TÜBİTAK 2221 Fellowships for Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical Leave
- Funding
- Fully funded
- Level
- Postdoc
- Deadline
- November 30, 2026
- Where
- Turkey · In person
Pays for researchers to visit host institutions in Turkey, either for short stays of 7 days to 3 months or for long and sabbatical stays of 3 to 12 months. Visiting scientists receive up to 81,000 TL a month and sabbatical scientists up to 105,000 TL. The fellowship also pays health insurance of up to 560 TL a month for stays of 3 to 12 months and one return flight.
Who can apply
Applicants need a PhD. Those working abroad in posts that require a doctorate need at least four years’ experience at a university, research centre or company. They need a host scientist with a doctorate who works full time at a Turkish institution, and must not have had more than 12 months of support in the past three years.
Deadline
November 30, 2026: There are four application rounds a year. In 2026 they were 2 February to 2 March, 4 May to 8 June, 3 to 31 August and 2 to 30 November; the system closes at 17:30 on the last day. Dates for 2027 have not been published.