The purpose of these Regulations is to establish the conditions and procedures for scholarships provided by the Yücel Cultural Foundation to successful students in need of financial support, and to encourage students’ participation in social and cultural life and communication with one another.

1. Each year, the Board of Trustees of the Yücel Cultural Foundation awards scholarships, in the amounts and forms it deems appropriate, to a number of students in need. Students are selected from among successful applicants who are committed to the secular Republic and Atatürk’s principles, possess a sense of national responsibility and require financial support. Their circumstances are monitored.
2. Founding members of the Foundation may nominate up to two students in need by donating, in a single payment, half of the annual amount paid under the Higher Education Needs Scholarship. The nominated students receive a full scholarship for one year, with the remaining half covered by the Foundation.

The opening and closing dates for applications and the documents required from applicants are determined by the Foundation Board of Trustees according to the type of scholarship.

As with the Foundation’s other activities, scholarship programmes and practices may be promoted through press, broadcasting organisations and other media channels where deemed necessary by the Foundation Board of Trustees.

Applications are not considered where the applicant fails to apply within the dates set by the Board of Trustees of the Yücel Cultural Foundation, submits incomplete documents or is found to have provided inaccurate information.

The Foundation Board of Trustees determines and requests the documents required to demonstrate recipients’ academic standing and continued eligibility for the scholarship.

Complete records for each scholarship recipient are maintained in a separate file for each year. The continued eligibility of current recipients for the following year is reassessed annually.

Where necessary, the Foundation may request additional information and documents from scholarship recipients, their educational institutions and their parents or guardians.

Documents submitted to the Foundation for a scholarship application are not returned unless requested by the applicant within 15 days following the announcement of the scholarship results.

To foster closer communication with recipients and strengthen artistic and cultural exchange among scholarship recipients, young academics and students, recipients are encouraged to share their experiences with others through programmes and appropriate platforms.

The scholarship recipient’s parent or guardian and educational institution are informed that the student is receiving a scholarship.

1. The scholarship is terminated where a student at an institution using a course-passing system fails three or more courses.
2. The scholarship is terminated where a student at an institution using a grade-promotion system is required to repeat the academic year.
3. The scholarship is terminated when the student no longer requires financial support.
4. The scholarship is terminated when the student graduates.
5. The scholarship is terminated when the student no longer meets the criteria set out in these Scholarship Regulations and the official Foundation Deed.
6. The Selection Committee submits to the Foundation Board of Trustees, in writing and with reasons, the names of students whose scholarships it considers should be terminated. A scholarship is terminated by resolution of the Foundation Board of Trustees.
7. Subsequent scholarship applications from students whose scholarships have been terminated are not considered.
8. Project-based support is terminated when the project ends or becomes impossible to carry out.
9. The scholarship is terminated if information provided by the student to the Foundation is found to be inaccurate or if the student fails to report a change in circumstances within one month.
10. The scholarship is terminated if the student receives a temporary or permanent suspension from their educational institution or is found to have engaged, inside or outside the institution, in conduct incompatible with the dignity expected of a student.
11. The scholarship is terminated if the student engages in political activities.
12. The scholarship is terminated if the student fails to submit, within one month, the transcript and proof of enrolment required twice a year at the end of the spring and autumn terms. Scholarships are also terminated where recipients are found ineligible during the annual review.
13. The scholarship of a recipient who temporarily suspends their studies is terminated. If the recipient resumes their studies, reapplies and is selected, eligibility for a scholarship is restored.
14. A Foreign Language Scholarship is terminated without requiring a resolution of the Board of Trustees where the student is unsuccessful or fails to meet attendance requirements.
15. Where an applicant who applied online and was selected by a donor or the Foundation fails to deliver the originals of the required documents to the Foundation within 15 days, where the documents do not correspond with the application form, or where the applicant fails to provide the required bank account number, the scholarship is cancelled before commencement without requiring a resolution of the Board of Trustees. The donor’s contribution to the Yarım Elma Scholarship is not refunded; the support is assigned by the Foundation to the next eligible candidate.

1. For the scholarships and support covered by these Regulations, the Foundation Board of Trustees appoints a three-member Selection Committee from among its members. The Committee identifies students in accordance with these Regulations and any rules established by the Foundation Board of Trustees and submits them to the Board for final approval.
2. The Selection Committee determines, through open voting and discussion, the students who will receive scholarships and those whose scholarships will be terminated. In the event of an equal vote, the matter is decided by the Foundation Board of Trustees.

1. All scholarships and support are administered by the Foundation Board of Trustees. At least one month before the start of the academic year, the Board decides on the types, quantities and amounts of scholarships and support to be provided and appoints the Selection Committee.
2. Students submit scholarship applications through the website. Since 2016, applications for Foreign Language Scholarships and Higher Education Needs Scholarships have been received and evaluated online within the announced application period. In addition to documents uploaded online, the Board of Trustees may request originals from applicants who have provisionally qualified for a scholarship.
3. After reviewing the application and scholarship request documents, the Foundation may invite suitable students to an interview in order to learn more about them.
4. The Selection Committee recommends selected students to the Foundation Board of Trustees. A student’s scholarship eligibility becomes final upon resolution of the Board of Trustees.
5. These Regulations are communicated to each student whose scholarship has been approved, and the student signs a document confirming acceptance of the conditions.

These Regulations entered into force by resolution of the Foundation Board of Trustees dated 9 May 2017. The Scholarship Regulations dated 3 November 2004 were repealed on the same date.

Date of entry into force

9 May 2017

Repealed document

Scholarship Regulations dated 3 November 2004

These Regulations are executed by the Board of Trustees of the Yücel Cultural Foundation.