TWAS-TÜBİTAK Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme 2025

A postdoctoral fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries in the South to pursue research in Turkey. Fellowships are tenable at public or private universities in Turkey and TÜBİTAK Research Centers and Institutes for a period of 6 to 36 months. The programme covers travel, visa-related expenses, a monthly allowance for living and accommodation, and waives study fees or research costs at host institutions.

Travel support, monthly living allowance, health insurance, visa cost coverage, and tuition/research cost waivers

Be permanent residents and nationals of developing countries in the Global South; hold a PhD in natural and related applied sciences; be aged 45 or younger on 31 December of the application year; must be employed in a developing country and secure a host acceptance in Turkey.

Applications must be submitted online via the TÜBİTAK online application system.