Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Economics majors with GPAs above 3.7 from top universities in Turkey
Other requirements
- Young women from Turkey
- From low-income families
- Pursuing graduate degrees in economics in the United States
Overview
Geographic Scope: Turkey to United States
Focus Areas:
- Graduate education in economics
- Support for women pursuing economics degrees
- International and development economics
Overview:
George Schieber to honor his wife Sena Eken Schieber, a pioneering international civil servant, Turkish Government official, and economist. The award celebrates Sena's values of kindness, hard work, passion, and courage to lead in a traditionally male-dominated field.
Eligibility:
- Young women from Turkey
- From low-income families
- Pursuing graduate degrees in economics in the United States
- Economics majors with GPAs above 3.7 from top universities in Turkey
Award Details:
- Supports master's degrees and PhDs in accredited U.S. graduate economics programs
- As of 2025, has funded 19 outstanding female students
- Recent recipients have been accepted to Yale, Duke, and Columbia University
What They Fund:
- Full graduate education support (tuition and living expenses)
- Enables students to focus on education without financial barriers
What Turkish Philanthropy Funds Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 20
- Total given
- $904K
- Median grant
- $20K
- Range
- $6,500–$350K
- By dollars: New York 72%, Arizona 10%, California 7%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Tempe, AZ; Los Angeles, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 22% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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George Washington University · Washington, DC
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Regents University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA
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Fields of Work
- Women
- Education
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