Bachelor's Scholarship•Türkiye · Ankara

Bilkent University International Undergraduate Scholarships

Funding

Partial / Stipend

Program dates

TBA

Bilkent University, a private research university in Ankara, Türkiye, offers tuition-waiver scholarships to international undergraduate applicants. Awards range from a 20% to a full 100% reduction of tuition, granted on the basis of high-school grades, standardized-exam scores (SAT, A-Levels, IB or recognized science-olympiad medals) and program choice. A limited number of top full-waiver students also receive an accommodation scholarship, and enrolled students can later earn a merit scholarship. There is no separate scholarship form — every admission applicant is automatically considered.

Benefits & funding

  • Tuition-waiver scholarship at five levels: 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% or 100% of tuition.
  • Accommodation scholarship: dormitory support for a limited number of top students already on a full (100%) tuition waiver; requires maintaining a minimum 2.50/4.00 GPA.
  • Merit scholarship: for enrolled students with an annual GPA of 3.30 or above who rank in the top 5% of non-scholarship students in their program; 20%–100% of tuition by ranking.
  • Coverage runs up to 4 semesters in the English Preparatory Program and up to 10 semesters in a four-year undergraduate program, conditional on maintaining a minimum 2.00/4.00 annual GPA and the required course load.
  • Note: the official international-scholarships page does not list a living stipend, health insurance, laptop or meal card for these awards.

Eligibility

  • Open to international students of any nationality applying to a Bilkent undergraduate program.
  • Applicants who currently hold, or previously held, Turkish citizenship are not eligible for international-student scholarships.
  • Admission is based on high-school qualifications and accepted exams: SAT (minimum 1000/1600 combined Math + Critical Reading, plus minimum 500/800 in at least two subject tests relevant to the program), GCE / Cambridge International A-Levels (three subjects at grade C or above), International Baccalaureate (minimum diploma score 28/45), or a TÜBİTAK-recognized international science-olympiad medal.
  • Applications submitted with predicted grades, results or scores are not evaluated.
  • No age limit and no work-experience requirement.

Application process

  1. 1
    Submit the online international undergraduate application through the Bilkent application portal during the application window.
  2. 2
    Provide your high-school transcript and final (not predicted) standardized-exam results.
  3. 3
    Choose your program(s); admission and scholarship level are assessed together — no separate scholarship application is required.
  4. 4
    If admitted, present original copies of your documents for verification.

Program timeline

  1. Applications open for the 2026–2027 fall semester

    Feb 2, 2026

  2. Application deadline

    Jul 12, 2026

  3. Program starts

    Fall 2026