Sports Scholarship

Athletic Scholarship

The athletic scholarship is an opportunity for students to represent Atılım University in sports, while prioritizing their academic achievements. The branches of sports to qualify, as well as the scope, and the conditions regarding the athletic scholarship are determined at the beginning of each year. Please contact the Directorate of Sports for details.

Athletic Scholarship:

1) Constitutes a discount awarded to students participating in competitions on behalf of the University and in the athletic fields where the University competes.

2) Students applying for an athletic scholarship must submit all information and documents related to their national and international participations, achievements, and records to the Online Application Form.

3) The Athletic Scholarship eligibility status of students depends on their academic achievements, and their participation in university teams in their field of sports. The Board of Trustees determines the fields and the students to be awarded the discount upon the recommendation by the Directorate of Sports and the Directorate of Social Affairs, and the approval of the President. Athletic Scholarships are granted for a year and do not grant the students the right to receive further discounts in the following years.

4) Athletic Scholarship students are required to advance to their majors after having completed the preparatory English education at the Department of Basic English in their first year, or to achieve a GPA of 2.00 at the end of the academic year if already pursuing their major, to have their discount carried over to the next academic year.

5) Students wishing to benefit from their athletic scholarships throughout the relevant academic year are also required to exhibit no unjust cases of non-attendance to the activities where their participation is expected under their university team (training sessions, games, competitions, meetings etc.); or not be dismissed from their relevant team by Atılım University Sports Affairs Ethical Board on the grounds of actions violating the Athlete’s Ethical Code of Atılım University.

6) In cases where the violations given in Subclause 5, the athletic scholarship of a such student is terminated upon a resolution by Atılım University Sports Affairs Ethical Board regarding their dismissal from their relevant team. In this case, the student shall be required to pay the tuition fee for the relevant academic year, previously exempted on the grounds of the scholarship that is no longer applicable. Failure to complete the tuition fee payment constitutes action to be taken as per the provisions on students failing to complete their registration transactions under the provisions of Atılım University Regulations on Associate and Undergraduate Education and Examination.

Documents Required for Athletic Scholarship Applications:

• Athletic History and Achievement Documentation (to be written by the candidates themselves),
• Contact information,
• Athlete Information Form obtained via the Athletic Information System,
• Reference letter from the trainer of the applicant,
• Reference letter from the sports club of the applicant,
• National Athlete certification,
• Any additional supporting documents (Photos of the applicant, their trophies, medals, newspaper clippings, news articles, individual or team photos etc.)

Applicants are informed of their results (whether or not they are awarded a discount) by phone two days before the date of submission of the YKS preference lists.

Training Tryouts for the Athletic Scholarship:

Training tryouts are on the dates and at the times below, and for the following branches, for prospective students applying for athletic discounts for the Academic Year of 2024 - 2025. Candidates wishing to participate will be expected at the Atılım University Gym with their own sports equipment.

Tryouts shall only be for the following branches, and candidates having finalized their online applications are required to take part in a tryout in the branch of their application. The applications by candidates not participating in tryouts shall be annulled.

• Tryouts are only for the following branches; applicants from other branches of sports are to be assessed in relation to the documentation that they have provided on the online application system.