Information on the Committee's Work
METU Alumni Association extends a helping hand by providing scholarships to METU students from the Scholarship Fund, which was created with the donations of our members and volunteers. As the Board of Directors, we consider the Scholarship Fund to be one of the most important works of our Association in the field of social responsibility, and our most important goal in the 2021–2023 working period has been to restructure the Scholarship Fund after the pandemic and increase the number of students.
In our association, the provision of scholarships to METU students in need of financial support and the fulfillment of their accommodation and assistance needs are carried out in accordance with the principles of the Scholarship and Aid Regulations through the Scholarship and Aid Committee established within the association.
Many events have been planned and carried out with our student friends in the 2021-2023 Term. Some of these can be listed as Film screenings, Grass Amphitheatre events, Sunday chats, Choir events, Cup final event, MÇG events and Charity events.
Our Sunday Meetings, which we initiated due to the lack of food in the METU cafeteria on weekends and also to strengthen the relations between alumni and students, have turned into an event that will support the food needs of students living in dormitories, and have received both support and gratitude.
After the earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, an intensive solidarity effort was organized with the call of our Association and the dedication of METU students, graduates and workers. Afterwards, more than 70 METU students are currently benefiting from the Earthquake Support Scholarship Fund that we opened for METU students affected by the earthquake, and our applications are still ongoing.
Finally, our members who could not participate in the Antalya Marathon, MÇG and around 50 of our Scholarship friends organized a Solidarity Run in Eymir on March 5, 2023. After the event, in which other running groups from Ankara also participated, we came together for breakfast with our students who participated in our Association.
In the Period of 2021 – 2022
190 Full Scholarship Students (350 TL/Month)
126 Half Scholarship Students (200 TL/Month)
The number of our scholarship holders and scholarship amounts,
In the Period of 2022 – 2023
231 Full Scholarship Students (700 TL/Month)
16 Students Receiving Full Aid (700 TL/Month)
139 Half Scholarship Students (400 TL/Month)
2 Half Aid Student (400 TL/Month)
In the Period of 2023 – 2024
242 Full Scholarship Students (1500 TL/Month)
9 Students Receiving Full Aid (1500 TL/Month)
233 Half Scholarship Students (900 TL/Month)
9 Half Aid Student (900 TL/Month)
It has happened.
In the Period of 2024 – 2025 (October – November 2024)
206 Full Scholarship Students (2250 TL/Month)
204 Half Scholarship Students (1350 TL/Month)
The Scholarship Committee also worked together with domestic organizations, especially during the earthquake. Thanks to the cooperation with the Science Tree Foundation, 87,500 TL scholarship support was provided to 25 scholarship students affected by the earthquake between March 2023 and June 2023. In addition to domestic support searches, our Committee has also contacted many international organizations and provided serious support. Thanks to the cooperation with Bridge to Turkey, 63,652 TL scholarship opportunity was provided to 30 students between April 2023 and June 2023, and computer support was provided to 23 students in line with the demands from the earthquake region. Thanks to the cooperation with the Boğaziçi University International Community, a total of 75,000 TL cash support was provided to our students affected by the earthquake. Full Aid (700 TL) was provided to 65 students affected by the earthquake from the Earthquake Support Scholarship Fund for a total of 5 months between February 2023 and June 2023. In the same period, 235,000 TL of one-time cash support was provided to 48 students affected by the earthquake. In the spring and summer of 2023, a total of 987,940 TL of aid was provided to 1,392 students in response to support requests arising from economic difficulties.