100% Tuition Scholarship
for Graduate Programs at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

Students enrolling for the first time in one of the master’s (with thesis) or PhD programs listed below for the 2026-2027 academic year and who meet the selection criteria set for this scholarship will be awarded a 100% Tuition Scholarship.

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS and DURATION

• Exemption from annual tuition fee.
• The 100% Tuition Scholarship continues regularly throughout the normal study period of the relevant program.
• Normal study period: 4 semesters (Master’s) / 8 semesters (PhD)
• If Scientific Preparation is applied within the relevant graduate program, the fees for the scientific preparation period are also included in the 100% Tuition Scholarship.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS and IMPLEMENTATION PRINCIPLES

• Applying to one of the master’s (with thesis) or PhD programs for which a quota is defined in the "GRADUATE PROGRAMS AND QUOTAS FOR THE 100% TUITION SCHOLARSHIP" table below for the 2026-2027 academic year, and meeting the application requirements of the relevant program.
• Not having previously been dismissed due to failure in the type of education accepted into (master’s with thesis or PhD).
• Not having received a disciplinary penalty during their studies at a higher education institution in Türkiye.
• Not having applied to the relevant program through internal or inter-institutional horizontal transfer.
• Students who qualify for the scholarship and have already paid their tuition fee will have their paid tuition fee refunded.

HOW TO APPLY?

• No separate application is required for the 100% Tuition Scholarship.
• The academic success of students who apply to the relevant graduate program will be evaluated based on the Selection Criteria specified below, and those who qualify for the 100% Tuition Scholarship will be determined accordingly.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• The selection criteria to be used in determining which students who are accepted into their applied program qualify for the 100% Tuition Scholarship are as follows:

• When determining the successful students who will fill the scholarship quota set for the relevant graduate program, among students with an equal overall score, priority ranking is made according to the following order:
  a) ALES score,
  b) Undergraduate GPA for master’s programs; undergraduate and master’s GPA average for PhD programs,
  c) Language proficiency score,
  d) Subject examination,
  e) The end-of-term average GPA of the program the student is enrolled in,
  f) The student's date of birth (younger age is preferred),

   

• The YÖK (Council of Higher Education) Conversion Table is used as the basis when determining students’ undergraduate and/or master’s GPAs.

• For international students, when calculating the Overall Score, applicants without an ALES exam certificate will have their ALES score taken as 70, and international students who do not take, or are unable to take, the subject examination will have their subject examination score also taken as 70 for the calculation.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS and QUOTAS for
THE 100% TUITION SCHOLARSHIP