The Foreign Language Scholarship covers the portion of the language course fee determined by Yücel Kültür Vakfı. Any course fee exceeding the current scholarship amount is paid by the scholarship holder.

Applicants select the foreign language they wish to learn during the application process. The selected language cannot be changed after the scholarship has been awarded. Support may continue at the next level in the same language when the specified achievement and attendance requirements are met.

The scholarship is not limited to one academic year or a single level. However, continued support at each level depends on meeting the achievement, attendance, documentation and current programme requirements.

1. Age requirement
   Applicants must be between 18 and 29 years of age on the application date.
2. Student status
   Applicants are not required to be university students.
3. One language choice
   Only one foreign language may be selected during the same application period.
4. Programme requirements
   Applicants must accept the eligibility, attendance, achievement and documentation requirements set out in the Scholarship Regulations.

1. Create an account
   Complete the bursverenler.org registration process.
2. Complete the application form
   On the homepage, select “Burs Arıyorum” (“I Am Looking for a Scholarship”), choose “Yabancı Dil Bursu” (“Foreign Language Scholarship”) and enter all requested information.
3. Select the scholarship
   After completing the information entry, select “Dil Bursu” (“Language Scholarship”) on the “Burs Seçimi” (“Scholarship Selection”) screen.
4. Complete the application
   Follow the application steps displayed by the system and pay the application service fee to complete your application.

The information provided in the application form must be current, complete and verifiable.

Applications are reviewed by the Scholarship Committee in line with the announced quota. The evaluation considers the completeness of the application, the applicant's language-learning objective, motivation for personal development and compliance with the programme requirements.

The main and reserve lists are published through the designated results channel. Applicants awarded a scholarship are also notified separately. Scholarship holders on the main list have three months to submit the required documents and select the institution where they will study. If this period expires, the scholarship entitlement may be transferred to an applicant on the reserve list.

Applicants on the reserve list should monitor their current status through the published lists and their bursverenler.org accounts.

Minimum attendance

60%

Achievement assessment

The language school's end-of-level achievement report and the current programme requirements

Support at the next level

May continue when the achievement, attendance and documentation requirements are met

A scholarship holder who fails to meet the minimum attendance requirement is obliged to repay the scholarship amount provided. Days missed because of documented health problems are assessed separately.

Scholarship holders who pass to the next main level with an achievement rate of 80% or higher receive the increased achievement-based scholarship amount. Current amounts are listed in the “Scholarship Amount and Payment” section below.

For detailed provisions, please review the Foreign Language Scholarships section of the Scholarship Regulations.

The scholarship covers the six main CEFR levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2. If a language school divides these main levels into sub-levels such as A1.1 and A1.2, this does not create an additional scholarship entitlement; sub-levels are not funded separately.

For a scholarship holder who advances to the next main level with an achievement rate of 80% or higher, the increased achievement-based scholarship amount applies to the following main level.

The scholarship payment is made directly to the language education institution against an invoice and the attendance and achievement report after the relevant main level has been completed.

Any portion of the institution's fee exceeding the applicable scholarship amount is paid by the scholarship holder.

Scholarship holders may choose the language school where they wish to study and notify the Foundation of their choice. The selected institution's education programme, invoicing process and attendance and achievement reporting must comply with the Foundation's payment requirements.

The amount covered by the Foundation is limited to the scholarship amount announced for the relevant period. Any fees above this amount are paid by the scholarship holder.

Applicants awarded a scholarship are required to submit a signed Foreign Language Scholarship Undertaking and any other documents specified for the relevant evaluation period.

The undertaking must be printed and signed, scanned in PDF format and uploaded to an empty field in the bursverenler.org application form.

Download the Foreign Language Scholarship Undertaking →

Language education institutions may enter into an agreement with Yücel Kültür Vakfı to document the end-of-level payment and reporting process in writing.

The following documents and information are expected from the educational institution at the end of the level:

1. The student's attendance and achievement report.
2. The invoice for the relevant education period.
3. Information on whether the student will continue to the next level.

Sample agreement

Educational Institution Agreement

Sample report

Attendance and Achievement Report