GKS(KGSP)

1. Qualifications

Graduate - University Track Application Deadline: March 18(FRI), 2022

*2022 GKS-G NIIED Guidelines(English)

*2022 GKS-G NIIED Guidelines(Korean)

*Ewha Womans University Guidelines(Korean & English)

*Application forms

Scholarship Period	Master's Degree	1 year Language Courses + 2 year Degree Courses
Scholarship Period	Doctoral Degree	1 year Language Courses + 3 year Degree Courses
Qualifications	Applicants and their parents must be citizens of the countries listed in the application guideline of the selecting year. * Korean citizens and Koreans holding dual citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program. Applicants must be under the age of 40 as of September 1st of the inviting year. However, an applicant who qualify all conditions below are eligible to apply: - Must be an academic professor who are under 45 years of age as of September 1st of the inviting year - Must hold a citizenship of one of the Official Development Assistant (ODA) recipients. Applicants must hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree as of September 1st of the inviting year. * Applicants who have completed an undergraduate program, a master's program, or a doctoral program in Korea are not eligible to apply for the program. (Exception: Overseas Korean Adoptees and GKS scholars) Applicants and their parents must be citizens of the countries listed in the application guideline of the selecting year. * Korean citizens and Koreans holding dual citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.

Undergraduate

Scholarship Period	Bachelor's Degree	1 year of Korean language course + 4 years of undergraduate program
Qualifications	Prospective applicants must meet the following qualification criteria Applicants and their parents must be citizens of the participating countries listed in the application guideline of the inviting year. Applicants and their parents must be citizens of the participating countries listed in the application guideline of the inviting year. Applicants must be under the age of 25 as of March 1st of the inviting year. Applicants should have graduated or will be scheduled to graduate from high school as of March 1st of the inviting year. * Applicants who have graduated high school in Korea are not eligible to apply for the program. (Exception: Overseas Korean Adoptees and GKS scholars) (Bachelor’s degree program) The overall G.P.A during high school must be equivalent to or higher than 80 out of 100 percentile. (Associate degree program) The overall G.P.A during high school must be equivalent to or higher than 75 out of 100 percentile.

※ 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.

2. Application Procedure

Time Line	Undergraduate	Graduate
Announcement released	September in the year prior to planned studies in Korea	February in the year of planned studies in Korea
Recommend candidates (Korean Embassies, designated universities)	October-November in the year prior to planned studies in Korea	March-April in the year of planned studies in Korea
Results released	January in the year of planned studies in Korea	June in the year of planned studies in Korea
Arrival in Korea	Late February in the year of planned studies in Korea	Late August in the year of planned studies

3. Scholarship Benefits

Categories	Amount (KRW)
Airfare	Actual cost
Resettlement Allowance	KRW 200,000
Living Allowance	Undergraduate: 800,000, Graduate: 900,000
Medical Insurance	KRW 20,000 per month
Language Courses	KRW 800,000 per quarter
Tuition Fees	Actual cost (No more than 5 million KRW per semester)
Award for Excellent Korean Language Proficiency	KRW 100,000
Research Support	KRW 210,000 – 240,000 per semester
Printing costs (Dissertation)	KRW 500,000 – 800,000
Completion Grant	KRW 100,000 (once)

4. Contact Information

[Office in charge]Global Korea Scholarship Team, Dept. of Global Human Resources Development

Categories	Graduate Program	Undergraduate Program
Tel	82-2-3668-1490,1491	82-2-3668-1490,1491
FAX	82-2-743-4992	82-2-743-4992
E-mail	kgspniied@korea.kr	kgspniied@korea.kr
Website	www.studyinkorea.go.kr	www.studyinkorea.go.kr