Merit Scholarship Program is created to;

• Encourage qualified students, who have international academic and language proficiency documents to study in Türkiye,
• Design custom socio-cultural programs for specific needs of qualified students,
• Inspire Türkiye Scholarships grantees to be more dedicated on their studies,
• Merit Scholarship is both for prospective and existing Türkiye Scholarships students.

Those who have listed qualifications below will be included in Merit Scholarship Program:

• Türkiye Scholarship grantees who have been placed in their programs with international language and academic proficiency documents which approved by 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), TÜBÄ°TAK or with the approval of Presidency,
• Those who publish scientific articles on 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 patent license
• Those Türkiye Scholarships holders at the level of bachelor's degree who have GPA above 3.50 out of 4.
• Türkiye Scholarships students who participates in Merit Scholarship Program will be rewarded with monthly stipend 2 times higher than the regular payment.

Scope of the Scholarship

• University and Department Placement

• Monthly Stipend Undergraduate: : 1.700 TL, Master’s: 2.400 TL, PhD: 3.000 TL

• Tuition Fee

• Turkish Language Course (1 Year)

• Accommodation

• Health Insurance

• Once-off Flight Ticket (At the beginning of education and when graduating)

Persyaratan

Application Criteria

Minimum Academic Achievement

• For undergraduate candidates: 70%
• For graduate candidates: 75%
• For candidates of 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 PhD programs: being under the age of 35
• For Research Scholarship: being under the age of 45

Eligibility

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 in Turkish universities at the level of education will apply.

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