Fully Funded: Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) 2021/2022 for Study in the Republic of Korea

To provide 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. Available Options in Universities Undergraduate 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. Total Candidates to be Selected 170 persons (undergraduate course), 700 persons (graduate course) Korea Language Training 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.)

Application Procedure

Time line	Undergraduate	Graduate
Announcement released	Sept. in the year prior to planned studies in Korea	Feb. in the year of planned studies in Korea
Recommend candidates (Korean Embassies, designated universities)	Oct.-Nov. in the year prior to planned studies in Korea	Mar.-Apr. in the year of planned studies in Korea
Results released	Jan. in the year of planned studies in Korea	June in the year of planned studies in Korea
Arrival in Korea	Late Feb. in the year of planned studies in Korea	Late Aug. in the year of planned studies

Scholarship Benefit

Categories	Amount (KRW)
Airfare	Actual cost
Resettlement Allowance	KRW 200,000
Living Allowance	Under graduate: 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)

Qualifications 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 acheived 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.

Procedure for the Scholarship AwardNIIED invites the 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.

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Application Deadline: Varies

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