PENDING FUNDING

Eight weeks, June  –  August 2027

Program Announcement | Program Application Form

THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM:  For summer 2027, the American Research Institute in Turkey plans to offer fellowships for participants in the summer program in advanced Turkish language at Boğaziçi University* in Istanbul.  This intensive program provides the equivalent of one academic year of study in Turkish at the college level. The fellowships cover round-trip airfare to Istanbul, tuition, application fees, and a maintenance stipend.

PREDEPARTURE ACTIVITIES: Participation in the program includes 6 hours of preparation and orientation activities online.

COURSE OF STUDY:   The Boğaziçi Turkish Language and Culture Program is an *intensive* language course, with four hours of classes plus lab and conversation hours each weekday.  The ARIT fellowship supports the advanced study of Turkish. Class size is limited to ten students. Classes are conducted in Turkish, with informal and formal styles introduced and reviewed through classroom instruction, laboratory work, and open conversations with teaching assistants. Weekly lectures are given on various aspects of Turkish culture ranging from economics, history, literature, fine arts, architecture, and others by scholars specialized in their fields; there are weekly Turkish film sessions as well.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:  Full-time students and scholars affiliated at academic institutions are eligible to apply. To be a fellowship applicant, you must:

  1. Be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the United States
  2. Be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate level academic program, or be faculty
  3. Have a minimum B average in current program of study; and
  4. Perform at the high-intermediate level on a proficiency-based admissions examination


APPLICATION PROCEDURE:  Complete the application on-line. Transcripts and letters may be submitted electronically.  Deadline is to be announced.  The application includes:

      1. Application form including your contact information educational status and history, and statement of purpose
      2. Two letters of reference, including one that addresses your abilities as a language learner, sent directly to aritfellowship at georgetown.edu
      3. Official transcript, sent directly to aritfellowship at georgetown.edu
      4. Application fee in the amount of $25 via Paypal.

It is also necessary to apply directly to Turkish Language and Culture Program, deadline spring 2027.

For additional information, please contact:

Director, Dr. Sylvia Önder
Head of the Turkish Language Program
Georgetown University
210 North Poulton Hall
1437 – 37th Street N.W.
Washington D.C. 20007

Email questions to:

aritfellowship at georgetown.edu

PLEASE NOTE: The Boğaziçi University Turkish Language and Culture Program offers intensive courses at varied levels. For further information contact:

*Turkish Language and Culture Program
The Language Center
Boğaziçi University
34342  Bebek
Istanbul
Turkey

Telephone: (90-212) 359-4913
Fax: (90-212) 265-7131
E-mail:  tlcp at boun.edu.tr
Skype:  turkishlanguageandcultureprogram

The ARIT Summer Fellowships for Advanced Turkish Language have been sponsored by generous private donors in cooperation with Georgetown University and the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages that also provide support for the program.