Announcement

2022 GKS-G Application in the UK

1. Program Objective

o Global Korea Scholarship is designed to provide international students with opportunities to study at higher educational institutions in Korea in pursuit of academic degrees, which will enhance international education exchange and deepen mutual friendship between Korea and participating countries.

※ As Korean Government Scholarship Programs have been integrated and branded as Global Korea Scholarship in 2010, the name has been changed to GKS (Global Korea Scholarship)

2. Number of the UK candidates: 4 (Embassy Quota)

3. Period of Scholarship

o Master’s Degree Program
  3 years (1 year of Korean language program + 2 years of degree program)

o Doctoral Degree Program
  4 years (1 year of Korean language program + 3 years of degree program)

o Research Program
  6 months or 1 year

4. UK Application Timeline

o 10 March : Deadline for Online Application Submission

o 11~14 March : Documents screening

o 15 March : Announcement of the successful candidates for the interview (by email)

o 17 March : Online Interview (via Zoom)

o 21 March : Announcement of the 1st round successful candidates (by email)

o 24 March : Deadline for Application submission by post or in-person

o Early May : Announcement of the 2nd round successful candidates (www.studyinkorea.go.kr)

o 10 June : Announcement of final result (by email)

5. Application Submission

1) For the 1st Round : ON-LINE Submission by 10 March 2022

• Please download 2022 GKS-G application forms and guidelines from the following website:
  Study in Korea | GKS-G application forms and guidelines


• We only accept ON-LINE submissions of all your completed application forms and supporting documents (except for recommendation letters) in pdf format for the initial document screening and interview.


• Please click the following link to upload your application documents as ONE single pdf file and fill in the form.

- Submission Link : https://forms.gle/xs8HigjGfEhCuWya7

• It is acceptable if your certificates are not apostilled/consular confirmed at this stage. However, if you are successful at the interview, you will need to submit the apostilled certificates with all other documents by the 24th March with no exception.

• Recommendation Letter and Form to be submitted separately : You are required to request four signed copies of  recommendation letter and form from ONE recommender. All the copies must be sealed in an envelope altogether and be submitted to the Embassy by POST to the following address no later than 10 March 2022:

FAO:  Ms Hera Jeong

Korean Education Centre

Embassy of the Republic of Korea

60 Buckingham Gate, London

SW1E 6AJ

• We will also accept ON-LINE submission of recommendation letter and form sent directly to us at educentre@mofa.go.kr by 10 March 2022. Please make sure your recommender provide with the signed 'Recommendation Letter Form' as well as his/her own recommendation letter in PDF format.

 

2) For the 2nd Round : Submission by POST or IN-PERSON

If you are successful at the interview, you will need to submit one set of original documents with apostilled certificates and four additional sets of photocopied application documents for the 2nd round.

- Submission Deadline : Thursday 24 March 2022 5pm

- Submission by POST : Please ensure to arrive by the deadline.

FAO:  Ms Hera Jeong

Korean Education Centre

Embassy of the Republic of Korea

60 Buckingham Gate, London

SW1E 6AJ

- Submission IN-PERSON : Please email us at educentre@mofa.go.kr to arrange a visit, if you wish to submit in person.

6. Interview

Please note that successful candidates after the document screening process will receive an invitation email on Tuesday 15 March to attend an online interview on Thursday 17 March 2022. No alternative dates are available unfortunately. The selected candidates MUST attend their interviews at their booked time slot. Further details will be provided in the invitation email.

7. Important Notes For UK Applicants

Please read the '2022 GKS application guidelines' thoroughly and refer to the following notes before making your application.

o [For First Round Application Documents Preparation]

• File format : For the initial online submission, you will need to upload ONE single pdf file of all your application forms and documents.


• Documents order : Application documents must be submitted in the order of the checklist(‘Application Checklist’) on the first page of the application forms. Each required document must be numbered and labeled on the top right corner. (ex. 9. Certificate of Bachelor’s degree)


• Recommendation letter & form : Please inform your recommender to prepare and sign four copies of  recommendation letter and form, then enclose them altogether in an official envelope and sign across the back flap.

o [For Second Round Application Documents Preparation]

• You must submit ONE complete set of original application documents with apostilled certificates AND FOUR additional sets of photocopied application documents. (One original copy for NIIED, three photocopies for the universities and one photocopy for the embassy)


• A set of documents must be combined by a paper clip/clamp. (Do not use stapler to bind them.)


• Application documents must be submitted in the order of the checklist(‘Application Checklist’) on the first page of the application forms. Each required document must be numbered and labeled on the top right corner. (ex. 9. Certificate of Bachelor’s degree)

o [Certificates]

• All original/copied/printed certificates must be apostilled/consular confirmed before submission.


• Please allow sufficient time for apostille/consular confirmation services even before you find out whether you are successful or not as this may take longer than expected.


• Apostille service is available at the GOV.uk website and many other private legal offices who offer faster services at higher price.


• Please note that a certificate will need to be apostilled/consular confirmed only once and then photocopied to be included in the additional sets.

o [Proof of Citizenship]

• UK candidates must submit a birth certificate issued by the UK government as a proof of citizenship and the relationship between you and your parents. Please make sure that this is also required to be apostilled.


• As UK birth certificates do not indicate the nationality, you must additionally submit passport copies of the you and your parents. (Passport copies do not need to be apostilled.)


• UK birth certificates can be ordered online via GOV.uk website.

o [GPA Grade Conversion]

• Please refer to the 'GKS UK Grade Conversion' to convert your grades into GPA on 4.5 scale preferably.(eg. 3.87/4.5)


• Then you will need to convert the CGPA to Score Percentile (100 point scale) according to Appendix A. GPA conversion table of the GKS-G guideline.

o [Your Photo]

• Your photo should be attached firmly on the application form. You may also insert the photo while you fill in the form digitally.
  
  

8. Enquiry

o [Courses &admission Information] Contact individual universities or Study in Korea

    www.studyinkorea.go.kr

    (Study in Korea <Scholarships <GKS Notice)

o [General Enquiries] Contact Global Korea Scholarship(GSK)Centre, NIIED

   www.studyinkorea.go.kr

   kgspniied@korea.kr

o [Documents submission & 1st round application] 
   Contact Korean Education Centre UK, Embassy of the Republic of Korea UK

   www.koreaneducentreinuk.org 

   educentre@mofa.go.kr