About The DAFI Scholarship:
Studying a Turkish university or other higher education institution as a temporary protected student?
If the response is affirmative, you may be eligible for the scholarship program run by DAFI in conjunction with Turkey University and UNHCR. Eligible refugees can pursue undergraduate studies at Turkey’s finest institutions thanks to the DAFI scholarship program.
Scholarship Details:
- Announced date: September 5, 2022
- Deadline: September 29, 2022.
- Host country: Turkey.
- Type of Scholarship: fully funded scholarship.
- Nationality: Refugees who have foreign national identification numbers provided by the Turkish Republic.
- Program degree: associate and bachelor’s degree.
- The number of scholarships: is not specified.
Scholarship benefits:
This scholarship will offer all expenses to earn a degree. Below is further information:
- against other higher education funding schemes, it provides department and university positions.
- the cost of university.
- allows you to take a one-year Turkish language course while learning the language of the country.
- Now that you have access to additional resources for your academic studies, life is better.
- provides lodging for students visiting foreign countries.
- accompanies you on your trip to Turkey and covers the cost of your one-way flight home at the conclusion of your study stay.
- enables you to completely benefit from readily accessible healthcare services.
Scholarship requirements:
- Nationals of the Republic of Turkey or individuals who have forfeited their Turkish citizenship for whatever reason are not eligible for Türkiye Scholarships.
- Candidates for undergraduate study must have been born on or after January 1, 2001.
- Academic and extracurricular accomplishments are taken into consideration while awarding Türkiye Scholarships. The educational requirements for the program you are applying for must be met.
- Candidates must be temporarily shielded.
- Applicants must be in good health and free of any conditions that would prevent them from attending school in Turkey (such as chronic illnesses or communicable diseases).
- Applicants must be enrolled in a public university or another higher education institution by the academic year 2022-2023.
- Applicants must be undergraduate or associate students in their first or second year.
- Note: The qualifications for associate’s and bachelor’s degrees are similar.
Scholarship selection criteria:
- There are highly competitive scholarships, and only some of the qualified applicants who satisfy the requirements will be admitted to the program.
- Typically, there are multiple phases in the selection process:
- After submitting the whole application and supporting documentation, qualified applicants are shortlisted and called for interviews.
- A Selection Committee, which often consists of the Ministry of Education or other government representatives, personnel from universities or other academic institutions, partners in the education sector, and UNHCR staff members, conducts interviews in person.
- The Selection Committee selects scholarship recipients in accordance with the number of DAFI scholarships available in the relevant nation based on interview performance and application materials.
- Successful candidates are contacted and the enrollment procedures are started.
- Make sure you have all the required information and paperwork before beginning your application.
- Each of the required papers must be clearly scanned, in one of the following file types: pdf, jpeg, png, or gif, and not larger than 5 MB.
Documents requirement:
- Educational Certificates or a diploma.
- a current student certificate proving that you are presently enrolled in classes at the level required for the scholarship you are requesting, or a transcript attesting to your past education,
- Transcript.
- For college-level applications, a course and grade breakdown for the final three years of high school should be provided. A record of the classes and grades you obtained at your previous educational level by the scholarship application you are completing.
- The transcripts of doctoral aspirants must be translated or certified in English or Turkish.
- an identity document.
- You can be recognized by the official identity cards, passports, driver’s licenses, birth certificates, etc. that your nation’s government has issued.
- It is strongly recommended that you upload your passport as identification.
- Photos.
- a recent passport photo of you taken within the previous six months, showing your face.
Extra Files (Optional file):
- Examined outcomes.
- You have successfully completed national or international exams for academic proficiency, such as the GRE or SAT.
- Languages Competency Records.
- Turkish Proficiency Certifications, TOEFL/IBT, DELF/DALF, etc. are examples of foreign language proficiency certificates.
- Workplace injury Certificate.
- evidence of employment, either past or present.
- Note of Reference.
- Certifications and Achievements Awards.
How to Apply:
The application process for the DAFI scholarship is online, to apply please visit the official website of the DAFI Scholarship program.
online application form
