The organization which manages GKS-KGSP (Global Korea Scholarship-Korean Government Scholarship Program) is NIIED (National Institute For International Education). (
http://www.niied.go.kr/)
1. How to apply
There are two tracks to apply for GKS Korean Government Scholarship Program; one is to get recommendation from universities in Korea, and the other one is to get recommendation from the embassy in your own country.
Applicants must choose only one way of them.
Applicants who submit applications to both Korean Embassy and Inha University will be disqualified immediately.
Inha University can recommend maximum two students from one country for 2012 KGSP. After screening all application documents Inha University will select a limited number of students for 2012 KGSP to NIIED. According to NIIED’s guidelines, Inha University will fix the whole schedule for application and recommendation. I think that NIIED will release the guidelines for 2012 KGSP in late January. (The application period for 2011 KGSP was in February.) Please wait for further notices of NIIED for 2012 KGSP application.
If you'd like to apply for Inha University to get recommendation for 2012 KGSP, please contact a certain professor first. A recommendation letter from a professor at Inha University is one of required documents to apply for Inha University's recommendation for 2012 KGSP.
It's strongly recommended that you'll send at least a resume, study plan, and scan files of your degree certificate and transcripts, when you contact a professor by an e-mail.
* For detailed information about a department and contact information about a professor, please visithttp://grad.inha.ac.kr/english/academics/MastersDoctoralProgram.asp
When you click the name of department, you'll get MS Word file of specific information about each department.
2. Duration of Scholarship
1) Master's degree program : Sep. 1, 2012 ~ Aug. 31, 2015
- 1 year of Korean language program + 2 years of Master's degree program
2) Doctoral degree program : Sep. 1, 2012 ~ Aug. 31, 2016
- 1 year of Korean language program + 3 years of Doctoral degree program
* Korean Government Scholarship Program includes a mandatory Korean language training program at least for a year and students who achieve more than level 3 of TOPIK are allowed to start their degree program.
If students fail to get more than level 3 of TOPIK after one year of Korean language learning, you cannot start your degree program.
3. Application requirements
1. The applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenships.
* Applicants who hold Korean citizenship are not qualified for this program.
2. Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for a long period of time.
3. Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1st, 2012 (born after Sep. 1st, 1972).
4. Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s(4 year-program) or Master’s degree as of September 1, 2012.
5. Applicants must maintain a grade point average (G.P.A.) of at least 80% or higher from the previously attended institution. (80 out of 100(3.0 out of 4.5) is minimum. Higher GPA will increase the possibility to be selected for 2012 KGSP.)
6. Applicants who have Korean proficiency or English proficiency may be given preference.
It's strongly recommended to submit one of Korean or English proficiency scores.
(Korean - TOPIK, English - IELTS, TOEFL(IBT))
4. About Jungseok International Scholarship Program by the graduate school of Inha University
- Jungseok International Scholarship : Full or half tuition fee waived (No support about monthly allowance from University)
If student joins a research project, he/she will get some research stipend from their academic professor. Please talk about this with your professor.
- KGSP by NIIED : Full tuition fee waived + monthly allowance (KRW 900,000) + flight tickets + ....
- You are allowed to apply for both Jungseok International Scholarship and GKS-Korean Government Scholarship simultaneously, but if you are accepted by NIIED for KGSP (Korean Government Scholarship Program), Jungseok International Scholarship will be automatically cancelled.
The application period for these two programs and the list of application document is different, so applicants carefully check notices about them on the homepage.
* For detailed information about Jungseok Internaitonal Scholarship, visit the homepage of the graduate school.
http://grad.inha.ac.kr/english/admission/Scholarships.asp* For detailed information about KGSP, visit the homepage of NIIED.
http://www.niied.go.kr/We'll post a notice about 2012 KGSP on the notice board at the homepage of the graduates school in late January.
