[ecrea] Research Fellowship Programme for Foreign Citizens in Turkey

Research Fellowship Programme for Foreign Citizens
Travel and research grants in the fields of Natural Sciences, 
Engineering and Technology, Medical Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, 
Social Sciences and Humanities are awarded to highly qualified PhD 
students and young postdoctoral researchers to enable them to conduct 
part of their research in Turkey.
(2012 - 1st TERM)
Travel and research grants in the fields of Natural Sciences, 
Engineering and Technological Sciences, Medical Sciences, Agricultural 
Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities (*) will be awarded to highly 
qualified PhD students and young post-doctoral researchers to perform 
part of their research in Turkey.

ELIGIBILITY
1. Be a foreign citizen, non-Turkish citizen (people who have dual 
citizenship are not eligible)
2. Be accepted by one of the universities or research institutes in Turkey
3. Certify that he/she has sufficient command of language in which the 
research will be pursued
4. For PhD students: To be enrolled in a PhD program abroad
5. For post-doctoral researchers: not to be over the age of 35 as of 
application year
6. PhD degree with GPA minimum 3.50/4.00 for post-doctoral researchers 
who got their PhD degrees from Turkish universities

DURATION OF AWARD
Maximum duration of this fellowship is 12 months.

VALUE OF AWARD
Maximum living allowance for this fellowship is 2.250 TL/month. If it is 
approved by TÜBI.TAK - Department of Science Fellowships and Grant 
Programmes (BI.DEB) Evaluation and Support Commission, travel costs and 
health insurance may be partially covered.

DOCUMENTS
1. Photocopy of birth certificate or personal information part of passport
2. Curriculum vitae and list of publications (if any)
3. Curriculum vitae and list of publications of the host scientists
4. BSc, MSc and PhD transcripts
5. A letter of acceptance from a Turkish university or a research institute
6. A letter confirming that the applicant has got a leave of absence 
from his/her home institution
7. Language adequacy certificate
8. Two recommendation letters
9. A detailed research plan explaining the aim, experience and 
background of the candidate on the proposed research
10. A brief report prepared by the host scientist in Turkey on the 
proposed research project(signed)
11. For PhD students: a document certifying that the applicant is 
registered as a PhD student abroad
12. For post-doctoral researchers: a copy of PhD certificate

APPLICATION
Online applications must be made at: http://ebideb.tubitak.gov.tr. 
Online applications must be made until 6 p.m. on the application 
deadline since the system will be automatically closed at 6 p.m.

After the online application form is filled and the documents above are 
uploaded, the applicant must sign the printout of the form and send it 
to TUBITAK-BIDEB along with the documents above.

Applications not fulfilling cited conditions, lacking any of the 
required documents or those arriving after the deadline will not be 
processed.

DEADLINES
• 1st Term : 2 March 2012
• 2nd Term : 5 October 2012

(The online application system will be open for two weeks until the 
deadlines.)

THE START OF FELLOWSHIPS AND THEIR CONTINUATION
• Fellowships must be started within 1 year after the allocation. 
Otherwise, the fellowship will be cancelled.
• The fellows are monitored through study reports signed by the fellow 
and the coordinating scientist.

OBLIGATIONS
• Depending on the total duration of the grant, fellows should send a 
“development report” about their research every 4 months. Also, fellows 
must submit a “final report” at the end of the scholarship period. All 
reports must be signed by both the co-working scientist(s) and the fellow.
• If the development reports are delayed, the fellowship payments will 
be halted. If the fellow does not send development reports within 3 
months from the date the payments are halted, fellowship may be 
cancelled by BIDEB’s Evaluation and Support Commission.
• The support received from TÜBI.TAK must be clearly acknowledged in all 
publications concerning the study realised during the fellowship period. 
Copies of the publications (if any) concerning the work should also be 
sent to BIDEB.
• The fellow is obliged to notify BIDEB about any other financial 
support he/she gets from an institution other than TUBITAK within 15 
days from the beginning of the support. If the fellow is supported 
financially by another institution, the amount of future payments is 
decided by BIDEB’s Evaluation and Support Commission and the fellow may 
have to pay back to BIDEB.
• If the fellow decides to leave before the end of the scholarship 
period, the fellow or his/her supervisor has to notify BIDEB 15 days 
prior to the departure. No payments will be made after the departure 
date. If any payments are made after the departure date, payback is 
required.
• Fellows have to pursue their studies full-time during the fellowship 
period. If the Fellow leaves Turkey during the fellowship period, he/she 
is obliged to inform TUBITAK about the dates and duration of his/her 
visits abroad. If the visit does not exceed two weeks in each six months 
of the fellowship period, full stipend is continued. Otherwise, stipend 
is halted during the period of absence.
If the fellow does not fulfill what caused to halt in 3 months, his/her 
fellowship is certainly halted by BIDEB’s Evaluation and Support 
Commission.

(*) Please see page

All applications for this program are based on ‘Execution Rule and 
Policy’ prepared with the reference of the General Practice Principles 
approved by the TUBITAK Science Committee.

TÜBI.TAK-BI.DEB 2216
National Fellowships Division
Research Fellowship Programme for Foreign Citizens

Duran MES,E
Tunus Caddesi No: 80, 06100
Kavakl?dere/ANKARA
+90 312 468 53 00- 3843
(bideb2216 /at/ tubitak.gov.tr)





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