Bilkent University

Bilkent University-International Students
Applying to study:
IELTS – 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 on each section
(IELTS score sheet should be sent directly from the test center to Bilkent University)
TOEFL iBT – 87 in total

(TOEFL score sheet should be sent directly from ETS to Bilkent University – CODE: 0620)
Tuition Fee: 14,700 USD
Scholarships for International Students

1. Prospective students who apply for financial assistance are evaluated according to their high
school grades, their national and/or international exam scores, their program choices, and other
relevant academic criteria.
2. Qualified applicants are offered partial or full tuition waiver scholarships. Tuition waiver
scholarships are awarded at five levels, ranging from 20% to 100% in increments of 20%.
Accommodation scholarships may be available for a limited number of top students who are on
full tuition waiver scholarship.
3. Students can benefit from tuition waiver scholarships for a maximum of 4 semesters in the
English Preparatory Program and for a maximum of 10 semesters in 4-year undergraduate
programs. Accommodation scholarships are provided for up to 8 semesters.
4. Students on scholarship are required to take at least the minimum course load* from their
curriculum specified for their major department each semester (excluding additional courses, any
minor program courses, withdrawn courses**, GE100, GE251 and non-credit courses) and to
maintain a minimum Annual-GPA*** of 2.00/4.00. English Preparatory Program students are
required to qualify to take the ECA or PAE exam at the end of each course or pass PAE by the
end of the academic year. Scholarships of students who fail to meet these conditions will be
decreased one or two levels and cannot be restored even if the students improve their
performance. If there are no Fall or Spring semester courses within the Annual-GPA, students
with less than 2.00 are given a warning; if these students fail to meet the required conditions at
the end of the following year, their scholarships will be decreased by two levels.
5. Students on accommodation scholarship are required to maintain a minimum Annual-GPA of
2.50/4.00. Students who fail to meet this condition will lose their accommodation scholarship. If
their Annual-GPA is less than 2.00, their scholarship will be decreased by two levels.
6. Attendance to all lectures and academic activities is mandatory for all scholarship students, even
if the course instructor does not take formal attendance or specify a minimum level of
attendance. In case of poor attendance, scholarships may be temporarily suspended any time.
7. If a scholarship student is subject to a disciplinary action, his/her current scholarship may be
reduced or cancelled depending on the disciplinary offense and the sanction imposed.
8. Students participated in exchange programs for one or two semesters are required to take and
pass a number of courses equal to their minimum course load.
* The minimum course load depends on the department. This information can be found in
SRS (https://stars.bilkent.edu.tr/srs/) under “Information Card” and “lower limit”.
** Students who are taking the minimum course load each semester may withdraw from at most
one course during an academic year.
*** The Annual-GPA is calculated as a weighted average of Fall and Spring grades. The sum of
the Fall and Spring semester grade points are divided by the sum of the Fall and Spring semester
credits. If a course that was taken in the Fall semester is repeated in the Spring semester, then
both grades are included in the Annual-GPA calculation.
Applicants and students, who previously had or already have Turkish citizenship are not eligible
for international student scholarships. International applicants and students, who later obtain
Turkish citizenship will lose their eligibility for international student scholarships from that date
onward.
Merit Scholarship
At the end of each academic year, international students who have taken at least a minimum
curriculum course load (excluding any additional courses, withdrawn courses, GE 100-250-251,
non-credit courses and repeated courses in Spring, already taken in Fall semester) and attained an
annual grade point average of 3.30 or above, as well as being in the top 5% of all the non-
scholarship students in their program, may become eligible to receive a merit scholarship for the
following academic year. To become eligible for a merit scholarship, an international student
must rank at a level higher than their current partial tuition waiver scholarship level.
Depending upon a student’s ranking within the top 5% the scholarship covers tuition fees to the
extent shown below:
Rank Percent of tuition

First 1% 100%
Second 1% 80%
Third 1% 60%
Fourth 1% 40%
Fifth 1% 20%
https://w3.bilkent.edu.tr/international/scholarships-for-international-students/
Undergraduate Programs
FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE
Department of Architecture
Department of Communication and Design
Department of Fine Arts
Department of Graphic Design
Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture
FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Department of Management
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Department of Economics
Department of International Relations
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Department of Psychology
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Department of Computer Engineering
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Department of Industrial Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND LETTERS
Department of American Culture and Literature
Department of Archaeology
Department of English Language and Literature
Department of Philosophy
Department of Translation and Interpretation
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Department of Chemistry
Department of Mathematics
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Department of Physics
FACULTY OF MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS
Department of Music
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Information Systems and Technologies
Tourism and Hotel Management

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TOEFL iBT – 87 in total

Tuition Fee: 14,700 USD

Scholarships for International Students

Rank Percent of tuition

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

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