Financial Aid
There exists a wide spectrum of financial aid and scholarship opportunities and packages for graduate students at the Graduate School of Health Sciences. These include “KU Graduate Scholarship” funded by Koç University (%25, %50, %75, %100), BİDEB scholarship funded by TUBITAK, TUSEB Scholarship, Türkiye Scholarships, “Project-based Graduate Scholarship” co-funded by external sources such as TÜBİTAK, EU, industry through projects and Koç University. Nursing PhD program offers 100% scholarship (full exemption from tuition fees) for all candidates who meet the criteria.
| Graduate School | Graduate School and Program Type | Tuition in TL Program Fee (Turkish citizens) | Tuition in USD Program Fee (Non-Turkish citizens) |
| Graduate School of Health Sciences (GSHS) | MSc Immunology (MSc Non-Thesis) | 260.000 Turkish Lira | 11.500 USD |
| MSc Global Health (MSc Non-Thesis) | 260.000 Turkish Lira | 11.500 USD | |
| MS with Thesis programs Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Immunology, Reproductive Biology, Medical Microbiology, Medical Physiology, Global Health, Critical Care Nursing | 415.000 Turkish Lira | 18.000 USD | |
| Ph.D. programs Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Immunology, Reproductive Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Medical Physiology | 415.000 Turkish Lira | 18.000 USD |
PhD Students:
Tuition waiver
Monthly stipend of 23.000 TL
Dormitory room
Private health insurance (limited coverage)
Meal Card
Free HGS (Fast Transit Pass) car stickers for campus entrance
Travel support to attend scientific events (Oral or poster presentation acceptance on National/International Conference Attendance)
MS with thesis students:
Tuition waiver
Monthly stipend of 14.000 TL
Private health insurance (limited coverage)
Travel support to attend scientific events (Oral or poster presentation acceptance on National/International Conference Attendance)
Dormitory room may be offered to a limited number of MS students depending on the availability of resources
Project-based Graduate Scholarship:
MS and PhD students are accepted to participate in specific research projects funded by external sources such as TÜBİTAK, BİDEB, TUSEB, EU or industry. The stipend varies depending on the project. If the Koç University scholarship is higher than the scholarship amount of TÜBİTAK, TUSEB and BİDEB projects, these scholarships can be completed with an additional payment based on the upper limit of the projects.
Tuition waiver
Monthly stipend (depending on the project source)
Free furnished housing for PhD Students (Dormitory rooms may be offered to a limited number of MS students depending on resources.)
Private health insurance (limited coverage)
Meal Card (for PhD students only)
Free HGS (Fast Transit Pass) car stickers for campus entrance
Travel support to attend scientific events (Oral or poster presentation acceptance on National/International Conference Attendance)
Turkey Scholarships at Koç University:
For this type of scholarship, students must follow the steps below during the Fall application periods:
1) apply to Koç University using DreamApply and be admitted
2) apply to the Turkiye Scholarships Doctoral Scholarship program using their online application system and be selected
Please visit https://graduate.ku.edu.tr/content/scholarships for more information or email study@ku.edu.tr.
*The scholarships (including the side benefits) as well as the awards are subject to the continuation of the students’ satisfactory academic performance as stated in the Koç University Graduate Scholarship Rules and Regulations.
