The purpose of the program is to support individuals who would like to pursue their doctorate degrees abroad for those have bachelor's degree on condition that they come back to Turkey. The students who plan to pursue a PhD program abroad in the scientific fields determined by the Board of Science, Technology and Innovation Policies and the TÜBİTAK Board of Directors are awarded a scholarship provided that they enrolled in a PhD program abroad within the scope of the program.
Scholarship is provided to those who want to receive doctoral education abroad in the following scientific areas:
- Additive Manufacturing
- Agriculture and Animal Biotechnology
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Bioenergy
- Blockchain Technologies
- Broadband Technologies (Wired / Wireless Communication Technologies, IP technologies)
- Cloud Computing
- Coal Technologies
- Energy Storage Technologies
- Energy Efficiency
- History of Science
- Information Security
- Internet of Things
- Micro / Nano / Opto-Electromechanical Systems
- Quantum Technologies
- Robotics, Mechatronics and Automation
- Solar Energy
- Wind Energy
Scholarship to be awarded covers two (2) years of doctoral education. Scholars are paid a maximum of $60,000 per year, including living expenses, tuition fees, and health insurance.
1. To be a Turkish citizen,
2. To have a valid Academic Staff and Graduate Education Entrance Exam (ALES) score of at least 75 or to have a GRE or GMAT score equivalent to this score
3.To have grade point average (GPA) where to be studied,
3.1.For those who have completed their undergraduate education, to have a GPA of at least 2.50/4.00 or 65/100,
3.2. For those who have completed the master's degree with thesis, to have completed the undergraduate program with a minimum GPA of 2.50/4.00 or 65/100 and the master's with GPA at least 3.00/4 or 76.66/100
3.3. Those who have studied abroad but whose transcripts are not arranged according to the quartile or one hundred system, should prove their declaration at the time of application with the original conversion table showing the equivalent of each grade prepared by the university that issued the transcript in case they are selected as a scholars. (In cases where the document cannot be obtained, the conversion table can be obtained from web page of Higher Council of Turkey (YÖK).
4. Students who have not graduated yet (undergraduate senior year) can apply if they meet the GPA requirement at the application date. However, these students must graduate with a GPA of at least 2.50 / 4 or 65/100.
5.To meet one of the following foreign language conditions;
5.1. To have minimum 60 points from the Foreign Language Exams such as YDS or YÖKDİL exams valid for 5 years from the date of the examination or minimum 72 points from the TOEFL-IBT exam valid for 2 years from the date of the examination, or to have the scores obtained from the exams accepted by YÖK,
5.2. To have received an undergraduate or graduate diploma from an institution that teaches in a foreign language,
6. To be accepted by a university that is among at the top 100 universities in the THE (Times Higher Education), QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings or ARWU (The Academic Ranking of World Universities) by subject as of last three years from the application date that is in one of the prioritized scientific field in the call text, This program can be applied for a maximum of 3 times.
7. Not to be a scholar of Education Ministry's YLSY program.
The program is open to apply for all over the year.
Applications can be submitted online at TÜBİTAK Application Information System (https://tybs.tubitak.gov.tr/). Applications submitted by fax or other electronic methods or with incomplete documents will not be accepted.
Applications who pass the preliminary examination are taken into scientific evaluation. Scientific evaluation can be made through one of the evaluation methods of interview, consultant or Advisory Board. The candidate's scholarship application is evaluated based on his/her level of knowledge and academic studies in the field for which he/she is applying.
Science Fellowship and Grant Programs Directorate
2213-A Overseas Graduate Scholarship Program
Phone: 444 66 90
e-mail:bideb2213@tubitak.gov.tr