1. Koç University Ph.D. Programs offer full Tuition Waiver  for any admitted candidates and extensive benefits as wells and monthly stipend.

2. Ph.D. Students may also be funded by external sources (i.e., TUBITAK Project/BİDEB, EU Projects, corporate funding or faculty research projects).

• Koç University and YTB (Ministry for Turkish Communities Abroad) signed an agreement for a jointly funded Ph.D. Scholarship program since December 2017 (please see below for details of the agreement)

3. MA- Thesis  programs admit all students with tuition waiver: admitted students do not pay tuition. (Except LL.M) Selected students may receive additional benefits (including stipend) based on academic merit and may be funded by external sources (i.e., TUBITAK or projects of the professors).

4. LL.M.  / Clinical Psychology with Thesis Program students pay full tuition. There may be a partial scholarship option depending on the strength of the application (e.g., grades, scores, written exam, interview) file to only limited number of students.

5. All LLM/ MA- Non Thesis students pay full tuition. KU alumni receive %25 discount.

 

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Stipend

 

2020/2021  Academic Year Stipends (*Effective September 2020) (TL, Monthly)
	Koç University Funding		External Funding (i.e., TUBİTAK or projects of professor) *PhD Students with TÜBİTAK BİDEB Funding receive GSSSH Research Fellowship Reward of 1200TL per month
	With Housing*	Without Housing**	With Housing*	Without Housing**
Ph.D. Before qualifying exam	3,000 TL	3,750 TL	As announced per project / TÜBİTAK	As announced per project / TÜBİTAK + 750 TL housing aid
Ph.D. After qualifying exam	3,500 TL	4,250 TL	As announced per project / TÜBİTAK	As announced per project / TÜBİTAK + 750TL housing aid
GSSSH Fellowship (awarded to outstanding Ph.D. students)	TBD	TBD	Not applicable
MA-thesis students with external funding	Not applicable		As announced by TUBITAK or projects	As announced by TUBITAK or projects + 750 TL housing aid
MA-thesis students without external funding	Stipend from KU may be available to selected students in the amount of 1.500 TL		Not applicable
MA-non thesis students	Not eligible for stipend, dorm or housing aid

*staying in KU Graduate Dormitory; **receiving housing aid instead of stayin in the dorms.

 

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Benefits

Ph.D. students

All admitted Ph.D. students receive the following benefits:

• Tuition Waiver
•  Shared Office space
•  Accommodation or housing aid. (Accommodation availability is only for the student- We do not offer family accommodation)
•  Private health insurance with limited coverage.
•  Meal Card (i.e., lunch allowance in student cafeteria).
•  Contribution towards expenses of scientific conferences.
•  Extra training’s (e.g., international summer schools) to contribute to students’ career success.
•  Contribution towards thesis-related expenses.
•  Summer internship programs overseas.
•  Student Exchange possibilities with foreign universities.

MA-Thesis Students with External Funding (TUBITAK or Projects of professors):

• Office space, upon availability.
• Accommodation or housing aid.*.  (*Shared student dorms maybe offered only to selected MA students on merit basis and resources are very limited, availability can not be guaranteed.)
• Private health insurance with limited coverage.
• Contribution towards expenses of scientific conferences.
• Contribution towards thesis-related expenses.
• Summer internship programs overseas.
• Student Exchange possibilities with foreign universities.

MA-Thesis Students without External Funding:

• Office space, upon availability.
• Contribution towards expenses of scientific conferences.
• Student Exchange possibilities with foreign universities.

MA-Non Thesis Students

•   No benefits available

Country Specific Scholarships:

Turkiye Scholarships Doctoral Scholarships at Koç University:

To receive the scholarship students need to do the following in parallel within the relevant application periods:

1) apply to Koç University using Gradapp and be admitted, and

2) apply to the Turkiye Scholarships Doctoral Scholarship program using their online application system and be selected