2026-2027 yılı programı için başvurular kapanmıştır.
In 2010, GRF began building a community of young thinkers by launching the Young Scholars Program for undergraduate students studying at leading universities in Turkey and around the world. The GRF Young Scholars Program paused its activities in 2020 as part of a restructuring process and was relaunched in 2022 as the GRF Young Fellows Program, with renewed content and a new format.
Designed to encourage open-ended inquiry and analytical thinking, the GRF Young Fellows Program draws on developments on the global agenda to provide young people with a platform for understanding the macro-level connections among the many dimensions of global affairs, from economics and technology to law and politics. The program also introduces participants to key lines of debate about the direction of the world from a long-term perspective, grounded in available data and observations. With this broader picture in mind, it aims to help participants shape their professional and personal aspirations, as well as their vision for contributing to their countries and to humanity.
The program has a multidisciplinary structure and brings together students from a wide range of fields, including administrative sciences, social sciences, natural sciences, law, medicine, and engineering. Drawing on the assigned reading materials, students are encouraged to think creatively and articulate their own perspectives in discussions with their peers.
The GRF Young Fellows Program consists of a series of meetings and workshops held throughout the academic year, bringing students together with members of GRF and GRF Communities who are experts in their fields and participate as speakers or moderators. Through their creative ideas and collaborative work, young participants contribute to the GRF ecosystem.
The 2026–2027 term will be organized around the overarching theme “Power, Society and Technology in a Transforming World.” Students from leading universities in Turkey and around the world will participate as part of the same cohort through a flexible model that combines in-person and online participation.
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For the program brochure from the previous term, please click here.
Program Overview
The program consists of three components:
● Core Sessions
● Fellow Workshops and Mentorship
● Thematic Readings & Presentations
Upon completing the program, fellows who meet the specified participation and contribution criteria will:
● join GRF Communities with the title of “Young Fellow”;
● be invited to various events organized by GRF after the program;
● receive priority consideration when applying for internships and employment opportunities at GRF.
Past Periods