiful landscapes, Turkey has more than 170 colleges and universities with around 30,000 international students. Offering programs across diverse domains from Language Studies, Eastern Mediterranean Studies, and Business Management to Engineering, Tourism and Hospitality, the academic institutions in the country also provide an array of scholarships to provide much-needed financial aid.

Through this blog, we aim to bring you a comprehensive guide on Turkish Scholarships offered by the national government to those aspiring to study in the land of Turks.

Overview

Also known as Türkiye Burslari, Turkish Scholarships are offered to students to pursue their Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD programs in the national universities of the country for free. These financial aid schemes are designed to attract international talent from across the globe and some of their incremental features are No Accommodation Charges or Tuition fees, covered Health Expenses as well as Travel Expenses.

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List of Turkish Scholarships

Turkish scholarships are available for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate as well as short courses offered at the academic institutions of the country. The following paragraphs elaborate upon the varied range of financial aid schemes provided for diverse courses.

Turkey Scholarship for Undergraduate Programs

The Turkey Scholarship for undergraduate programs is a full-time scheme specially designed for bachelor’s degree applicants in designated courses from humanities to social sciences and engineering to health sciences. The benefits offered to international and domestic students who are planning to study undergraduate courses in Turkish institutions under this scholarship are as follows:

• 700 TL monthly stipend
• Exempted from Tuition fee
• 1-year duration language course in Turkish
• Health Insurance
• On-campus accommodation
• Placement opportunities on the program completion
• Return flight ticket

Turkey Scholarship for Postgraduate Programs (MS/PhD)

The Turkey Scholarship for Postgraduate programs covers a wide range of courses across  Humanities, Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Social Sciences at the master’s and doctoral levels. The benefits encompassed in this scholarship program are:

• The monthly stipend offered to master’s students is 950 TL per month and for PhD. students are 1400TL monthly
• No Tuition fee
• Return flight ticket
• 1-year Turkish Language course
• Placement opportunities at the course completion
• On-campus accommodation
• Health Insurance is also covered

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For Research Programs

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The Turkey Scholarship for Research program is a short-term program with a duration of 3-12 months. This scheme is designed to encourage domestic and international scholars to carry out academic research in the most prestigious Turkish universities, in their fields jointly with the country’s academicians. The benefits offered under the Turkey research scholarships are:

• The program offers a monthly stipend of 3000 TL to researchers and academicians.
• Accommodation and amenities are not covered.

Turkey Success Scholarship Program

Another important mention in the list of Turkish scholarships, this program is a short-term 1-year scheme designed for those meritorious students in Turkish universities who are living and studying on their own financially. Under this scholarship, the monthly stipend offered for undergraduates is 440 TL per month, for postgraduates is 595 TL per month and for doctoral scholars is 885TL/month. Like the Research scholarship, this also doesn’t cover any accommodation and amenities.

Application Essentials for Turkish Scholarships

To apply for any of the Turkish scholarships mentioned above, aspirants need to submit certain documents verifying their candidature. Take a look at the following pointers elucidating the array of compulsory and optional documents you need to apply for this scheme.

• Academic records: High school mark sheet and degree certificate (bachelor’s and master’s)
• IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT, GRE scores (optional)
• SOP and LORs
• Letter of intent and resume
• Research proposal for aspirants of doctoral programs
• Work experience certifications (optional)
• Certifications for extracurricular activities and social participation (optional)

Note: There is no application fee, which students need to pay when applying for the Turkish Scholarships.

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FAQs

Hence, now that you are familiar with the wide range of Turkish scholarships availed by the country’s government, it is high time to find the right course and university and send your application ahead. If you are confused about the admission process in Turkish universities or in selecting a suitable program to study there, reach out to our experts and counsellors at Leverage Edu. Consider joining a free counselling session with us if you plan to study abroad.