Announcement

2011 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 in order to promote international exchange in education and mutual friendship between the participating countries.

2. Total number of UK candidates to be selected : 1

3. Academic Duration of Scholarship
- Master’s (01.09.2011 ~ 31.08.2014) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 2 yrs of Master’s
- Doctoral (01.09.2011 ~ 31.08.2015) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 3 yrs of Doctoral

4. Application Requirements
- The applicant and his/her parents must have UK citizenship.
* Applicants who hold Korean citizenship are not qualified for this program.
- Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for a long period of time.
* Applicants have to submit the Personal Medical Assessment (included in the application form) when he/she apply for this program, and then submit an Official Medical Examination Report issued in a hospital to NIIED after passing the NIIED Selection Committee (the 2nd Selection). A serious illness reflected in the examination results will be the main cause of disqualification from the scholarship.
- Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1st, 2011 (born after Sep. 1st, 1971).
- Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of September 1, 2011.
* Applicants who have ever enrolled in the same program in Korea as the one they are applying for will be disqualified from the program.
- Applicants must maintain grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previously attended institution.
* 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.
- Applicants who have Korean proficiency or English proficiency may be given preference.
- Applicants who apply for natural science and technology program may be given preference.
* For more details please refer to the notices in the websites below.

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

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 : February 28, 2011
- Documents to be submitted : Please refer to the websites below.

7. Entry to Korea : from August 29 to August 31, 2011

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
- NIIED : http://niied.go.kr - Korean Government Scholarship Program
- GKS : http://gks.go.kr - Korean Government Scholarship Program