Turkey Scholarships 2021, Fully Funded (Complete Details)

Türkiye Scholarships: Turkey Scholarships 2021 is open for all international students with high caliber and outstanding educational background. The deadline to apply for the scholarships is 20 February 2021. The applicants can directly apply online by visiting the official website.

The Turkey Scholarships 2021 is fully funded and covers all the expenses which include financial support, tuition fee, accommodation, and health insurance but also provides university placement and academic, social, and cultural facilities to its awardees at all levels of higher education.

Türkiye Scholarships is government-funded and all international students from all over the world can study in the most prestigious universities of Turkey. The scholarships are open for bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. levels. The Turkish Scholarship also offers short term programs.

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Programs and Levels of Study

Programs open for application are: Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs
Applications will be open to applicants who wish to study at bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels.
Other programs such as Research Scholarships, Success Scholarships, and KATİP have different application periods and are announced regularly on our website and social media channels.

Application Dates: 10 January – 20 February 2021

Türkiye Scholarships applications for 2021 will be received in one period, and applications will be open between 10th January- 20th February 2021 for international students from all countries.

Eligibility

Basic Criteria for Applying

Minimum Academic Criteria:

Minimum academic achievement for Bachelor’s degree applicants: 70%
Minimum academic achievement for Master’s and Doctorate degree applicants: 75%
Minimum academic achievement for Health Science (Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy) applicants: 90%

Age Criteria:

To be under the age of 21 for Undergraduate programs
To be under the age of 30 for Master’s programs
To be under the age of 35 for Doctorate programs

Eligible Groups:

Citizens of all countries
Graduates or applicants who are able to graduate at the end of the current academic year (before August 2021)
Researchers and academicians

Non-Eligible Groups:

Turkish citizens and those who have lost Turkish citizenship
Students already registered in Turkish universities at the level of study they are applying for.

What the Scholarship Covers

Full-Time Programs

Undergraduate Scholarship Program
University and program placement
Monthly Stipend: 800 TL per month
Tuition Fee
Once-off Return Flight Ticket
Health Insurance
Accommodation
One year Turkish Language Course
Length of award: 1 year Turkish Language course + 4-6 years (depending on the normal duration of the program)

Postgraduate Scholarship Program

University and program placement
Monthly Stipend:
Master’s: 1,100 TL per month
PhD: 1,600 TL per month
Tuition Fee
Once-off Return Flight Ticket
Health Insurance
Accommodation
One year Turkish Language Course
Length of award:
- Master’s: 1 year Turkish Language course + 2 years
- PhD: 1 year Turkish Language course + 4 years

Short-Term Programs

Success Scholarship Program (1 year)
- Monthly Stipend:
- Bachelor’s: 450 TL per month
- Master’s: 600 TL per month
- Ph.D.: 900 TL per month
- The success scholarship program does not cover accommodation and other amenities
Research Scholarship Program (3-10 months)
- Monthly Stipend: 3,000 TL per month
- Research scholarship does not cover accommodation and other amenities
Turkish Language & Culture Programs
- Turkish Language Programme for Public Officials and Academicians [KATİP] (8-10 months)
- Monthly Stipend: 2,000 TL per month
- Once-off Return Flight Ticket
- Accommodation
- Turkish Language Course

KATİP program does not cover health insruance

How To Apply

Applications can only be made individually through Türkiye Scholarships Burslari by the candidates.
There are no institutions or persons authorized to apply for Türkiye Scholarships.
Candidates are strongly advised to carefully read the instructions and warnings in the application system.
Applicants are required to submit and upload the necessary documents to the application system.
Applications delivered by post, courier, or by hand will not be accepted.
Applications are free of charge. Please do not entertain any third party institutions or persons who offer to make an application on behalf of you in exchange for a fee.
Türkiye Scholarships include both scholarship and university placement at the same time.
Applicants will be placed in a university and program among their 12 preferences which they choose in the application system

Required Documents

All candidates must submit the following documents during online application:

A valid National Identification Document OR a valid Passport
A recent Photo of the candidate (Please note that the photo you upload into the Application system must be a proper portrait of yourself, candidate photos which are not identifiable will undermine the evaluation of your application)
National exam scores (required for candidates who do not possess any international qualification or certification)
Diploma or temporary certificate of Graduation
Academic transcripts (online screenshots and uncertified transcripts will undermine the evaluation of your application)
International exam scores (GRE, GMAT, DELF, YDS, YÖS …etc. if required by the chosen university & program)
Language test scores (if required by the chosen university & program)
A research proposal and an example of your written work (for PhD applicants only)

Important Details

Most programs in Turkish universities are instructed in Turkish. However, some departments and universities offer programs in English or other languages. Candidates who wish to study in these programs need to have an internationally recognized language certificate to prove their language proficiency (TOEFL and other equivalent certificates). Most of these programs require international admission test scores such as GRE, GMAT, SAT etc. Candidates can check the language of instruction while selecting the programs in the application system.
Undergraduate candidates who possess International qualifications such as SAT or GCSE instead of national exam scores, will need to provide the minimum required qualifications needed for completing secondary school according to these international exams.
All Türkiye Scholarships awardees who do not possess C1 Level Certificate for Turkish Proficiency (including those who are placed into English or other language taught programs) must attend a 1-year Turkish Preparatory Course and attain the C1 Level Certificate by the end of their academic year.