South Korea has been attracting a lot of international students into their undergraduate, graduate and research programmes. There are about 400 national and private universities and some universities have state-of-the-art research facilities in several new and emerging scientific fields. Universities oriented towards international students conduct 30% of their lectures in the English Language. Graduate programmes have more lectures in English than undergraduate courses. There are some universities where all the courses are taught in English. Another option is to enrol in a Korean language course prior to the academic session. The academic year starts usually in March for the spring season and September for fall.
This scholarship has been introduced by the Korean government to provide international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in undergraduate & graduate programmes at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries. Under the scholarship, the candidates can study in Korea at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Currently, there are 220 undergraduate, 1,080 graduate seats under this scholarship. Furthermore, grantees are required to take Korean language training courses for 1 year at a language institution located on-campus of the domestic universities.
Eligibility
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 got into any undergraduate programme, master’s programme, or doctoral programme in Korea cannot apply for this.
Funding Details
There are several types of funding schemes available under the aegis of Global Korea Scholarship. If the applicants are awarded a fully funded scholarship, it will include:
Airfare and Resettlement Allowance
Living Allowance up to 900,000 KRW ~ 1,000,000 KRW
Medical Insurance up to KRW 20,000 (per month)
Full Tuition Fees
Research Support, Printing Costs (Dissertation), Completion Grant, Language Courses
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