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GKS Scholarship
- Purpose
- To provide international students with the opportunity to conduct advanced studies of undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchange in education mutual friendship between countries
- Available fields universities
- Undergraduate course:4-year courses at designated universities
* University transferring is not allowed. (e.g. Starting studies at the junior year is not allowed.)
- Graduate course: Master's Ph.D. courses at general graduate schools of Korean universities
- Total Candidates for Selection in 2010
- 100 persons (undergraduate course), 300 persons (graduate course)
- Korea Language Training
- Grantees are required to take Korea language training courses within 1 year at the language institution placed on the domestic universities.(Except for those who reach a certain level of Korean language fluency.)
- Qualifications
- Both the applicant his/her parents must possess the citizenship of the country of origin.
*Applicants should not be a holder of Korean citizenship.
- Applicants should have adequate health ,both mentally physically, to say in a foreign country for a long time.
- Applicants who have never enrolled in the same KGSP course.
- Should be under 25 years of age as of the date of entrance.(Undergraduate)
- Should be under 40 years of age as of the date of entrance.(Graduate)
- Have finished formal education of elementary, middle high school courses as of the date of arrival.(Undergraduate)
- Hold a Bachelor degree, a Master's degree as of the date of arrival.(Graduate)
*Person who have already registered at a Korean university can not apply.
- Possess a grade point average(G.P.A) above 80% from the last educational institution attended have earned top 10% of G.P.A among classmates.(undergraduate)
- Possess a grade point average(G.P.A) above 80% from the last educational institution attended.(Graduate)
- Procedure for the Scholarship Award
- NIIED requests the Korea Embassy in the invited country the domestic university concerned to recommend candidates.
- Applicants should submit all documents related to their scholarship application to the Korean Embassy in their country of residence to the domestic university concerned.
- The Korean Embassy the domestic university concerned sends proper candidates to NIIED with required documents.
- NIIED evaluates proper candidates the Korean Embassy of the final KGSP grantees.
- Application Procedure
Application Procedure
| Contents |
Undergraduate |
Graduate |
| Announcement |
Before Dec. of the previous year |
Jan. Feb. of the year |
Recommendation
(Embassy, University) |
Jan. of the year |
April~May of the year |
| Result release |
Jan.~ Feb. of the year |
June of the year |
| Arrival in Korea |
Late March of the year |
Late August of the year |
- Scholarship Benefit
Application Procedure
| Divison |
Monthly
allowance |
Research
allowance |
Settlement
allowance |
Repatriation
allowance |
Air fare |
Tuition |
Language
Training
fee |
Dissertation
Printing
costs |
Medical
insurance |
Allowance
for
excellence
in Korean |
| Course |
common |
Master's
Ph.D. |
Common |
Common |
Common |
Common |
Common |
Master's
Ph.D. |
Common |
Common |
Amount
(KRW) |
Undergraduate: 800,000
Graduate: 900,000 |
Humanities Social Sciences: 210,000
Natural Sience: 240,000 |
200,000
(once at arrival) |
100,000
(once at departure) |
Actual Amount (flight ticket only) |
2,400,000
(4 semester) |
Full amount |
500,000
~
800,000
(actual amount) (once) |
15,000
(per month) |
100,000
(per month) |
| Payment time |
Beginning Of each month |
Beginning Of each semester
(twice a year) |
Within 30 days after arrival |
Within 15 days before departure |
First Arrival Last depature |
Beginning of Mar., Jun., Sep., Dec. |
Feb.~Mar. Aug.~Spe.
(twice a year) |
In time with thesis completion |
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Only given to applicants who apply after acquiring appropriate Qualification (beginning of each quarter) |
