Islamic Development Bank(IsDB) and Türkiye Scholarships offer a joint Scholarship program to international students from all IsDB Member Countries and Muslim Communities around the globe to study their bachelor’s, Master or PhD on fully funded scholarships in the most prestigious universities in Turkey.

Scholarship details:

Level: 

• Associate degree
• Undergraduate
• Master
• PhD

Fields: Science and technology subjects for development

Benefits of the program:

The IsDB Turkey Scholarship programs cover the following expenses:

• Turkish Language Course (1 year )
• University and Program Placement
• Flight Ticket (round trip)
• Monthly stipend
• Tuition fee (equivalent to the following amount in Turkish lira):
  • $350 for  Associate and Undergraduate students
  • $375  for master
  • $400 for PhD
• Accommodation support
• Health insurance
• Academic and Professional Programs
• University mentorship Guidance and Counselling activities.

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Eligibility Criteria

• Bachelor Degree Applicants should not be over the age of 21 
• Master’s Applicants should be 30 years old, and PhD applicants should be 35 years old.
• Those who are already registered in Turkish Universities are ineligible to apply for the joint scholarship program.
• Accommodation is included in the monthly stipend. Therefore, the student should pay the accommodation fee from their monthly allowance.
• Applicants should have a C1 level of Turkish Language. Those who do not have a C1 Level of Turkish Language should attend a one-year Turkish preparatory course in order to obtain C1 Turkish language proficiency. You should check the language of instruction and other test scores when selecting the programs in the application.
• The fields of study should be in line with sustainable development goals.
• Candidates should be in good health and not have any chronic diseases.

For associate degrees and bachelor’s degrees, the scholarship is an interest-free loan (Qard-Hasan) to the students and a grant to the LDMCs to which they belong (since repayment is not made to lsDB but to a local trust). The associate degree and bachelor degree students are required to repay the loan after graduation and employment, in easy installments, to the lsDB Education Trust (IET), a Waqf set up (or to be set up) in the students’ countries.

Associate degree-eligible countries:

YTB-IsDB-IsFD Scholarship Program for Associate Degree for IsDB Least Develop Member Countries (LDMCs):

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen

Bachelor degree eligible countries: 

IsDB-ISFD Scholarship Program for Bachelor Degree for IsDB Least Developed Member Countries (LDMCs):

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Yemen

Master degree programs eligible countries 

Check IsDB-ISFD Scholarship Program for Bachelor Degree for IsDB Least Developed Member Countries (LDMCs):

Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Togo, Uganda, Yemen

PhD eligible countries: 

Merit Scholarship Program for High Technology (Ph.D) for IsDB Member Countries:

Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iran, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, Algeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Morocco, Sudan, Jordan, Senegal, Oman, Iraq, Cameroon, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Niger, Bahrain, Uganda, Benin, Gabon, Kazakhstan, Mali, Azerbaijan, Guinea, Tunisia, Mauritania, Lebanon, Mozambique, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Gambia, Palestine, Syria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Côte d’Ivoire, Comoros, Afghanistan, Chad, Suriname, Albania, Turkmenistan, Djibouti, Guinea-Bissau, Somalia, Guyana

How do I apply for the IsDB-Turkey Scholarship?

Potential applicants for the IsDB-Turkiye Scholarship can submit an online application via the Türkiye Scholarships website linked below. You can apply in any of the following eight languages:

• Arabic
• Turkish
• English
• French
• Russias
• Bosnian
• Persian
• Spanish

Note: You do not need to submit a separate application to the university to get university admission. If you are selected for the IsDB—YTB scholarship, you will also receive university admission.

 Application period: 10 March 2025 – 20 March 2025

Note: Check the field of study and level of study HERE according to your nationality.

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For more details, visit the Islamic Development Bank Scholarships website and the Turkey Burslari website.

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