Korean Government Scholarship Program 2017 for Undergraduate & Graduate Study in South Korea (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: November 2016 for Undergraduate Scholarship
April 2017 for Graduate Scholarship

Korean Government Scholarship Program are open to international students for pursuing undergraduate programme at higher educational institutions in Korea. The scholarship will contribute to promoting the international exchange in education and to deepening the mutual friendship among countries.

GKS (Global Korea Scholarship) Program is a scholarship program that paid by the Government of the Republic of Korea for foreign nationals in the Republic of Korea and the Ministry of Education organized, responsible for the project implementation agency directly under the Ministry of Education National Institute for International Education.

• 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

• 170 persons (undergraduate course), 700 persons (graduate course)

• 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.)

• Airplane Ticket or Airfare: The scholarship covers an economy class flight with the shortest route between a scholar’s country and Korea. A one-way ticket to Korea will be offered to each scholar at the beginning of the scholarship program; another one-way ticket from Korea will be offered for those who complete their studies under the scholarship program;
• Monthly Stipend: 800,000 KRW per month;
• Tuition: The tuition fee up to 5 million KRW is covered by NIIED. In case the tuition is higher than 5 million KRW, the exceeding amount is covered by the host university. The university entrance fee is covered by the host university;
• Settlement Allowance: 200,000 KRW upon arrival;
• Scholarship Completion Grants: 100,000 KRW upon completion of studies;
• Korean Language Training: The full cost for the 1 year is covered by NIIED and the language institution.
• Medical Insurance: Scholars are covered by health insurance for major accidents and illnesses during their scholarship period;
• Korean Proficiency Grants: Scholars with level 5 or 6 on TOPIK will receive 100,000 KRW won per month during the degree program.

Application Procedure:

• Submission of required documents, applicants should contact the appropriate Korean Embassy (or Korean Education Center) in the country of applicant’s origin (or in the neighboring country) or the designated regional university, the organization in charge of the 1st round of selection.
• To be selected as a KGSP grantee, any applicant should successfully pass through the 1st selection process set by the Korean embassies of his or her origin. So to apply for the program, please contact the 1st selection organizations to get detailed information on the 1st selection process such as application deadline and required documents, etc.
• NIIED evaluates potential candidates and notifies the Korean Embassy of the final selected KGSP grantees

Timeline

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Korean Government Scholarship Program 2017