Sabancı University, a private research university in Istanbul founded in 1994, offers merit-based graduate scholarships for the 2026/2027 academic year across its Master's and PhD programmes in engineering, natural sciences, management, and social sciences. Most awards require no separate application: they are granted automatically during the admission process based on academic merit. The funding tiers are substantial and category-specific. The Distinguished Science and Technology Scholarship for PhD candidates provides a 100 percent tuition exemption, an annual stipend of 80,000 TL (about €2,200 est.) before the qualifying exam and 95,000 TL afterwards, single-room accommodation, a 3,000 USD research fund, private health insurance, and a laptop. The Full Scholarship covers all tuition and adds a stipend of 32,500 TL over 10 months for Master's students and 50,000 TL per year for PhD students. Further routes include project-based scholarships funded by TÜBİTAK, the EU, and industry, tuition waiver scholarships, TÜBİTAK-BİDEB national scholarships, and several named awards. The headline deadline is around 30 May 2026. Because stipend amounts in Turkish Lira, exchange-rate values, and deadlines change every cycle, confirm the exact current-cycle figures on the official Sabancı University page before you apply.
For most awards you apply for graduate admission online and are automatically considered for a scholarship; no separate scholarship application is needed.
Project-based scholarships (TÜBİTAK, EU, industry, NGOs) and named awards may carry additional conditions; check each category in the official call.
All countries
Most Sabancı University scholarships are awarded on academic merit during the admission review, with no separate competition: the admissions committees assess the strength of the application and assign a scholarship tier accordingly. Distinguished and named awards are reserved for the strongest candidates in the relevant graduate school, while project-based scholarships depend on the funding of specific research grants from TÜBİTAK, the EU, industry, or NGOs.
Sabancı University is a private research university in Istanbul, Türkiye, founded in 1994 by the Sabancı family and foundation. It offers interdisciplinary programmes across engineering and natural sciences, management, and social sciences, with high research output, international collaborations, and a residential campus that supports graduate scholarship holders.
Answers below are best-effort estimates from the most recent application cycle. Values marked ~ or (est.) may shift year-to-year — confirm specifics on the official scholarship page.
Applicants of all nationalities admitted to a Master's or PhD programme; specific criteria vary by scholarship category.
No. Most scholarships are awarded automatically on academic merit during the admission process.
A 100 percent tuition exemption, an annual stipend of about 80,000 TL (about €2,200 est.) rising to 95,000 TL after the qualifying exam, single-room accommodation, a 3,000 USD research fund, health insurance, and a laptop.
Full tuition exemption plus a stipend of 32,500 TL over 10 months for Master's students or 50,000 TL per year for PhD students, with accommodation and other benefits.
Yes. Project-based scholarships funded by TÜBİTAK, the EU, industry, and NGOs offer monthly stipends, full tuition waivers, and additional support.
Most graduate programmes in engineering, natural sciences, management, and social sciences; some awards exclude professional degrees.
Yes. Stipends range by category, for example about 80,000 TL per year for Distinguished PhD candidates and 32,500 TL over 10 months for Full Scholarship Master's students.
The headline deadline is around 30 May 2026 (est.); confirm the binding date on the official admissions page.
Yes, for the main tiers: single-room dormitories for Distinguished PhD holders and shared rooms for Full Scholarship Master's students.
Yes. Named awards such as the Ayşegül Arsoy, Işık İnselbağ, and İsmail Serhat Oğuz scholarships support specific fields.
English; proof of English proficiency is part of the admission documents.
On the Sabancı University graduate admissions and scholarships pages, which publish the binding amounts, categories, and deadlines for each cycle.