Scholarship Program
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.
in Universities
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
to be Selected
(undergraduate course), 700 persons (graduate course)
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.)
Procedure
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Time line
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Announcement released
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Sept. in the year prior to planned
studies in Korea |
Feb. in the year of planned studies in Korea
|
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Application deadline
(including recommendations) |
Oct.-Nov. in the year prior to planned
studies in Korea |
Mar.-Apr. in the year of planned studies
in Korea |
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Results released
|
Jan. in the year of planned studies in Korea
|
June in the year of planned studies in Korea
|
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Arrival in Korea
|
Late Feb. in the year of planned studies
in Korea |
Late Aug. in the year of planned studies
|
Benefit
|
Categories
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Airfare
|
Resettlement
Allowance |
Living Allowance
|
Medical
Insurance |
Language
Courses |
Tuition
Fees |
Award for
Excellent Korean Language Proficiency |
Research
Support |
Printing
Costs (Dissertation) |
Completion
Grant |
|
Amount
(KRW) |
Actual cost
|
KRW 200,000
|
Under
graduate: 800,000 Graduate: 900,000 |
KRW 20,000
(per month) |
KRW 800,000
per quarter |
Actual
cost (No more than 5 million KRW per semester) |
KRW
100,000 |
KRW
210,000 – 240,000 (per semester) |
KRW
500,000 – 800,000 |
KRW
100,000 (Once) |
and his/her parents must be citizens of their country of origin.
※ 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.
– Should be under 25 years of age at the date of entrance. (Undergraduate)
– Should be under 40 years of age at the date of entrance. (Graduate)
– Have finished or be scheduled to finish formal education of all elementary,
middle, high school courses by the date of arrival. (Undergraduate)
– Hold a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree by the date of arrival.
(Graduate)
previously enrolled in a university in Korea are not eligible to apply to the
KGSP program. Specifically, an applicant who has previously enrolled in any
undergraduate program, master’s program, or doctoral program in Korea cannot
apply for this program.
However, a KGSP scholar who has graduated can apply for this program again only
via the embassy and only if he/she holds a TOPIK score of at least Level 4 and
obtains another recommendation from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective
country of origin (re-application is limited to one instance).
– Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 80% from the last educational
institution attended.
Scholarship Award
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.