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2013 Korean Government Scholarship Program
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2013 Korean Government Scholarship Program
Guideline for International Students Enrolled in Graduate Programs
1. Program Objective
The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for international students, with the aim of promoting international exchange in education, as well as mutual friendship amongst the participating countries.
2. Number of UK candidates to be selected: 3
* 2 Overseas Korean adoptee will be selected separately.
5. Duration of Scholarship
o Master’s (01.09.2013 ~ 31.08.2016) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 2 yrs of Master’s
o Doctoral (01.09.2013 ~ 31.08.2017) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 3 yrs of Doctoral
4. Application Requirements
o The applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenships.
* Applicants who hold Korean citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.
o Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for an extended period of time.
* Applicants must submit the Personal Medical Assessment (included in the application form) when he/she apply for this program, and when it’s orientation, an Official Medical Examination will be done by NIIED. A serious illness (For example, HIV, Drug, etc) will be the main cause of disqualification from the scholarship.
※ The handicapped who satisfy the above are also eligible for the program
※ NOT Eligible: those who are pregnant
o Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1st, 2013 (born after Sep. 1st, 1973).
o Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of September 1st, 2013.
* (Important) Applicants who have ever enrolled in a university in Korea will be disqualified from applying to the KGSP program. Specifically, an applicant who has previously enrolled in an undergraduate program, a master’s program, a doctoral program or an exchange program in Korea cannot apply for this program.
However, a KGSP scholar who has graduated or will graduate from a Korean university as of August 31st, 2013 can apply for this program again only via the embassy if only he/she holds at least TOPIK Level 4 and obtain another recommendation within the allotment from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective country of origin (re-application is limited to one instance).
* Applicants who apply for the Master’s program must hold a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than a Bachelor’s degree.
* Applicants who apply for the Doctoral program must hold a Master’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than a Master’s degree.
* Applicants who are expecting to obtain the relevant required degree or diploma by August 31st, 2013 must submit a certificate of degree or diploma expectation, and submit the official certificate of degree or diploma to NIIED by August 31st, 2013.
o Applicants must maintain a grade point average (G.P.A.) of at least 2.64 on a 4.0 scale, 2.80 on a 4. 3 scale, 2.91 on a 4.5 scale, or grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previously attended institution.
If an applicant does not satisfy the above GPA criteria, he/she will be disqualified from applying to this program.
* If the transcript is not indicated in grades/marks/scores format, or is difficult to convert into percentages, attachment of official explanation from the attended institution is required.
o Applicants who have Korean proficiency or English proficiency may be given preference.
o Applicants who apply for natural science and technology program may be given preference.
* For more details please refer to the attached files.
5. Scholarship Payment
- Scholarship Period: same as the duration of scholarship
- Payment: tuition fee, airfare, monthly allowance, research allowance, relocation allowance, language training fee, dissertation printing costs, and medical insurance, etc.
6. Submission of Required Documents - Place of Submission: The Korean Education Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the UK, 60 Buckingham Gate London, SW1E 6AJ
- Deadline of Submission: March 19th 2013(Tue)
- Documents to be submitted: Please refer to the attached files.
7. Entry into Korea: from August 26th to August 28th 2013
8. Contact
- The Korean Education Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the UK
http://educationinuk.or.kr 0207 227 5500(ext 639), edu@koreanembassy.org.uk
- KGSP Team, NIIED: http://gks.go.kr +82-2-3668-1364, niied@mest.go.kr, yhlee2018@korea.kr
Guideline for International Students Enrolled in Graduate Programs
1. Program Objective
The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for international students, with the aim of promoting international exchange in education, as well as mutual friendship amongst the participating countries.
2. Number of UK candidates to be selected: 3
* 2 Overseas Korean adoptee will be selected separately.
5. Duration of Scholarship
o Master’s (01.09.2013 ~ 31.08.2016) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 2 yrs of Master’s
o Doctoral (01.09.2013 ~ 31.08.2017) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 3 yrs of Doctoral
4. Application Requirements
o The applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenships.
* Applicants who hold Korean citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.
o Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for an extended period of time.
* Applicants must submit the Personal Medical Assessment (included in the application form) when he/she apply for this program, and when it’s orientation, an Official Medical Examination will be done by NIIED. A serious illness (For example, HIV, Drug, etc) will be the main cause of disqualification from the scholarship.
※ The handicapped who satisfy the above are also eligible for the program
※ NOT Eligible: those who are pregnant
o Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1st, 2013 (born after Sep. 1st, 1973).
o Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of September 1st, 2013.
* (Important) Applicants who have ever enrolled in a university in Korea will be disqualified from applying to the KGSP program. Specifically, an applicant who has previously enrolled in an undergraduate program, a master’s program, a doctoral program or an exchange program in Korea cannot apply for this program.
However, a KGSP scholar who has graduated or will graduate from a Korean university as of August 31st, 2013 can apply for this program again only via the embassy if only he/she holds at least TOPIK Level 4 and obtain another recommendation within the allotment from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective country of origin (re-application is limited to one instance).
* Applicants who apply for the Master’s program must hold a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than a Bachelor’s degree.
* Applicants who apply for the Doctoral program must hold a Master’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than a Master’s degree.
* Applicants who are expecting to obtain the relevant required degree or diploma by August 31st, 2013 must submit a certificate of degree or diploma expectation, and submit the official certificate of degree or diploma to NIIED by August 31st, 2013.
o Applicants must maintain a grade point average (G.P.A.) of at least 2.64 on a 4.0 scale, 2.80 on a 4. 3 scale, 2.91 on a 4.5 scale, or grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previously attended institution.
If an applicant does not satisfy the above GPA criteria, he/she will be disqualified from applying to this program.
* If the transcript is not indicated in grades/marks/scores format, or is difficult to convert into percentages, attachment of official explanation from the attended institution is required.
o Applicants who have Korean proficiency or English proficiency may be given preference.
o Applicants who apply for natural science and technology program may be given preference.
* For more details please refer to the attached files.
5. Scholarship Payment
- Scholarship Period: same as the duration of scholarship
- Payment: tuition fee, airfare, monthly allowance, research allowance, relocation allowance, language training fee, dissertation printing costs, and medical insurance, etc.
6. Submission of Required Documents - Place of Submission: The Korean Education Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the UK, 60 Buckingham Gate London, SW1E 6AJ
- Deadline of Submission: March 19th 2013(Tue)
- Documents to be submitted: Please refer to the attached files.
7. Entry into Korea: from August 26th to August 28th 2013
8. Contact
- The Korean Education Centre, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the UK
http://educationinuk.or.kr 0207 227 5500(ext 639), edu@koreanembassy.org.uk
- KGSP Team, NIIED: http://gks.go.kr +82-2-3668-1364, niied@mest.go.kr, yhlee2018@korea.kr