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) 750.000 Turkish Lira 20.000 USD
MSc Global Health (MSc Non-Thesis) 750.000 Turkish Lira 20.000 USD

MS with Thesis programs

Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Immunology, Reproductive Biology, Medical Microbiology, Medical Physiology, Global Health, Critical Care Nursing

950.000 Turkish Lira 25.500 USD

Ph.D. programs

Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience, Immunology, Reproductive Medicine, Medical Microbiology, Medical Physiology

950.000 Turkish Lira 25.500 USD

 The amounts specified in the table are the first-year fees of the Ph.D and MS Programs, and annual fees will be collected in the first and second years of the program.

PhD Students:

Tuition waiver
A monthly stipend of 28.000 TL
Dormitory room 
A monthly benefit of 6000 TL for Koç University Scholarship PhD students who do not choose to stay in the dormitory 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 17.500 TL
Private health insurance (limited coverage)
Meal Card
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.)
A monthly benefit of 6000 TL for TÜBİTAK/TUSEB Scholarship PhD students who do not prefer to stay in the dormitory 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)

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.