Turkish Scholarships Program 2025

Turkish Scholarships is an international scholarship program funded by the Turkish Government (Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities) which provides financial support for international students in their intended program of study at selected public and foundation Turkish universities.

The Turkish Scholarships program offers support to students from all countries who wish to pursue undergraduate, master, or Ph.D. programs at Turkish universities. It also supports academicians and post-doctoral researchers to collaborate with Turkish researchers.

Koç University has offered joint scholarships with Turkish Scholarships since 2019 for international students as follows:

• 5 undergraduate scholarships for all programs (except Medicine, Law, and Nursing)
• 10 Master scholarships for all Master’s programs with thesis (excluding Master’s in Clinical Pscychology, LL.M and Non-Thesis Master’s programs)
• 20 Ph.D. scholarships for all programs
• 5-10 Research scholarships (for academicians who have obtained a PhD degree or PhD students at dissertation stage affiliated with universities abroad)

• Table of Content
• About Turkey Government
• Turkish Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Turkish Scholarship
• Requirements for Turkish Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Turkey Government

Turkey is a nation straddling eastern Europe and western Asia with cultural connections to ancient Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Through international students studying in Turkey, Turkey�s aim is to raise generations that will produce solutions to problems of their countries as well as our world, have equality of opportunity and a supra-national perspective. Turkey has opened its doors to many international students for their education both in the pre-Republic and the Republic period, scholarships were provided to those students for them to receive ... continue reading

Turkish Scholarship

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Country to study	Turkey
School to study	Koc University
Type	Postgraduate
Sponsor	Turkey Government
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Turkish Scholarship

The Turkish Scholarship at Koç University program offers

• 100% tuition scholarships 
• Dormitory accommodation (according to the monthly support offered by Turkish Scholarships)
• Monthly stipend (according to the monthly support offered by Turkish Scholarships)
• Flights
• Other benefits (Turkish Language Course tuition during studies, visa application support, extra-curricular social and cultural integration activities)

Requirements for Turkish Scholarship Qualification

• Citizens of all countries
• Graduates or those who will graduate at the end of the current academic year (before August)
• Researchers and academics

Age Criteria

• For associate and bachelor's degree programmes: Under 21 years of age.
• For master’s programs: being under the age of 30
• For PhD programs: being under the age of 35
• For Research Scholarship: being under the age of 50

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Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Koc University on tbbs.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr to apply

Undergraduate scholarships

1. Complete and submit the online Turkish Scholarships application form and indicate as your 1st preference one of the eligible Koç University undergraduate programs. You should submit the form before their annual deadline in February. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND INSTRUCTIONS on the Turkish Scholarships “How to Apply” page. 
2. Complete and submit the Koç University International Student application form with all the required documents and information before the annual deadline. For Koç University this includes a valid SAT test score and TOEFL test score above the minimum specified for the relevant College. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND INSTRUCTIONS on the Koç University “How to Apply” page. 
3. If selected by the Turkish Scholarships Evaluation Committee for an interview and then approved, and if you are also offered admission by Koç University you will be offered the scholarship to the relevant undergraduate program. Announcement of results is usually done in August-early September each year

Master with Thesis scholarships

1. Complete and submit the online Turkish Scholarships application form and indicate as your 1st preference one of the eligible Koç University Master with Thesis programs. You should submit the form before their annual deadline in February. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND INSTRUCTIONS on the Turkish Scholarships “How to Apply” page. 
2. Complete and submit the relevant Koç University Graduate application form with all the required documents and information by the relevant program deadline. This includes a valid GRE test score and TOEFL test score. Applying without these two test scores will mean your application will not be evaluated. Only applicants who are admitted for the FALL semester intake are eligible to be funded by the Turkish Scholarships program. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND INSTRUCTIONS on the relevant Koç University Graduate School “Admission” pages.
3. If selected by the Turkish Scholarships Evaluation Committee AND the relevant Koç University Graduate School program committee you will be offered admission to the relevant Master’s program with the Turkish Scholarships funding.  

Ph.D. scholarships

1. Complete and submit the relevant Koç University Graduate application form with all the required documents and information by the relevant program deadline. This includes a valid GRE test score and TOEFL test score. Applying without these two test scores will mean your application will not be evaluated. Only applicants who are admitted for the FALL semester intake are eligible to be funded by the Turkish Scholarships program. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND INSTRUCTIONS on the relevant Koç University Graduate School “Admission” pages.
2. If you are nominated by Koç University to be funded by Turkish Scholarship (this usually is communicated to shortlisted applicants in August-September), you will then be asked to complete and submit the online Turkish Scholarships application form and indicate as your 1st preference the relevant Koç University Ph.D. programs. 
3. If approved by the Turkish Scholarships Evaluation Committee you will be offered admission to the relevant Ph.D. program with the Turkish Scholarships funding.  

For more details, visit Koç University Scholarship webpage