Türkiye Scholarships 2027/2028

About this scholarship

Türkiye Scholarships is the Turkish government scholarship for international students. It is open to all nationalities except Turkish citizens, for associate, bachelor's, master's and PhD study at Turkish universities. You don't need an admission letter: you choose your programmes in the application and the scholarship places you at a university. Applications open every year from 10 January to 20 February. The official 2027 announcement is not out yet.

Funding type

Full tuition fee Monthly stipend: 6,500 TL for bachelor's, 9,500 TL for master's, 13,000 TL for PhD Accommodation Health insurance A flight ticket at the start and at the end of your studies One-year Turkish language course Students in the Merit Scholarship Program get double the monthly stipend

Tuition fees

Covered

Living costs

Covered

Travel

Covered

Insurance

Covered

Eligibility requirements

Nationalities

All except listed nationalities — Türkiye

Residence condition

No residence condition

Citizens of all countries, except Turkish citizens and people who lost Turkish citizenship You have graduated, or you will graduate before August 2027 Age: under 21 for associate and bachelor's, under 30 for master's, under 35 for PhD Minimum grade: 70% for associate and bachelor's, 75% for master's and PhD, 90% for medicine, dentistry and pharmacy You can't apply for the same level you are already studying at a Turkish university There are no master's or PhD scholarships in health sciences

Minimum grade

70% or the same in another scale

Work experience asked for

Not stated

Return condition

Return condition not stated

How to apply

Straight to the provider

Language requirements and exemptions

No language test required

Most programmes are taught in Turkish. Every scholar without a C1 Turkish certificate takes a one-year Turkish course first and must reach C1 by the end of it, even if their programme is in English. Programmes taught in English or another language may ask for a test result like TOEFL.

University admission details

Admission included in application?

You don't apply to the universities yourself. You choose programmes in the scholarship application, and if you win the scholarship you are placed at one of them. The programmes you can choose depend on your previous studies.

Required documents

Passport or national ID A photo taken in the last year Diploma or temporary graduation certificate Transcript National exam result, if you have one Language test result such as TOEFL or DELF, if the programme asks for it GRE, GMAT or SAT result, if the programme asks for it For PhD: a research proposal and a sample of your written research

Application steps

Apply on the TBBS system (tbbs.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr) between 10 January and 20 February 2027. Applying is free. Fill in your details, choose your programmes, write your letter of intent and upload your documents. Shortlisted applicants are invited to an interview. Bachelor's applicants also take a 30-question test in maths, geometry and logic on the same day. Bring the original documents of your last degree to the interview.

Requirement checklist

Scholarship contacts

Türkiye Scholarships: [email protected]Copy