Postgraduate (Master, PhD) and Research in Turkish Universities

General Information

This program includes scholarships for graduate and research studies, these programs are the “Science and Technology”, “Social Sciences”, “History and Civilization” and “Economic Studies” programs. They all have the purpose of supporting successful and idealistic students who wish to study at the portgraduate level or to undertake research studies in Turkey. Candidates from all over the world can apply for master’s, doctoral or research scholarships.

Who can apply?
Candidates applying for the “Graduate and Research Scholarship Program” shall meet the following requirements:
1. For master’s and Ph.D scholarships: Candidates are expected to have graduated or be likely to graduate from an educational institution at undergraduate or master’s level equivalent to that of Turkey, in the present academic year. For research scholarships: Candidates are expected to have passed a PhD comprehensive exam or received PhD degree,
2. - For master’s candidates: Candidates born not earlier than 01.01.1982, For Ph.D candidates: Candidates born not earlier than 01.01.1977, For research candidates: Candidates born not earlier than 01.01.1967,
3. Candidates must not have been granted a graduate or research scholarship by a Turkish government institution,
4. Students who are currently enrolled with a graduate or research program in Turkey can not apply to the scholarships for the same level,
5. Candidates who have completed an undergraduate and/or master’s studies in Turkey must submit a min. score of 45 on the ALES (Academic Staff and Graduate Education Test) conducted by OSYM or its international equivalent deemed acceptable by the selected university.
6. Candidates who choose the universities instructing in English or French must provide the language documents asked by the university that they choose.

What does this scholarship cover?
Scholarships provide the students studying in Turkey with wide opportunities. With the scholarship granted to you, you can matriculate at a University and utilize the health services of that University without making any payment. In addition, a specific amount of scholarship fee is put into your bank account every month. This amount will be enough to continue your education and enjoy the social facilities in Turkey freely. Meanwhile, you are provided with housing opportunities as well. Moreover, this scholarship does cover the Turkish language education provided for you before starting your University program and your round trip flight ticket from your country to Turkey.

A monthly payment (pocket money/allowance), accommodation support (rent or otherwise), tuition fees, costs of Turkish language training courses, general health insurance and specified travel expenses are all included.

Turkish Language Proficiency
Those who cannot provide the Turkish proficiency certificate will be subjected to Turkish language preparation course.

If the language of study in the department is a language other than Turkish, the scholarship holders will not be required to enroll into a Turkish language preparation course. However, it is required to present a Turkish proficiency certificate within two years after commencing their studies.

Application Deadline
End Date: on 01 June

Application Procedures

Evaluation of Applications and Interview
The selection of candidates is carried out according to academic achievement and interview performance. In calculating the academic success, Academic Criteria Table (undergraduate/master's diploma grade, general average grades received until the last term, international test score-if any, other academic assessment score) is taken into consideration as a criterion.

During the interviews, the applicants will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- The coherence between candidate’s academic background and program preferences,
- The extent of awareness regarding the importance for his/her country and for his/her career path, of getting an education in Turkey,
- A significant interest for social and cultural activities,
- A clear vision about promoting relations between Turkey and his/her own country.

Candidates are required to provide the original copies of the documents they submitted during the application process at the time of the interview.

Result Announcements
Results will be announced to the successful applicants via e-mail in August.
A letter of invitation and detailed information (student’s university, department etc.) are sent via e-mail to the candidates who are admitted for the scholarship program.

The students shall apply for a student visa at the nearest Turkish Embassies or Consulates with their invitation letter.

How to Apply

The following documents are required.

Required documents
- Application form, word (67 kb)
- A copy of undergraduate/master’s diploma or a document indicating that the candidate is in the last year of study.
- A certified transcript (indicating the courses taken by, and the relevant grades of the candidate
- For research candidates: those who continue Ph.D study must present a certified document indicating that the applicant has passed the Ph.D comprehensive exam; those who have received Ph.D degree must present certified diploma and transcript
- Research candidates who have received the Ph.D degree must present a digital copy of their dissertation and a list of academic works.
- Copy of a valid identity card (Passport, Birth Certificate etc.)
- 1 passport photo

Necessary documents can be sent by e-mail as scanned copy (pdf, jpg or tif format)

University and department list, pdf. (415 kb)