Frequently Asked Questions

The “Make a Promise for the Future” is a scholarship program that aims to enable a greater number of successful and needy students to benefit from Sabancı University's original and innovative education, and is offered to successful students of our country in order to help them add value to themselves and their country.

Candidate students who will apply to the program must fulfill the following conditions:

  • YKS first 20.000 Ranking
  • Be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey,
  • Have limited financial means,
  • Not to have received any disciplinary punishment during the secondary education period,
  • Not to have previously obtained a bachelor's degree from a university.
  • This year, students in the earthquake zone will be given priority.

  • Within the framework of the program, scholarship students will be entitled to tuition fee exemption and free accommodation in dormitory rooms for 2-4 people during the normal education period in Sabancı University undergraduate programs.
  • Scholarship students will receive monthly cash support for 9 months in each academic year to cover their meals, textbooks, and other expenses.
  • Scholarships continue for the duration of normal education. This period is 4 years for those who start their education directly from the undergraduate program, and 4 years in addition to the preparatory program for those who start their education from the English Preparatory Program.
  • Students enrolled in double major programs are given an additional 1 year for the second major, provided that they complete the main major program in the normal period.

All students who meet the eligibility requirements can apply online on the date announced on the website. You can access the form published on the application date via the link.

1. Application Form (to be filled in online)

2. 1 passport-type photo (Must be of standard size; for example, 4.5x6 cm)

3. Criminal record certificate (Can be obtained from the e-devlet website.)

4. Copy of Identity Card.

5. Identity Registration Certificate showing all family members (Can be obtained from the e-devlet website.)

6. Transcript (Document showing academic success. It can be taken from high school or from e-devlet website.)

71 reference letter (The letter must be written by the guidance teacher in accordance with the sample format, with a stamp and wet signature, and must be uploaded to the form.)Click for the Sample Format.

8. Documents showing the family's income status       

9. For employees, an approved pay slip from the employer

10. For retired people, a copy of the pension card showing the pension or an account statement showing the pension

11. For the self-employed, a copy of the income tax return

12. No-income certificate from the Social Security Institution for those who have no income,

13. Documents showing the assets registered in the name of the parents, including the following;

Rent agreement

Copy of title deeds

Copy of vehicle registration documents

14. A maximum 3-minute video in which you talk about "yourself, your dreams and why you want to study at Sabancı University" must be taken and uploaded to the relevant field in the application form.

15. If any; awards, achievements and other supporting documents

 

 

• The “Make a Promise for the Future” Scholarship Program online application form and the documents to be attached must be completed in full and sent through the system by the announced deadline.

• A link will be sent to the e-mail addresses of all candidates who fill out the application form completely and meet the application criteria. Within 24 hours after the announcement of the YKS Exam results, it is necessary to enter the success ranking in the relevant score type into the system on this link and upload the YKS result document to the system on the same page.

Reference letters submitted by all candidates during the application process, the video in which they talk about themselves, their aspirations and why they want to study at Sabancı University, their high school diploma grade, social and sports activities and all other supporting documents are carefully examined.

• All the information submitted by the candidate students is kept confidential and evaluated by the Committee formed by the Sabancı University administration.

• Online or, if necessary, physical interviews are conducted with all candidates who pass the first screening.

• The results of the evaluation are notified to the candidates via the online application system or e-mail before the end of the "University Selection Period" announced by ÖSYM.

Candidates must fill out the application form completely by the specified application deadline and upload all required documents to the system.

 

*The applications of the candidates who do not complete their application by filling out the online form and uploading the necessary documents to the system will not be evaluated.

* All communication with candidates throughout the process will be carried out via e-mail. Therefore, it is very important for candidates to have an up-to-date e-mail address.

 

1 reference letter (The letter must be written by the guidance teacher in accordance with the sample format, with a stamp and wet signature, and must be uploaded to the form.)Click for the Sample Format.

It is valid for all undergraduate programs run within the faculties of Sabancı University.

The number of scholarship students within the scope of the “Make a Promise for the Future” is determined in line with the fundraising efforts of the year.

Candidates who want to apply can only submit their documents via the online form. Applications by courier/mail are not accepted.

Early applications do not provide any advantages. It will be sufficient for the candidates to complete the application form and the documents in the form by the announced deadline.

A link will be sent to the e-mail addresses of all candidates who fill out the application form completely and meet the application criteria. Within 24 hours after the announcement of the YKS Exam results, it is necessary to enter the success ranking in the relevant score type into the system on this link and upload the YKS result document to the system on the same page.

The application deadline for "Make a Promise for The Future" Scholarship Program is 23 June.