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The following applies to the Chevening / Turkish Education Associaiton jointly sponsored scholarship programme. The scholarship will cover tuition fees up to £12,000 for 12-month programmes and your living expenses in the UK.
Chevening scholarships are available for post-graduate level study for a minimum of 3 months and maximum of 1 year. In UK most Master-level programmes are for 1 year only.
Chevening scholarships in Turkey are full scholarships that cover:
- Pre-sessional English Training
- IELTS
- Visa cost
- Return Economy Airfare
- Tuition fee
- Thesis Allowances
- Arrival & Departure Allowances
- Stipend/Living allowance to cover subsistence and accommodation
- You must be a citizen of the Turkish Republic,
- You must be a graduate, ideally with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or equivalent
- It is essential that you can communicate effectively in written and spoken English, (minimum IEL TS score of 6.5).
- Must be able to demonstrate future leadership potential and the capacity to play an important role in Turkey's development.
- must have ambition and drive
- show a commitment to change and organisational development
- be flexible and adaptable
- be innovative and creative
- have an ability to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- European Studies (including short courses in the field of Turkey’s accession to the European Union)
- Public Administration
- Human Rights
- Migration
- Economics (particularly issues related to European integration )
- Journalism and Media Studies
- Environmental Studies
- Energy Studies
- Political Science and International Relations
- Agriculture/food engineering
- Defense studies
Key areas supported by us are outlined above. Please be informed that we may consider courses outside of these areas, but awards will be made in exceptional cases only if the applicant is able to demonstrate outstanding leadership potential and make the case for an alternative course of study
You should be sending your online application no later then 31st October 2008. Please be informed that you will not be asked for any supporting hard copy documents at this stage.
If you are shortlisted you will be notified no later then 15th of November and will be asked for supporting documents such as:
- 3 recent photos,
- Transcripts from your university ( in case you have a masters degree, please attach it as well),
- Two reference letters in a sealed and signed envelope (professional or academic),
- Photocopies of academic certificates,
- Valid IELTS result if available, (please read below)
- Birth certificate
- Declaration of Health Form
After receiving your documents and if they are complete you will be invited for an interview. If you do not have an IELTS score during the time of application you will be asked to sit for one if you are found successful in the interview. The fee of the exam will be paid by the British Council. We are aiming to inform the applicants of their results no later then 1st of March.
The e-Chevening application form includes a section on Proposed Course Details.
Immediately after the section inviting entry of Proposed Institution name is a question which asks:
'Are you applying for a fully funded British Chevening Scholarship?'
Individuals applying for a Joint Funded award should respond 'No' to this question. A text box will then open immediately after the question into which the applicant can enter the name and details of the Joint Funded award for which they are applying.
If you have already been offered a place at a university you should include the offer letter in your application. If not, the deadline for selected candidates to present their offer letters from UK institutions is 30 March 2009.
All documents must be in English or translated into English.
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