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Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award

TURKISH PHILANTHROPY FUNDS INC

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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Sena Eken Schieber Economics Award

Status: Active

Geographic Scope: Turkey to United States

Focus Areas:

  • Graduate education in economics

  • Support for women pursuing economics degrees

  • International and development economics
  • Overview:
    Established in 2015 by Dr. 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
  • Contact Information:
    Turkish Philanthropy Funds
    New York, NY
    Website: tpfund.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    womeneducation

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