Host Country:
- South Korea
Course Level:
- Master’s Degree Programs
- PhD Programs
- Research Programs
GKS Scholarship Duration:
- Doctoral Degree Program: 4 years
- 1 year of the Korean language program
- 3 years of the regular degree program
- Master’s Degree Program: 3 years
- 1 year of the Korean language program
- 2 years of a degree program
- Research Program: 6 Months
Application Procedure
| Time line | Graduate |
| Announcement released | Feb. in the year of planned studies in Korea |
| Recommend candidates (Korean Embassies, designated universities) | Mar.-Apr. in the year of planned studies in Korea |
| Results released | June in the year of planned studies in Korea |
| Arrival 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 | 900,000 KRW ~ 1,000,000 KRW |
| 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 and have attained TOPIK level 5 or higher can reapply to this program once either through the embassy or university track.
Procedure for the Scholarship Award
NIIED 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.
Required Documents for GKS South Korea Scholarship 2021:
- Recommendation letters
- Attested transcripts
- Statement of Purpose
- Awards
- Published books
- Certificate of Proficiency
- Medical Assessment form
Application Deadline:
- Every countries’ Korean embassy and the domestic university has different deadlines, so hurry up and apply as soon as possible.
For more info, please visit:
https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/gks/allnew_invite.do