Turkiye Burslari Scholarship 2023-24: Apply Online, Check Eligibility

If you are planning to continue your education in a foreign country like Turkey then you can apply for the Turkiye Burslari Scholarship 2023-24. This new scholarship is available for students who are pursuing research and development courses in Turkey and want to kick start their career as a researcher in a foreign country, however, this can be a very tough decision to take. In order to help international students the Turkish government has created the Turkiye Burslari Scholarship 2023-24. You can check out the details related to the eligibility criteria from the article provided below and we will also share with you the application procedure that you need to follow in order to apply for this scholarship.

About Turkiye Burslari Scholarship 2023-24 

Turkiye Burslari Scholarship 2023-24 is a government-funded scholarship that is provided in order to help people who are taking into consideration higher education. This scholarship is run by the government of Turkey for international students who are coming from India or any other country eligible. People can apply for this scholarship if they want to get equal opportunities and get success around the world so that they can continue their education even in a foreign country. Turkey has been providing various scholarship opportunities to international students and researchers who come from all around the world to this specific country in order to pursue their dreams and become successful. 

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Important Dates

• General Application Period

Application Period	January 10 – February 20
Evaluation Process	March–April-May
Interview Period	June – July
Announcement of Results	Early August
Initial Procedures	August
Transfers of Grantees to Türkiye	September

• Success Scholarship

Application Period	October–November
Evaluation Process and Announcement of Results	November

• Research Scholarship

1st Period
Application Period	January–March
Evaluation Process and Announcement of Results	April
2nd Period
Application Period	April–June
Evaluation Process and Announcement of Results	July
3rd Period
Application Period	July–September
Evaluation Process and Announcement of Results	October
4th Period
Application Period	October–December
Evaluation Process and Announcement of Results	January

Types Of Scholarships

The following types of scholarships are available in this scholarship program:-

• Full-Time Scholarship Program
  • Undergraduate Scholarship Program- This scheme is available for numerous departments in the fields of engineering, social sciences, health sciences, and basic sciences, and is received in January-February, which is the application period every year through the Turkish Scholarships Application System (TBBS). Almost all undergraduate programs are available, except for associate degrees and vocational schools.
  • The Graduate Scholarship Program is available for the masters and Ph.D. levels in the fields of social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and engineering at prestigious universities in Türkiye. Almost all fields of study are offered except the health departments.
  • Art Scholarship Program provides scholarships to international students at the undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. levels in the fields of musical sciences, performing arts, and fine arts at Ankara Music and Fine Arts University. The departments that can apply for within the scope of the Art Scholarship Program are as follows:
    • Performing Arts
      • Instrument Training (Undergraduate)
      • Voice Training (Undergraduate)
    • Music Sciences and Technologies
      • Music Technologies (Undergraduate)
      • Music Theory (Undergraduate)
    • Music and Fine Arts
      • Instrument Training (Graduate)
      • Music Sciences (Graduate)
      • Music Technologies (Graduate)
      • Music Theory (Graduate)
      • Musicology (Graduate)
      • Voice Training (Graduate)
  • Merit Scholarship Program is provided in order to increase the number of students who have international academic and language proficiency documents to study in Türkiye. The candidates will have to follow the following eligibility criteria to apply for this scholarship.
    • Türkiye Scholarship grantees who have a place in their programs with international language and academic proficiency documents approved by the Presidency. (SAT, GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, etc.).
    • Those who scored top points at national exams in their home countries,
    • Those who carry out research projects within Scientific Research Projects (BAP), TÜBİTAK, or with the approval of the Presidency,
    • Those who publish scientific articles in journals scanned by Science Citation Index (SCI), Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXP), Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Art and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI),
    • Those who acquired the patent license
    • Those Türkiye Scholarships holders at the level of bachelor’s degree who have a GPA above 3.50 out of 4.
    • Türkiye Scholarships students who participate in the Merit Scholarship Program will get reward with a monthly stipend 2 times higher than the regular payment.
• Short-Term Scholarship Program
  • Success Scholarship Program (1 year) is design for students who are currently studying at Turkish universities on their own and who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance. The duration is for 1 year. It will provide you only a monthly stipend as-
    • Undergraduate: 500 TL
    • Master’s: 700 TL
    • Ph.D.: 900 TL
  • Research Scholarship Program (3-12 months) is to encourage international researchers and academicians to cooperate with Turkish academics in the most prestigious universities of Türkiye. Ph.D. holders or Ph.D. candidates at the dissertation stage may also apply to this program. It will provide you with a monthly stupid of 4000 TL
  • KATİP (8-10 months) is the Turkish Communication Program for Public Officials and Academics. The KATİP program is a program design for foreign public officials, diplomats, academics, and researchers who wish to learn Turkish and get to know Türkiye better. The program includes only a monthly stipend and accommodation of 3000 TL
• Joint Scholarship Program
  • Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) Scholarship Program 
  • SPARK Scholarship Program 
  • Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Scholarship Program
  • Yemeni Pioneers Scholarship Program
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Scholarship
  • Higher Education Support Program
  • Türkiye Scholarships Baykar Technology Joint Scholarship Program

Benefits Of Turkiye Burslari Scholarship

The following benefits to the people who are applying for this prestigious scholarship:-

• Provides university and department placements, unlike other higher education scholarship programs.
• Covers tuition fees.
• Allows you to learn the language of the country study with a 1-year Turkish language course. Thus, resources are diversified in your academic research and daily life becomes more pleasurable.
• Provides accommodation for students arriving in a new country.
• Supports you on your journey to Turkey and when you return to your country at the end of your education period and covers your once-off flight ticket.
• Allows you to take full advantage of widespread health services when necessary with health insurance.
• Also provides a monthly stipend. 1000 TL at the undergraduate level, 1,400 TL at the Master’s level, and 1,800 TL at the Ph.D. level per month

Eligibility Criteria 

The applicant must follow the following eligibility criteria to apply for the scholarships:-

• Minimum Academic Achievement
  • For undergraduate candidates: 70%
  • For graduate candidates: 75%
  • For candidates in Health Sciences (Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy): 90%
• Age Criteria
  • For undergraduate programs: being under the age of 21
  • For master’s programs: being under the age of 30
  • For Ph.D. programs: being under the age of 35
  • For Research Scholarship: being under the age of 45
• Eligible Groups
  • Citizens of all countries
  • Graduates or those who will graduate at the end of the current academic year (before August 2022)
  • Researchers and academics
• Ineligible Groups
  • Turkish citizens and individuals who have lost Turkish citizenship
  • Individuals who are currently enrolled in programs at Turkish universities at the level of education they will apply for

Documents Required

The following documents requires while applying for these scholarships:-

• A valid identity document, ID card, or passport
• A photograph of the candidate taken within the last 1 year
• National exam results (if any)
• Diploma or temporary graduation certificate
• Transcript
• International exam results (GRE, GMAT, SAT, etc.) if required by the chosen university or program
• International language test results such as TOEFL, DELF if required by the chosen university or program
• A proposal for a research topic and a written example of the research you have carried out (only for Ph.D. applications)

Selection Procedure

The applicant will have to go through the following selection procedure in order apply for the scholarship:-

• All applications are examined on the basis of basic criteria such as minimum academic achievement, age limits set for each level of education, and required documents
• Applications from eligible candidates; are considered by the Expert Committee in terms of various criteria such as academic status, previous qualifications, academic interests, career goals, consistency of preferences, the content of the letter of intent, and participation in social activities.
• After this stage, the final list of eligible candidates for the interview process is set.

• A 30-question quantitative test consisting of mathematics, geometry, and logic questions is held for undergraduate candidates prior to the face-to-face interviews conducted by the Presidential Delegations.
• The tests are going to be held prior to the interview in order to evaluate the candidates applying to the fields of health sciences, science, and engineering, the fields which take the greater number of applications compared to other disciplines. 
• Tests are also going to be held for candidates applying in the field of social sciences, and the results will be evaluated in comparison among other applicants within the field.
• The test will include questions that require explanations, which will be provided both in Turkish and English, and questions that do not require translation. Since English sources are frequently used in basic courses in health, science, and engineering programs in Turkey like in many other countries around the world, candidates applying in these fields are expected to demonstrate a sufficient level of English to be able to comprehend and respond to the test’s questions.
• Despite the fact that the test takes the country’s educational curricula into account, questions have been developed in line with the Turkish curriculum as well. Undergraduate candidates who are going to be studying in Turkey are expected to be familiar with the core of the Turkish curriculum.
• Face-to-face interviews will take place on the same day as the test, and will be conducted in morning and afternoon sessions. Candidates will be informed of their test and interview timeslot when they receive their invitations to the interview.
• For various countries-
  • For those applying from Azerbaijan, 50 questions consist of mathematics, geometry, and logic. 
  • For those applying from Greece and the TRNC, 50 questions consist of Turkish, mathematics, science, and social sciences. The tests in these countries will be held during a single session for all candidates who receive an invitation for an interview. 
  • Face-to-face interviews will be held during the days immediately following the exam. 
  • In addition, in countries like Afghanistan and Sudan, where applications are plentiful, the Presidency may organize 80 to 100-question exams depending on the number of applicants.
• Candidates selected from more than 100 countries in the final list are evaluated by interview committees consisting of academics and experts.
• The interview, which usually lasts 15-30 minutes, is carried out in the following format:
  • Welcome and entrance
  • Check of documents
  • Purpose of the candidate’s application
  • Academic knowledge and career goals
  • Closing and candidate questions to the committee
• Candidates invited for the interview are required to bring all the documents and certificates of the latest education they have completed to the interview.
• The results of the interviews of applicants conducted by the interview committees are evaluated by a selection committee and a list of applicants who will receive scholarships is created.
• At this final evaluation stage, the general eligibility of the candidate for Türkiye Scholarships is evaluated.

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Turkiye Burslari Scholarship 2023-24 Application Procedure 

You will have to follow the following Application procedure to apply for the scholarships:-

• You will first have to visit the Turkiye Burslari website of this scholarship by clicking on the link given here 

• The home page will open on your screen.
• You have to click on the option called Application/Login 

• A new page will open on your screen.
• You have to click on the option called Register

• The Registration form will open on your screen.
• Fill out the application form with all of the important details and successfully upload all of the documents to register yourself for this scholarship. 

Contact Details 

•  Türkiye Scholarships Call Centre: 0 850 455 0 982
•  E-mail address: info@turkiyeburslari.gov.tr 
•  Address: Oğuzlar Mah. Mevlana Bulvarı No: 145 P.K: 06520 Balgat, ANKARA/TÜRKİYE

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