The Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) supports the future global leaders and promotes the international cooperation in education by inviting talented international students to Korea for an opportunity to conduct advanced studies at
higher educational institutions in Korea.
Category and scholarship period:
- Bachelor's degree (5 years): Korean language course(up to 1 year) + Bachelor'sdegree course requirements(4 years)
- Associate degree(3 years): Korean language course(up to 1 year) + Associate degree course requirements(2 years)
- Master's degree (3 years): 1 year Language Courses + 2 years Degree Courses
- Doctorate degree (4years): 1 year Language Courses + 3 years Degree Courses
Requirements and qualifications for Bachelor and Associate degree:
① Must be a citizen of the country to which the scholarship is offered, which also applies to the applicants' parents
② Have graduated or will be scheduled to graduate from high school as of March 1st of the invitation year
③ Must possess above 80% (out of 100%)
cumulative grade point average (CGPA) , or must be within the top 20% (out of 100%) in rank in high school.
Requirements and qualifications for masters and doctorate degree:
① The applicant and his/her parents must hold foreign citizenships.
* Applicants with the Korean citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.
② Applicants must be under 40 years of age of the selection year.
③ Applicants must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree as of September 1st of the selection year.
* Applicants who have completed an undergraduate program, a master's program, or a doctoral program in Korea are ineligible to apply for the program.
④ The academic achievement of the applicants must meet one of the followings:
- The grade point average (GPA) must be no less than 2.64 on a 4.0 scale, 2.80 on a 4.3 scale, 2.91 on a 4.5 scale; or
- The overall grades must be no less than 80% out of 100%
Selection Procedure
[Graduate and Undergraduate Program]
1st Selection: Applicants submit their
applications either to the Korean Embassies around the world or to the partering universities in Korea. The embassies and universities select the successful candidates among the applicants in the 1st round of selection.
2nd Selection: The applicants of the successful candidates will then be forwarded to NIIED. The NIIED selection
committee selects the successful candidates among those who passed the
1st round.
3rd Selection: Among the successful candidates who have passed the 2nd round, the applicants of those who applied through the Korean Embassies will be reviewed by universities for admission. Successful candidates must get admission from at least one of the universities.
Scholarship benefits for bachelor's program:
Airfare: Round-trip economy class ticket
Monthly Allowance: 800,000 KRW per month
Settlement Allowance: 200,000 KRW upon arrival
Language training: Full coverage
Tuition: All admission fees are waived by the host institution (university) The tuition is covered by NIIED and the university.
Medical Insurance: 20,000 KRW per month (limited coverage): 100,000 KRW per month for scholars with TOPIK
Level 5 or 6
Scholarship benefits for graduate program:
Airfare: Round-trip economy class ticket
Monthly Allowance: 900,000 KRW per month
Research Allowance: 210,000 KRW for scholars in the field of humanities and social sciences; 240,000 KRW for scholars in natural and mechanic sciences
Settlement Allowance: 200,000 KRW upon arrivals
Language Training Fee: Full coverage
Tuition: All admission fees are waived by the host institution (university) The tuition is covered by NIIED and the university.
Dissertation Printing Costs: reimbursement of 500,000 ~ 800,000 KRW depending on actual costs
Medical Insurance: 20,000 KRW per month (limited coverage)
Korean Proficiency Grants: 100,000 KRW per month for scholars with TOPIK
Level 5 or 6
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Deadline: October 20th, 2017.
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