APPLY: 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.