To receive the award, the below criteria must be met. Applicants must be:
- Classed as International/Overseas fee-payer status. Home fee paying students are not eligible.
- Achieve 75% or more in either the Devlet Lise Diplomasi (State High School Diploma) or Lise Bitirme Diplomasi (Private High School Diploma).
- Applying for the first year of an undergraduate course at level 4 (first year), starting in the 2026/27 academic year.
- Applicants looking to enter at level 5 or 6 are not eligible as they would not be entering on the basis of an eligible qualification, but would be eligible for the VC's Undergraduate Scholarship.
Students who are successful in being awarded the scholarship will not be eligible for any other scholarships or bursaries, but will be eligible for the £1000 prompt payment discounts on tuition fees.