1. Undergraduates

The undergraduate prospective students have the opportunity to choose from a variety of scholarship opportunities they can apply for. Before attempting to apply for scholarship opportunities, please familiarise yourself with the University's Scholarship Rules & Regulations.

These scholarships are not automatic and applicants are required to indicate that they wish to be considered for this type of scholarship during the online admission application. The decisions are made based on the academic performance of the candidate and academic program applied and the EMU admission decision will indicate whether the student will receive a partial tuition waiver.

Applicants who receive admission may fill in the required information and apply through the University's online application form.

Full scholarships applications are also available. Full scholarships are considered by a scholarship committee 30 days before the beginning of the semester for scholarships of type 7 and 60 days before the beginning of the semester for scholarships of type 3. The student needs to have admission to the program they have applied for in order to be considered.

A. All-inclusive Scholarship
This type of scholarship is very competitive and it's for undergraduate applicants that are in the top 1% among the secondary school graduates in their home country. EMU grants this type of scholarship for September intakes only. Criteria for each country’s educational system and international standardized test results will be considered based on the list approved by the EMU Board of Trustees. This scholarship covers tuition for the regular duration of the academic program, free accommodation in a double room and 3 meals a day. The deadline for scholarship applications is the 14 August and late 100% scholarship applications cannot be considered. The scholarship applications will be evaluated at the end of August.

B. Tuition Fee Waivers
This type of scholarship is for undergraduate applicants that have shown high performance in their home country in the university entrance system. Only 2 best students among applicants from each country may receive this scholarship in each academic year. This scholarship only covers tuition for the regular duration of the academic program. Criteria for each country’s educational system and international standardized test results will be considered based on the list approved by the EMU Board of Trustees. All scholarship applications will be evaluated latest 21 February 2022 for the upcoming academic semester. If any prospective students who have been granted a 100% Tuition Fee Waiver do not register for the accepted semester, applications for the next semester will be collected. Late 100% scholarship applications cannot be considered.

C. High Honor Award
This type of scholarship is for Students studying at undergraduate and associate degree programs who have taken the normal course load and who have been awarded a 'High Honor' degree in their respective programs following the attainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.50 and a CGPA of 3.00 and above are considered as a candidate for "High Honor Award" in line with the principles below and on the condition that they register for the following semester:
On the condition that the aforesaid GPA and CGPA average requirements are met within each faculty or school, the first ten top ranking students are granted the "High Honor Award".

The said ranking is obtained at the end of the second semester after the grade point averages of the students of the relevant faculty or school have been ranked from the highest to the lowest. In the event of having students with equal grade point averages (GPA), the student with a higher Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is ranked higher.

D. Sports Grant
EMU offers sports grants for exceptional performance in individual or team sports. The grant covers full or partial education from the tuition fee and/or accommodation fee of EMU dormitories. The scope of the grant, duration and conditions are regulated by the principles for “Eastern Mediterranean University Sports Grants Application” specified by the University Executive Board and approved by the Board of Trustees.

2. Postgraduates

A. Tuition Fee Scholarships
50% or 100% tuition fee scholarship opportunities are available for new international students in the PhD programs while 50% tuition fee scholarship is available in the Master’s programs.

B. Research Assistantship
Every semester, each faculty allocates a number of research assistant positions to graduate students. A full-time research assistant gets exemption from tuition fees as well as a salary. Part-time research assistantships are also available. Scholarships granted to research assistants who have been enrolled in one of the postgraduate programs in EMU are regulated by the "Regulation for Research Assistant Appointment and Postgraduate Scholarship Application" prepared by Senate and approved by Board of Trustees.

3. Scholarships Opportunities for both Undergraduates and Postgraduates

A. Student Assistantship
Student assistantship positions exist in various faculties and administrative departments in the university. They are open to all students and students with a GPA above 2.0 qualifies to apply. Vacancies for these positions are usually announced at the beginning of each semester. The monthly stipend is based on hourly rates.

Current students who wish to apply for the Student Assistantship program may fill in the required information and apply through the University's online application form.

B. Discount Scholarship
Siblings who study at EMU undergraduate or associate degree programs receive a discount of 25% for each of the first two siblings who meet the specified criteria. Further siblings receive a 75% discount in their tuition fees. Students who have been enrolled in a postgraduate program and, at the same time, who do not receive any discounts and/or support for their tuition fees from the University can benefit from a 10% discount for siblings.

C. TRNC Government Scholarship
Successful students are also entitled to apply for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) scholarships through TRNC consular missions abroad or through the Republic of Turkey consular missions abroad.

Students who wish to live on campus will have a variety to choose from a vast number of dormitories. EMU offers standard EMU dormitories, privately owned dormitories or Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) dormitories and other dormitories located on campus. Privately owned dormitories have options for those who wish to stay in single rooms, as well as options for small families. Like any other on-campus dormitories, the dormitories are located within close proximity to basic services such as a health center, canteens and cafeterias, exhibition halls, transport services, library, sports facilities and most importantly lecture buildings.

A. EMU Dormitories

EMU has four different types of dormitories, Sabanci, EMU 2, EMU 3 and EMU 4 dormitories. Detailed information on services offered by each dormitory can be obtained from the relevant dormitory directorate.

1. EMU Sabanci Student Dormitory

The EMU Sabanci Dormitory is a triple rooms, girls only dormitory that houses the superintendent's office, post office and cafeteria. It is built on an area of 3400m² having four floors in total (including the ground floor) and accommodates 190 students.

2. EMU 2 Student Dormitory

The EMU 2 is a double and triple rooms boys only dormitory that can accommodate about 346 students. The dormitory also offers special double rooms for physically disabled students. The dormitory is equipped with kitchens on each floor and backup generators in case of power failure.

3. EMU 3 Student Dormitory

The EMU 3 is a single and double rooms boys and girls housing dormitory that can accommodate about 378 students. The dormitory is comprised of 8 blocks where each block has two floors that offers shared WC's and Showers in corridors. The state-of-the-art dormitory complex has a unique architectural style and American steel construction design. Students can benefit from laundry facilities located at EMU 4 Dormitory, which is right next to them.

4. EMU 4 Student Dormitory

The EMU 4 is a quadruple rooms girls only dormitory that can accommodate 304 students. The dormitory is comprised of 3 floors that offers a study room, tv room, kitchens, laundry facilities and backup generators in case of power failure. Each room offers a bathroom that compromises of a shower, toilet and washing basin.

B. Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Privately Owned Dormitories

EMU has 16 different privately owned dormitories referred to as Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT). Each BOT Dormitory has its own rules, conditions and services. The 'dormitory registration contract' payment conditions, cancellation and refunding conditions, dates of moving in and out of the dormitory and additional services might differ from one dormitory to another. Students are therefore advised to read the contact conditions prior to their registration.