Azerbaijan Government Scholarship 2025/26 for All Degrees
Unlock 100 Fully-Funded Scholarships for International Students at Azerbaijan's Leading Universities for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
About this Opportunity
The Republic of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Science and Education offers the Azerbaijan Government 100 Scholarships, “Heydar Aliyev—International Education Grant Program” for the 2025-2026 academic year. This government-sponsored scholarship is available annually for five years.
The scholarship will benefit 100 international students each year. Eligible candidates include citizens from member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Non-Aligned Movement, Small Island Developing States, and countries with shared cultural, ethnic, and historical ties with Azerbaijan.
Important Details
Organized by: Azerbaijan Government, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Gender: Male/Female
Funding Type: Fully-funded
Number of Scholarships: 100
Location: Azerbaijan
Study Level and Duration:
Bachelor’s Program: 4-5 years
General Medicine Program: 5-6 years
Master’s Program: 1.5-2 years
Medical Residency Program: 2-5 years
Doctoral (PhD) Program: 3 years
Eligible Country:
Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation
The Non-Aligned Movement
Small Island Developing States
Countries with shared cultural, ethnic, and historical ties with Azerbaijan
Key Deadlines
Submission of applications: March 15 to May 15, 2025 (6 PM Baku time)Review and evaluation of candidates: May 16 to May 31, 2025
Registration of applications: June 1 to June 15, 2025
Review and assessment of candidates: June 16 to July 15, 2025
Notification of selected candidates: July 16 to July 31, 2025Start of academic year: September 15, 2025
Last date for arrival in Azerbaijan: September 30, 2025
Host Universities
Following is the list of eligible universities in Azerbaijan that applicants can apply:
ADA University
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
Khazar University
Azerbaijan State University of Economics
Baku Engineering University
Baku Higher Oil School
Baku State University
Karabakh University
Nakhchivan State University
National Aviation Academy
Scholarship Benefits
Selected candidates will benefit from Azerbaijan Government Scholarship as follows:
Tuition fees are covered for undergraduate, graduate, medical, and doctoral levels.
International flights to and from Baku, Azerbaijan annually.
Monthly allowance of 800 AZN (470 USD) for living expenses, excluding July and August.
Yearly medical insurance allowance of 200 AZN (117 USD).Visa and temporary residence permits are provided for each academic year.
Who Can Apply?
The Azerbaijan Government Scholarship eligibility criteria are as follows:
Not be citizens of or have terminated citizenship from the Republic of Azerbaijan to be eligible for the Scholarship. and be a citizen of eligible country.
Age limits as of 15 September: Undergraduate and general medicine programs: Under 35 years old
Graduate and medical residency programs: below 40 years old
Doctoral programs: below 45 years old
The Selection Committee reserves the right to verify applicant information and take action according to regulations.
Applicants willing to study in English must provide the following scores:
Undergraduate programs: minimum IELTS 5 (TOEFL 40)
Postgraduate programs: minimum IELTS 5.5 (TOEFL 50)The language of study of the previous education must be English
Previous degree(s) GPA of study (general secondary education, bachelor’s degree, general medicine education, master’s degree, medical residency) must not be less than 70 (on a scale of 0 to 100 or 7 on a scale of 10 or equivalent) of the relevant marking systemThe applicants should have good health conditions and provide the HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B/C tests
Meet language proficiency in any other language other than English (Turkish, Russian, Azerbaijani)
Required Documents
The following is the list of application supporting documents that all candidates should provide:
Completed nomination form
Submission of Diplomas and Transcripts from prior education (academic marks (GPA) minimum 70 required)
Medical certificate including HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B/C tests
Valid passport copy
CV or Resume
Language proficiency: English: Undergraduate: IELTS 5 (TOEFL 40), Postgraduate: IELTS 5.5 (TOEFL 50)
Russian or Turkish proficiency for respective languages
Motivation letter
Local and international awards documentation
Documents Criteria
The following are the prerequisites for documents:
Documents should be legible and clear
Document languages include Azerbaijani, Turkish, English, Russian
Notarized documents
Translations required for non-listed languages
Submission in PDF format
Recent medical certificate within three months
All documents uploaded on the SIACAS website before the deadline (July 1 at 6 PM GMT Baku time)
List of Eligible Programs
Following is the list of fields/study programs that applicants can apply for:
Bachelor’s degree programs:
Agronomy, Agricultural Engineering, Economy, Plant Protection, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, International Relations, Business Administration, Design, Public and Municipal Administration, Ecology, Ecological Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Information Technologies.
Master degree:
Business Administration, Design, Government and Municipal Administration, World Economy, Marketing and Examination of Consumer Goods, Commerce.
PhD programs Offered in Turkish
Internal Fiscal Policy and Public Finance, The World Economy/Global Economy, Econometrics; Economic Statistics, Electronics, Types of Economic Activity, Economic Theory, Machines, Equipment and Processes.
PhD programs (language of instruction to be determined by professor)
Accounting, Food Technology, Field Economics, General Economics, Semiconductor Physics.
Note: For further details, please review the official list of study programs for 2025-26.
How to Apply for the Azerbaijan Government Scholarship?
Submit required documents to state entities by May 15, 2025, 6 PM Baku time for official nomination.
If nominated, proceed to the second stage via the Study in Azerbaijan Centralized Admission Service (SIACAS) website from June 1 to June 15, 2025.
Choose the “Heydar Aliyev – International Education Grant” program.
Select 3 specialties at different Azerbaijani institutions.
Track application status and receive notifications via SIACAS.The website will be open for applications from June 1 to June 15, 2025 at 6 PM Baku time.
Only one application is allowed for candidates with multiple nationalities based on eligible nations.
Applications nominated by respective countries proceed to Scholarship program evaluation.
Email siacas.support@tsii.edu.az for technical issues with relevant screenshots.
Apply here:
https://portal.edu.az/