ODTU GELECEGIMIZ FUND-TOUCH THE LIFE OF SOMEBODY

It was completed in the 2021-22 academic year and the final exams were completed. 52 of our scholarshipholders were graduated from university among 81 seniors,and they even started their business life. Unfortunately, the rest have extended their educational life for another year.This year, due to the high inflation in Turkey, as well as devaluation, scholarship holders, especially from low-income families, were in a very difficult situation. Despite the great economic crisis in our country, our donors have helped our fellow students by providing incredible additonal support.We thank all of them. June October 2022, their scholarships were equalized to USD 50 while they received a scholarship of TL800 for approximately USD100 per month in October 2021.TEV Board of Directors increased the scholarship amount to 1200 TL for 80 USD for the 2022-23 academic year. In addition, this year METU OUR FUTURE Fund has set the number of scholarship holders as 500.Thus, when we add those who lost their scholarships this year due to their poor performance and those who were graduated, we will select about 250 new scholarship holders.Scholarship interviews will be online this year.
As we did before the pandemic, we organized scholarship-graduate meetings on campus in the 2021-22 academic year.29 graduates and 719 scholarship holders attended the last meeting.Certificates of thanks to the graduates who came to the meeting were given by Arif Aygündüz.Donors,senior fellows dined together.
As every year, in this year, on the days of Mothers and Fathers, our buriyers called and celebrated the donor mothers and fathers. We have received very good feedback from donors, they were all very pleased