Korean Government Scholarship Program 2019 for study in South Korea (Fully Funded)

Korean Government Scholarship Program

The Scholarship is open to international students for pursuing undergraduate programme
at higher educational institutions in Korea. The scholarship will
contribute to promoting the international exchange in education and to
deepening the mutual friendship among countries.

GKS (Global Korea Scholarship) Program is a scholarship program that
paid by the Government of the Republic of Korea for foreign nationals in
the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Education organized,
responsible for the project implementation agency directly under the
Ministry of Education National Institute for International Education.

To provide international students with opportunities to conduct advanced
studies in undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational
institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international
exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries.
Available Options in Universities

  * Undergraduate course: 4-year courses at designated universities
    Transferring between universities is not allowed. (e.g. Starting
    studies at the junior year is not allowed.)
  * Graduate course: Master’s or Ph.D. courses at general graduate
    schools of Korean universities

Total Candidates to be Selected

  * 170 persons (undergraduate course), 700 persons (graduate course)

Korea Language Training

* Grantees are required to take Korean language training courses for 1
    year at a language institution located on-campus of the domestic
    universities. (Those who have attained a Korean language fluency
    score higher than level 5 in TOPIK are exempt from this requirement.)

Qualifications

1. Both an applicant and his/her parents must be citizens of their country of origin.
2. Applicants should not hold Korean citizenship.- Applicants should have adequate
health, both mentally and physically, to stay in a foreign country for a long time.
3.  Should be under 25 years of age at the date of entrance. (Undergraduate)
4.  Should be under 40 years of age at the date of entrance. (Graduate)
5.  Have finished or be scheduled to finish formal education of all elementary,
middle, high school courses by the date of arrival.

(Undergraduate)
1. Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 80% from the last educational
institution attended.
2. Hold a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree by the date of arrival.(Graduate)
3. Applicants who have previously achieved in any undergraduate program, master’s
program, or doctoral program in Korea cannot apply for this program.

However, a former or current KGSP scholar who hold the overall grade of
90% or above can reapply to this program once either through the embassy
or university track.

Procedure for the Scholarship Award

  * NIIED invites the Korean Embassy in the invited country or a
    domestic university to recommend potential candidates.
  * Applicants should submit all documents related to their scholarship
    application to the Korean Embassy in their country of residence to
    or the domestic university concerned.
  * The Korean Embassy or the domestic university sends proper
    candidates to NIIED with the required documents.
  * NIIED evaluates potential candidates and notifies the Korean Embassy
    of the final selected KGSP grantees.

Application Procedure

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Korean Government Scholarship Program
2019