On January 27, 2025 the Rector of the Kyrgyz National University, Professor Dogdurbek Chontoev, received the coordinators of the “Turkey Scholarships” program of the Directorate of Turks Abroad and Related Peoples under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey.
Representatives of the program noted that, based on the cooperation agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Turkey, Kyrgyz applicants are given the opportunity to study at Turkish higher education institutions on a budget basis, and the “Turkey Scholarships” program provides support in the form of grants and scholarships to students studying at bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral (research) levels on a budget basis. According to them, undergraduate students are paid a monthly scholarship of $140, master’s — $200, doctoral — $300 and post-doctoral — $800. It should be noted that the scholarship is provided through the university in Turkey chosen by the students.
The Rector expressed his readiness to work with the Turkish program and thanked the delegation members.
After the meeting, the Turkish delegation members gave a lecture to the students of the KNU about the “Turkey Scholarships” program in the small conference room of the main building.
