Study in Korea (GKS)

Global Korea Scholarship supports the future global leaders and promotes the international cooperation in education by inviting talented international students to Korea for an opportunity to conduct advanced studies at higher educational institutions in Korea.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.

Degree Programs

• Master Degree: 1 year Language Courses + 2 year Degree Courses
• Doctoral Degree: 1 year Language Courses + 3 year Degree Courses
• Research Program: 6 months or 1 year
• Only Postgraduate courses are available for UK applicants.

Eligibility

1. Nationality : The applicant and his/her parents must hold foreign citizenship(s).
   * Applicants with the Korean citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.
   * Only the applicants with UK citizenship can apply via Korean Embassy in the UK.
2. Age : Applicants must be under 40 years of age of the selection year.
3. Degrees : Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
   * Applicants who are expected to graduate by July 31st of the year can also apply for the program with a certificate of expected graduation. 
4. Grades : The academic achievement of the applicants must meet one of the followings:
   • Score percentile should be 80% or above on a 100-point scale or be ranked in the top 20% of one’s class.
   • CGPA must be equal to or above 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5 or 3.23/5.0.

Selection Procedure (Embassy Track)

• 1st Selection
  Applicants submit their applications either to the Korean Embassies in their own countries. The embassies select the successful candidates among the applicants in the 1st round of selection. The applicants of the successful candidates will then be forwarded to NIIED.
• 2nd Selection
  The NIIED selection committee selects the successful those who passed the 1st round.
• 3rd Selection
  Among the successful candidates who have passed the 2nd round, the applicants of those who applied through the Korean Embassies will be reviewed by universities for admission. Successful candidates must get admission from at least one of the universities.

Scholarship Benefits

• Airfare
• Tuition
• Korean Language Training Fee
• Study Incentive (All-inclusive subsidy of Settlement Allowance, Monthly Allowance, Research Allowance, Korean Proficiency Grants, TOPIK Application Fee, Degree Completion Grants, Medical Insurance, and Publication Printing Fee)

GKS Official Website

www.studyinkorea.go.kr

Get in touch

For more information please feel free to contact The Korean Education Centre in UK