GKS Scholarship

The Global Korea Scholarship's primary goal is to provide international students with the opportunity to pursue academic degrees at higher education institutions in Korea, thereby encouraging greater international educational exchange and strengthening ties between Korea and the participating countries.

Benefits of the GKS Scholarship?

There are a variety of benefits offered by the GKS scholarship program. 

The GKS Scholarship has the following advantages in the following table:

Eligibility Criteria for the GKS Scholarship?

Nationality: All applicants must be citizens of NIIED-designated countries that have been invited to participate in the GKS programme.

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  Applicants' parents (or legal guardians) must be citizens of a country other than Korea. Applicants and their parents who previously held Korean citizenship must submit documentation issued by the Korean government proving their renunciation of Korean citizenship. 
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  If an applicant's citizenship changes during the selection process, he or she will be disqualified. (This does not apply to UIC applicants.)

Level of Education: A bachelor's degree programme is designed for applicants who have graduated (or are about to graduate) from high school or an associate degree programme.

- The associate degree programme is designed for applicants who have graduated (or are about to graduate) from high school.

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  Applicants with a bachelor's degree are not eligible to apply. Applicants with an associate degree are only eligible to apply to bachelor's programmes.
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  Applicants who expect to graduate must submit a certificate of expected graduation along with their application.
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  This opportunity is open to Japanese nationals who are expected to graduate by March 31, 2024. Please include a certificate of expected graduation with your application.
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  Applicants who submit their provisional graduation certificate will be considered as expected graduates.

Grades: The cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of the entire curriculum from the previous (degree) programme must meet one of the two conditions listed below:

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  The score percentile should be 80% or higher on a 100-point scale, or it should be ranked in the top 20%.
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  CGPA must be equal to or greater than 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5, or 3.23/5.0 within one's class.
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  Previous degree programme for Associate degree programme applicants: high school programme.
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  Previous degree programme for applicants to the Bachelor's degree programme: high school or associate degree programme.

If an applicant has a transcript that does not include CGPA information or is unable to convert his or her grades into one of the accepted GPA scales (4.0, 4.3, 4.5, 5.0, or 100 point scale), he or she must submit additional documents officially issued by their respective school/university that describe the institution's grading system. 

Applicants who expect to graduate should calculate their most recent CGPA when applying.

Age: Must be under the age of 25 (born after March 1, 1999).

For overseas travel, all applicants must be free of any grounds for disqualification (e.g., criminal history).

Health: To study in Korea for the full duration of the programme, all applicants must be in good physical and mental health. 

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Application Process for the GKS Scholarship?

To apply for the Global Korea Scholarship (KGSP), applicants should go to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) India's official website. The candidate must mail a hard copy of the application along with the required documents to the MHRD. The applicant will receive a confirmation email from Seoul National University, and the results will be posted on the NIIED website. Guidelines for the GKS Scholarship Application are available on the website "Study in Korea" (www.studyinkorea.go.kr).

• Fill out the Global Korea Scholarship application through the MHRD's Sakshat Portal.
• Apply with the necessary documents.
• Fill out the application on the study in Korea website.
• Send the MHRD application to the following address: Ms. Cho Sunghee, Third Secretary, Embassy's Political Affairs Department, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, 9, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri Extension, New Delhi-110021. Phone: 011-4200-7000.

Documents Required for the GKS Scholarship?

The documents required for the GKS scholarship are:

• Application form 
• Personal statement 
• Study plan
• One letter of recommendation 
• GKS Application agreement 
• Personal medical assessment 
• Proof of citizenship (applicant and parent) and proof of family relationship 
• High school graduation certificate 
• Academic transcript of high school curriculum
• Graduation certificate of associate degree program 
• Academic transcript of associate degree
• Proof of overseas Korean document
• Proof of Korean citizenship renunciation document
• Proof of Korean war veteran’s descendant 
• Score report of valid TOPIK (original) or English Proficiency Test (copy) 
• Copy of awards and other certificates (copy)
• Applicant’s Passport (copy)

Selection Process for the GKS Scholarship?

• A thorough examination of documents will be conducted by the selection committee to verify an applicant's qualifications, including citizenship, level of education, and academic grades, among other criteria.
• Applicants will be evaluated on their competency, which will include a document review and an oral interview.
• Applicants with a TOPIK level 3 or higher will receive 10% more points than the total number of points available.
• Direct descendants of Korean War veterans who served as foreign military will be given an additional 5% of the total points available.
• Special consideration and preference will be given to: 
• Applicants with overseas Korean backgrounds 
• Applicants from low-income families or from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Applicants with high scores on English proficiency tests (TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS) will be given preference.
• Applicants to regional universities' natural science and engineering departments.
• Winners of the Technical Skills Competition (for associate degree applicants)

The GKS Scholarship enables students to achieve academic excellence in Korea while receiving fully funded tuition and housing. Students get to learn about the diverse and rich Korean culture. Fine arts, music, agriculture, engineering, medicine, literature, languages, law, environmental studies, public health, and dentistry are among the programmes available through the scholarship. The Global Korea Scholarship (KGSP) is open for applications every year, and nearly sixty Korean universities participate. The scholarship provides students with intensive Korean language training in order to increase their chances of finding work in Korea. 

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