Turkish American Scholarships

Turkish Coalition of America TCAdvance Scholarship

• The Turkish Coalition of America provides scholarship money to deserving students of Turkish American descent through the TCAdvance Scholarship for Turkish American Students. The TCA awards up to 15 such scholarships each year in the amount of $5,000. In order to be eligible, a student must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States, must carry a minimum grade point average of 3.3, and must be studying law, public policy, political science, journalism, international relations, or an associated area of study. High school seniors, undergraduate students and graduate students are all eligible to apply. This scholarship has the possibility for renewal. The annual deadline for application is June 11.

  Turkish Coalition of America
  1025 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
  Washington, DC 20036
  202-370-1399
  turkishcoalition.org

TABF Annual Research Paper Competition For Students

• The Turkish American Business Forum provides scholarship money to Turkish American students through its annual Research Paper Competition for Students. The topic of the research paper changes each year, but it's always an issue of interest to Turkish Americans. The scholarship is awarded to competition winners in the amount of $3,000. To be eligible, a student must be a member of the TABF, and must be enrolled at an American university at the junior level or above. Contestants are expected to submit a detailed 3-page outline of their paper by July 3. Ten finalists will be expected to submit research papers by September 18.

  Turkish American Business Forum
  51 E 42nd Street, Suite 510
  New York, NY 10017
  212-599-1192
  forum.org

ATC Music Scholarships

• The American Turkish Society provides two scholarships for Turkish Americans who are pursuing studies in music. The Ahmet Ertegun Memorial Scholarship provides full tuition to a student of Turkish descent who is pursuing a degree in music at the Juilliard School in New York City. The Arif Mardin Music Fellowship is a scholarship program that provides a Turkish American student age 15 or over with the opportunity to attend a five-week summer program at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Interested students should contact the American Turkish Society for more information.

  The American Turkish Society
  3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
  New York, NY 10017
  212-583-7614
  americanturkishsociety.org