Turkish Scholarships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs – Cameroonian applicants inclusive

Turkish Scholarships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs – Cameroonian applicants inclusive

Turkish Postgraduate and Undergraduate Scholarship  Programs are full government funded programs for successful international students from all over the world for undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Turkey.

Scholarship type

Postgraduate and Undergraduate scholarships are:

Undergraduate Program

1. Regional Undergraduate Scholarship. 
2. Programmes Scholarship Program.
3. lbni Sina Medical Sciences Scholarship Program.
4. Yunus Emre Turkish Language Scholarship Program.
5. Islamic Theology Scholarship Program.
6. Art Scholarship Program.
7. Sport Scholarship Program.

Postgraduatem Program

1. Ali Kuscu Science and Technology Scholarship Program.
2. ibni Haldun Social Sciences Scholarship Program.
3. Yunus Emre Turkish Language Scholarship Program.
4. Islamic Theology Scholarship Program.
5. Art Scholarship Program.
6. Sport Scholarship Program.

Candidates can apply only one scholarship program in accordance with their educational background and academic goals. Turkish Scholarships include both scholarship and university placement at the same time. Applicants will be placed in a university and program among their preferences specified in the online application form.

Most programs in Turkish universities are instructed in Turkish. However, some departments and universities offer programs in English or French. The candidates who want to study in these languages need to have an internationally recognized certificate to prove their language proficiency. Also, most of these foreign language programs may ask international admission test scores such as GRE, GMAT etc. Candidates can TICK the language of instruction while selecting the programs.

Art and Sport Scholarship Programs, available for the first time this year, is specifically designed to encourage the skilled international students in the fields of art and sport to study at undergraduate, master or PhD (proficieny in art) degree levels in the prestigious Turkish universities with opportunities of Turkish Scholarships.

Applicants selected to be funded, take one-year Turkish Language Course covered by scholarship. Subsequently, they have to receive an acceptance from the relevant faculties of Turkish universities. Applicants are expected to have documents (official certificate, portfolio, etc.) to prove their success in the field they apply for.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Undergraduate Programs, applicants must:

1. be a citizen of a country other than Turkey (Anyone holding or ever held Turkish citizenship before cannot apply).
2. not be a registered student in Turkish universities at the level of study they are applying.
3. have graduated or are likely to graduate from a secondary education institution.
4. be under the age of 21 (no earlier than 01/01/1994).
5. have at least specified (% 90 for medical sciences, % 70 for other undergraduate programs) cumulative grade point average, diploma grade, national exam or international exam score, 
6.  be in good health.

To be eligible for Postgraduate Programs, applicants must:

1. be a citizen of a country other than Turkey (Anyone holding or ever held Turkish citizenship before cannot apply).
2. not be a registered student in Turkish universities at the level of study they are applying.
3. be a bachelor’s or master‘s degree holder by 3oth of July 2015 at the latest.
4. be under the age of 30 for master’s programs (no earlier than 01/01/1985).
5. be under the age of 35 for doctoral programs (no earlier than 01/01/1980).
6. have at least 75 % cumulative grade score, point average or diploma grade over their maximum graduation grade or have at least 75 % success in any accepted national or international graduate admissions test.
7.  be in good health.

Required Documents for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs

• Online application.
• A copy of a secondary school diploma for Undergraduate /bachelor or master’s for Postgraduate or document indicating that the candidate is secondary school senior or the candidate is bachelor or master’s student,
• A certified secondary school transcript for Undergraduate  or A certified bachelor and/or master’s for Postgraduate (indicating courses taken and relevant transcript with relevant grades of the candidate).
• A copy of a valid ID card (passport, national ID, birth certificate etc.) 
• Passport photo .

Application Procedure for the Turkish scholarships

Candidates are supposed to:

• go to www.turkiyeburslari.gov.tr
• click the online application form,
• create an account by entering an e-mail and password,
• read the application guide.
• log in to the system and fill out the application form,
• upload the required documents.
• and that is all.

Turkish Scholarships for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programs – Cameroonian applicants inclusive.

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