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Scholarships and Discounts

Graduate program fees are for the entire program, covering six (6) semesters in programs with thesis, three (3) semesters in programs with project and twelve (12) semesters for doctoral programs. Scholarships and discounts are applied during registration and they cannot be applied during the education process.

 

SCHOLARSHIPS 

Ranking Scholarship (100% Full Scholarship)

It is determined based on the weighted total score ranking in thesis-based master's programs and doctoral programs.

The success ranking is determined by the Academic Council's relevant decision, taking into account the prospective students' ALES scores, GPAs, and (if any) science exam results and interview scores.

The ranking scholarship is only valid for Turkish citizens.

It is awarded to students up to 15% of the number of students enrolled in the program. International students are not included in the calculation of the number of prospective students to whom the scholarship will be awarded (15%).

  

BİLGİ Scholarship (100% Full Scholarship) 

The BİLGİ Scholarship can be awarded to candidates who meet at least one of the following criteria in all master's programs with thesis, without thesis, and distance education, as well as doctoral programs.

Even if the candidate to whom the BİLGİ Scholarship will be awarded is not listed in the application or admission requirements of the relevant program, they must have an ALES or equivalent score.

 

BİLGİ Scholarship application criteria:

  • ALES ≥ 80 (in the program's score type; last 5 years) (GRE/GMAT equivalent is accepted).
  • For Master's programs, Bachelor's GPA ≥ 3.50/4.00; for Doctoral programs, Thesis-based Master's GPA ≥ 3.75/4.00
  • Graduation from a university ranked in the top 30 in Turkey by URAP or in the top 500 by QS/THE/ARWU
  • Article published in TR Index or WoS/Scopus Q1–Q4
  • Registered patent/utility model or personal exhibition/biennial/major festival selection by a selective jury or creative work/product appropriate to the field
  • A prestigious award or scholarship granted based on selective and qualified evaluations appropriate to the field (including prestigious festival/biennial selection awards in creative fields)

 

The BİLGİ Scholarship is defined by the Institute Directorate and the Rectorate, based on candidates who meet the criteria proposed by the program director.

If the number of candidates meeting the criteria exceeds the quota, the BİLGİ Scholarship is recommended for the candidate who meets the most criteria. If the number of criteria is equal, the points calculated for the ranking scholarship are taken into account.

  

Academic Scholarship

The academic scholarship is defined based on the candidate's academic background and potential, as evaluated by the program director, for all master's programs (thesis, non-thesis, and distance learning) and doctoral programs.

The academic scholarship cannot exceed 70% per candidate; if the candidate receives a scholarship along with a discount, the total of the academic scholarship and discount cannot exceed 70%.

 

DISCOUNTS

BİLGİ Alumni Discount

Applicants who are BİLGİ Alumni can benefit from 40% discount.

  

BİLGİ Up Discount

Students who meet the requirements of BİLGİ Up Program can benefit from 50% discount.

 

Corporate Discounts

 

1. Corporate Cooperation Discount

Prospective students who work at one of the corporations with which BİLGİ has a corporate cooperation are eligible for a 50% corporate cooperation discount. For this discount to be valid, the prospective student needs to share their up-to-date personnel document.

 

For corporate agreements, please contact the Graduate Admissions Office at sectoralrelations@bilgi.edu.tr .

 

2. Public/Municipal Discount

Public/municipal employees can benefit from 50% discount in all graduate programs.

For this discount to be valid, the prospective student needs to share their up-to-date personnel document.

 

3. Startup Discount

Partners and employees of startups registered in Technopark, TEKMER, and incubator programs, as well as employees of TechnoPark and TEKMER operating organizations, are eligible for a 50% discount.

 

4. Turkish Bar Association Discount

Members of the Turkish Bar Association can benefit from 50% discount for all our Law Master's Programs. The Turkish Bar Association discount is only valid for master's programs in the field of Law.

 

5. BİLGİ Staff Discount

Those who have worked at BİLGİ for 3 years or more can benefit from 100% discount.

The staff discount applies to full-time employees who have worked for 3 years or more; they are required to continue working during the program and to work at İstanbul Bilgi University for 2 years after graduation.

Staff members who have worked full-time for less than 3 years can apply for ranking scholarships, BİLGİ scholarships, or academic scholarships under the same conditions and criteria as other applicants. In addition, full-time employees with 3 or more years of service may apply for ranking scholarships, BİLGİ scholarships, or academic scholarships under the same conditions and criteria as other applicants, provided they waive their right to a 100% discount.

  • Discounts are only valid for master's programs and are not offered for doctoral programs.
  • The graduate discount cannot be combined with the BİLGİUp discount; other discounts can be combined.
  • Discounts can be combined with academic scholarships, but the total scholarship-discount ratio for a candidate is limited to 70%.

Please contact Graduate Admissions Office at graduate.bilgi.edu.tr for the use of scholarship and discounts.