Each year, "ITU Erasmus Office ICM" applies for funding from the Turkish National Agency by preparing acomprehensive project application package. Upon the evaluations, the project application results are announced and ITU Erasmus Office ICM receives a certain amount of budget. 

Based on this information, the partner universities from the project regions are shortlisted according to a number of criteria, such as the ongoing partnership profile, the incoming/outgoing mobility balance and the first-time participating institution priority etc. After this, ITU Erasmus Office ICM works on the details of student call, as a result of which the exact number of students with scholarship is made certain.  To sum up, ITU Erasmus Office ICM  informs its partners through direct emails about the number of students which can be accepted at ITU Erasmus Office ICM under Erasmus+ KA171 program and the partner universities are also expected to open up student selection after the official information by ITU Erasmus Office ICM.

Depending on ITU "Erasmus Office ICM" project budget, each semester (Fall/Spring) and academic year, the partner universities from which the students can be accepted are up to change. Therefore, the partner universities are always asked to receive information from "ITU Erasmus Office ICM" prior to informing their students. For example, one of ITU Erasmus Office ICM Unit partner university might have received the email to open up a call to send 2 students to ITU in a semester; however, in the upcoming academic year(s), due to such developments as the addition of more partners in the same region, lessening of overall project budget for the same regions etc, the number of students for the same university changes. In conclusion, the partner universities are kindly asked not to assume in each semester or academic year, they can be allocated the same quota for student mobilities with scholarship.

The partner universities cannot exceed the allocated number of students with scholarship. The partner universities can select students without scholarship, which will be zero grant/selffunded Erasmus+ students. The students will still need to prepare all the required documents regardless of their grant status. 

We kindly expect our partner institutions not to organize a selection process unless we inform them about the availability of funding and quotas; nominations without the prior information and confirmation of ITU Erasmus Office ICM are not accepted. So, please wait for our confirmation before organizing a selection process for any mobility.For our partners who have a strictly determined calendar for the student selection, we still recommend them to contact us before opening a call to receive information about the quotas within the Erasmus+ ICM program.

According to regulations of European Commission and Turkish National Agency, the monthly grant provided to incoming students is 800 Euro. The total amount of support is calculated according to the official semester dates.. In addition to monthly support, the program provides a fixed amount of travel support, which is calculated according to the distance between the Istanbul and the city that the home institution is located:

Students receive 70% of their total scholarship at the beginning of semester and the rest 30% is provided at the end of the semester. However, the initial scholarship payment takes around 2-3 weeks after the necessary procedures are completed. In the meantime, students should be prepared to cover their own expenses such as dormitory payments, personal expenses, etc. We suggest them bring enough money for their possible expenses for the time period until they receive the scholarship payment. Incoming students do not pay a tuition fee at ITU; however, they are responsible for making their dormitory payment and other personal expenses. 

Opening a Bank Account in Turkey

Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (KA171 Project) programs require that all granted incoming students must have a bank account in Turkey for the transfer of their grants.

According to banking regulations of the country, non-Turkish customers must submit the following:

• Letter from ITU Erasmus Office ICM
• Tax number (Vergi kimlik numarası)

 In order to obtain a Turkish tax number, please visit one of the tax offices (Vergi Dairesi) in Taksim or in Şişli or get it online via the link.

After completing the necessary procedures and documents, please visit our office to finalize the grant agreement.