Description

·       Turkish Government will offer short summer scholarships for a study trip for high-profile, successful Master and PhD students interested in late Ottoman history and contemporary Turkey.

·       The aim of the project is to provide wide-ranging first hand information on Turkey, promote social and academic exchanges among the participants and their Turkish counterparts. 

Eligibility

·       Applicants to the study trip must be a Master or PhD student of Turcology, History, International Relations, Political Science, Journalism, Law or Public Administration.

·       This year’s scholarship programme is open to students from the following countries: France, USA, Canada, UK, Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Russian Federation, Netherlands, Greece, Bulgaria, Australia, Austria.

Modalities

·       All travel and accommodation expenses of the study trip will be covered by the Republic of Turkey.

·       The programme will include 30 participants.  

·       The programme, excursions and discussions will be in English.

·       Participants of the study trip will be required to arrive in Turkey on 9 July 2012 and fully participate to the programme that ends on 17 July 2012. (Draft programme is enclosed.)

·       Participants will be requested to provide an evaluation paper by 30 July 2012 on the programme and their perception of Turkey.

Application-Information

·       Applications will be made to the Turkish Consulate General in Houston to the following address:

o   1990 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1300, Houston, TX, 77056

·       Applicants will be requested to provide a CV, motivation letter and transcript in English.  

Deadline

·       The deadline for applications is 25 April 2012. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DRAFT PROGRAM

SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS FOR A STUDY TRIP

IN TURKEY

(9-17 JULY 2012)

  Monday July 9, 2012                                        Arrival in Istanbul and transfer to the hotel

20:00                                          Dinner Tuesday July 10, 2012

09:00-10:00                                Visit to the Archaeological Museum and The Tiled Pavilion

11:00-12:00                                Visit to the Basilica Cistern 12:30-13:30                                Lunch 14:00-15:30                                Visit to the Bosporus University 16.00-18.00                                Visit to the Grand Bazaar 20:00                                           Dinner Wednesday July 11, 2011 09:00-11:00                                Visit to the Hagia Sophia Museum-Conference by Ass. Prof.   

                                                    Haluk Dursun (Director of the Hagia Sophia Museum) 11:00-12:00                                Visit to the Istanbul Photography Museum 12:30-14:00                                Lunch 14:30-16:30                                Visit to the Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives 17:00-19:30                                Boat tour 20:00                                           Dinner Thursday July 12, 2012 09:00-12:00                                Visit to the Topkapi Palace 12:30-13:30                                Lunch 14:00-17:00                                Visit to the National Palaces (Beylerbeyi Palace) 17:30-19:00                                Visit to the Church Vortvots Vorodman and the Neve Shalom                                                               Synagogue 20:00                                           Dinner Friday July 13, 2012

07:30                                             Departure from the Hotel

09:00                                             Flight to Ankara 11:00                                             Transfer to Hotel 11:30-12:15                                  Visit to the Mausoleum of Atatürk 12:45-13:45                                  Lunch by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

14:30-15:30                                  Briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

16:00-18:00                                  Visit to the Turkish Historical Society and Conference

20:00                                             Dinner (with the participation of the Minister of Culture and     Tourism H.E. Mr. Ertuğrul GÜNAY)

Saturday July 14, 2012

10:00-11:00                                  Visit to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations 11:00-12:00                                  Visit to the Museum of Ethnography

12:30-14:00                                  Lunch at the Ankara Castle

15:00-17:00                                  Panel discussion at Bilkent University

17:00-19:00                                  Free time 20:00                                             Dinner

Sunday July 15, 2012

09:00                                              Departure from Ankara to Hattusha/Boğazkale

12:00                                              Arrival in Hattusha

12:30-13:30                                   Lunch

14:00-17:00                                   Visit to the Historical Site

17:30                                              Departure to Ankara

20:30                                              Dinner

Monday July 16, 2012

07:30                                             Departure from the Hotel

09:20                                             Flight to Erzurum

11:15                                             Arrival in Erzurum

12:00                                             Transfer to Hotel

12:30-13:30                                  Lunch

13:45-14:30                                  Visit to the Double Minaret Madrasah and The Three Vaults

14:45-15:30                                  Visit to the Yakutiye Madrasah (Turkish-Islamic Arts and                                                               Ethnography)

15:30-16:00                                  Visit to the Forts of Aziziye

16:00-18:00                                  Visit to the Museum of Archaeology (Conference)

20:00                                             Dinner

Tuesday July 17, 2012                     Flight from Erzurum to İstanbul and following international flights.