GÖZDE'lerimiz Scholarship Program

Scholarship provider: Bulgurcu Foundation

Educational support for women engineering students

Bulgurcu Foundation has embraced the mission of realizing Gözde Bulgurcu's hope of seeing more women engineers educated in Türkiye. Gözde was a successful engineer who made her family proud throughout her education. The Foundation has therefore identified successful and socially conscious women engineering students like Gözde as the program's target group.

Women engineers in STEM fields face gender discrimination in Türkiye and around the world. This situation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics has created a need for dedicated support for women engineers. Bulgurcu Foundation was established to help eliminate discrimination and build a strong support network by bringing women engineers together. It has supported its scholarship recipients since 2021.

Application deadline: September 15, 2026. Applications submitted after this date will be considered for the following scholarship period.

Scholarship scope

Eligible universities and departments

Non-repayable scholarships are awarded to female students studying engineering at public universities or on full scholarships at foundation universities. The Foundation determines and announces the quotas, amounts and scholarship periods each year.

Computer Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Electronics and Communication Engineering
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Design Engineering
Energy Systems Engineering
Physics Engineering
Shipbuilding and Marine Machinery Engineering
Geomatics Engineering
Food Engineering
Civil Engineering
Management Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Control and Automation Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mathematical Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Meteorological Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Textile Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Software Engineering

Application requirements

Who can apply?

Be a citizen of the Republic of Türkiye

Only citizens of the Republic of Türkiye may benefit from the Bulgurcu Foundation scholarship program.

Have limited financial means

Applicants must declare that they have limited financial means and fully document their own and their family's assets and income.

Meet the academic requirements

The scholarship may be awarded to students newly enrolled in a preparatory class or the first year of an undergraduate program, as well as to students in intermediate years. Students progressing from a preparatory class to the first year are considered intermediate-year students.

Be under the age of 25

Applicants must not have reached the age of 25 as of the application date.

Have no criminal record

Applicants must have no criminal record as of the application date.

Academic requirement for intermediate-year students: The applicant's cumulative grade point average, calculated across all semesters since the beginning of the program, must be at least 2 out of 4. The applicant must also have no more than one failed course from the standard curriculum of the previous academic year or semester. No distinction is made between intermediate years when scholarships are allocated.

Scholarship amount and duration

TRY 3,500 per month for 10 months each year

TRY 3,500 per month

As a general principle, Foundation scholarships are awarded at TRY 3,500 per month for 10 months each year.

No payments in July and August

Scholarship payments are made for 10 months. No payments are made in July or August.

Up to 5 years including the preparatory class

Undergraduate students who begin receiving the scholarship in the preparatory class may be supported for up to 5 years.

Up to 4 years for undergraduate study

The scholarship may be awarded for up to 4 years of undergraduate study, excluding the preparatory class.

Unless the Foundation experiences an extraordinary reduction in its financial capacity, students whose academic success has been confirmed and who consistently maintain that success are expected to receive support until graduation without having to reapply each year. The Foundation management reserves the right to terminate the scholarship at any stage of the process.

Application and documents

Documents to upload during the application

Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements must upload their student certificate, photograph, transcript and personal information to the bursverenler.org system in full.

Criminal record certificate
Student certificate issued by the university
Photograph
Transcript
Complete personal information
For students beginning undergraduate study, the ÖSYM Result Document and, if required, a document issued by the University's Student Affairs Department showing the applicant's university entrance ranking
For intermediate-year students, a university-approved document showing the grades received during the most recently completed academic year or semester and the overall grade point average for all courses

Documents that may be requested during the interview: Property ownership records, a rental agreement and a detailed civil registry record. A certificate of martyr status and documentation of disability are optional.

Evaluation process

Candidate selection, scholarship allocation and payment

Preliminary evaluation

Applications submitted through bursverenler.org are ranked according to how closely they meet the criteria. The number of candidates is then reduced to twice the available scholarship quota.

Interview

Selected candidates are interviewed by the Bulgurcu Foundation Scholarship Committee, either in person or by online video call. Attendance at the interview is mandatory.

Final decision

The Bulgurcu Foundation Board of Directors reviews the Scholarship Committee's report, may request additional information and documents or conduct another interview, and makes the final scholarship allocation decision.

Academic achievement and financial need are considered when scholarships are awarded. The Scholarship Committee ranks candidates according to these criteria. During September, it submits a report to the Board of Directors together with the scholarship allocation list showing the selected candidates' names, surnames and academic standing, as well as their Student Application Documents and attachments.

Scholarship amounts and annual increase rates are determined by the Board of Directors. Monthly scholarships are transferred to the selected students' bank accounts for 10 months, beginning in early October.

Scholarship continuation

Conditions for continuation and termination

View all continuation and termination conditions

For the scholarship to continue, the student's summer transcript must show no more than one failed course from the standard curriculum of the previous academic year or semester, and the student's grade point average must not be below 2.00.
The scholarship is terminated if requested documents are not submitted on time or if the scholarship recipient receives a disciplinary penalty. If the reason for termination, other than a false statement, ceases to exist, the recipient's situation may be reconsidered and the scholarship may be reinstated if deemed appropriate.
If the scholarship recipient changes their department or university, their scholarship status is reevaluated. The scholarship continues until graduation from the department for which it was originally awarded, provided the relevant academic and student exchange requirements are met. Double major and minor programs do not extend the scholarship period.
Scholarship recipients who study abroad through Erasmus or a similar student exchange program and will receive their diploma from their registered university after returning may continue to receive the scholarship while abroad, provided they submit the information and documents requested by the Foundation.
The scholarship ends if the recipient begins full-time employment or gets married.
The scholarship is terminated if the recipient is arrested or convicted of an intentional offense.
The scholarship of anyone who makes a false statement to the Foundation for any reason is terminated, and full repayment of all scholarship payments received is requested.
The scholarship is terminated if the recipient temporarily suspends their studies or takes a leave of absence.
The scholarship is terminated if the recipient ends their education for any reason or changes their educational institution without informing the Foundation.
The Foundation reserves the right to amend or apply the scholarship regulations differently without prior notice and to redefine the scholarship amount, number of recipients, scholarship duration or eligibility requirements. The Foundation assumes no debt or obligation toward scholarship recipients and makes no commitment. By applying for the scholarship, applicants declare that they accept all these conditions.
The Foundation management may unilaterally terminate the scholarship at any stage of the process.

Application

Apply for the Bulgurcu Foundation GÖZDE'lerimiz Scholarship through bursverenler.org

To apply for the scholarship, you must first register through the login area on the bursverenler.org homepage. If you are already a member, you can sign in to your account and complete your application.

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