Turkish Government Scholarships for International Students

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Turkish Government
BS/MS/PhD Degree

Deadline: 30 June  (annual)
Study in:  Turkey
Course starts  September 2011

Brief description:

If there is no special note in bilateral agreements, the Turkish Government offers scholarships for Undergraduate and Graduate (Master/PhD) studies, as well as for Research and Turkish Language Summer Courses.

Host Institution(s):

Recognized Universities in Turkey

Field of study:

Any approved field of study except medical studies

Number of Scholarships:

Not specified

Target group:

International students

Scholarship value/inclusions:

School fees, dorm fees and medical treatment expenditures (excluding long term illnesses, serious surgical operations, prosthesis, jaw orthopaedics, orthodontics and teeth prosthesis) are paid by the Turkish Government.

Monthly payment for graduate studies, research or Turkish Language Summer Course is TL 220, and TL 195 for undergraduate studies. Travel expenses and cost of meals are to be covered by the student.

Eligibility:

•  Applicants should not be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey or hold a dual nationality (Turkish and any other country nationality).

•  Undergraduate candidates should have a good level of a high school graduation degree. The high school which was graduated from should be equivalent to the high schools in Turkey. Candidates should not have suspended education more than 2 years after graduation and not be older than 25 years on the date of application.

•   Candidates for graduate studies (Master/PhD) should be a graduate of a 4-year university and not be older than 40 years on the date of application.

•  Research candidates should be a graduate of a 4-year university and have a good level of Turkish, English or French.

•  Candidates for the Turkish Language Summer Courses should be a university student or a graduate student.

•  Candidates should not be infected with a contagious disease (HIV, Hepatitis-C and etc) or should not have a disease preventing his/her education in Turkey.

Application instructions:

Country-specific scholarship notifications are announced through diplomatic channels.  Candidates should apply to the authorized bodies of their own countries or to the Turkish Embassies/Consulates in their respective countries.

Application forms and documents of candidates for undergraduate, graduate and research scholarships should be submitted to the Turkish Ministry of National Education through diplomatic channels before 30 June and the documents of candidates for Turkish Language Summer Course scholarships before 30  April same way. The application form can be downloaded from the official website of the scholarship provider (see link below).

It is important to contact the Turkish Embassy or Consulate in your country and visit the official website (links found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.

Contact information:

MEB Dış İlişkiler Genel
Müdürlüğü, 6. Kat C Blok
06648 Bakanlıklar – Ankara
Tel: (312) 413 16 90 / 413 17 09
Fax: (312) 418 82 89
Email: digm@meb.gov.tr

See the contact details of Turkish Embassies/Consulates in your country here.

Website:

Official Scholarship Website: http://digm.meb.gov.tr/burslar/BURS_IC/2010_scholarship_en.html