The 2024 application phase of the Korean Government’s Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) program is now open. Korean Government’s Global Korea Scholarship program aims to invite international students who wish to purse a graduate level degree or research in Korea.
The GKS scholarship is fully-funded and aims to provide international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries.
SUMMARY:
- Scholarship Sponsor(s): Korean Government
- Scholarship Type: Fully funded
- Host Institution(s): Korean Universities
- Scholarship Worth: Fully-funded covers tuition, airfare, allowance, insurance etc.
- Number of Awards: 2200
- Study Level: Postgraduate (Masters & PhD)
- Nationality: International Students
See Also: Swedish Institute Scholarships for Global Professionals (Fully-Funded)
Korean Government’s Global Korea Scholarship 2024 | DETAILS
Korean Government’s Global Korea Scholarship program aims to invite international students who wish to purse a graduate level degree or research in Korea.
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.)
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for Korean Government’s Global Korea Scholarship program, you are expected to meet the following conditions:
- Both an applicant 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)
- Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 80% from the last educational institution attended.
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree by the date of arrival. (Graduate)
- Applicants who have previously achieved in any undergraduate program, master’s program, or doctoral program in Korea cannot apply for this program.
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants for Korean Government’s Global Korea Scholarship program, will receive the following benefits:
- Tuition fees – Actual cost (No more than 5 million KRW per semester)
- Living Allowance – 900,000 KRW ~ 1,000,000 KRW
- Airfare – Actual cost
- Medical Insurance – KRW 20,000 (per month)
- Resettlement Allowance – KRW 200,000
- Research Support – KRW 210,000 – 240,000 (per semester)
- Printing Costs (Dissertation) – KRW 500,000 – 800,000
- Completion Grant – KRW 100,000 (Once)
- Award for Excellent Korean Language Proficiency – KRW 100,000
- Language Courses – KRW 800,000 per quarter
Also Apply: Trinity College Dublin Grattan Scholarships for International Students (Fully-funded)
Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants are to submit an online application form and 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. You should refer to the the GKS Notice board for detailed instructions.
Application Deadline: Not Specified