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2014 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. Quota for U.S.A Scholars
- General : 16 persons
- Overseas Korean Adoptee : 5 persons
3. Duration of Scholarship
o Master’s (01.09.2014 ~ 31.08.2017) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 2 yrs of Master’s
o Doctoral (01.09.2014 ~ 31.08.2018): 1yr. of Korean language + 3 yrs of Doctoral
* (Important) After the Korean language course, the scholarship period of degree course (2 years of master’s or 3 years of doctoral) cannot be extended beyond the designated duration.
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 (disqualified upon discovery)
o Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1st, 2014 (born after Sep. 1st, 1974).
o Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of August 31st, 2014.
* (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 including an exchange program (D‐2 visa holders ever) in Korea cannot apply for this program.
Exception 1. Applicant who has experienced an exchange program in Korea only for previous academic courses graduation, and if it was mandatory for his or her graduation of degree program; thus could submit official explanation from the attended institution can apply for this KGSP program.
Exception 2. The KGSP scholar who has graduated or will graduate from a Korean university as of August 31st, 2014 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, 2014 must submit a certificate of degree or diploma expectation, and submit the official certificate of degree or diploma to NIIED by August 31st, 2014. (If not, disqualified for this program)
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.
o Applicants who are university professors currently in the developing countries may be given preference.
5. Required Documentation: One original document (placed in a separate envelope) and 3 extra copies.
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1. Personal Data (Attachment #1) |
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2. Self‐Introduction (Attachment #2) |
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3. Study Plan (Attachment #3) |
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4. Letter of Recommendation (1) (Attachment #4) |
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5. Pledge (Attachment #5) |
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6. Personal Medical Assessment (Attachment #6) |
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7. Diploma or certificate of graduation from undergraduate institution |
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8. Official transcript of previously attended undergraduate institution(s) |
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9. Diploma or certificate of graduation from graduate institution |
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10. Official transcript of previously attended graduate institution(s) |
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11. Certificate of TOPIK score (original copy), if applicable |
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12. Certificate of TOEFL or IELTS score (original copy), if applicable |
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13. Published papers, if applicable |
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14. Awards, if applicable |
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15. Copy of passport (possible to submit after selection) |
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16. Certificate of citizenship of applicant and his/her parents: birth certificate, passport, Certificate of nationality expatriation, etc. |
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17. Adoption documents (*only for overseas Korean adoptees) |
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* Applicants must submit all the documents by the checklist order. (Checklist for the application documents should be on the front page, followed by the required documents, stapled and attached.)
6. Selection Procedure<For U.S. applicants (including Korean adoptees) who apply for KGSP via Korean Embassy>
- (1st Selection) Korean Embassy makes its own selection schedule and plan based on the criteria provided by NIIED, and accept the applications.
1) Each Korean Consulate-General in U.S. screens and selects its applicants according to its timetable, and then recommends them to Korean Embassy.
2) Then Korean Embassy selects 1.5 times as many candidates as their quota from the pool of applicants and recommends them to NIIED
- (2nd Selection) NIIED Selection Committee selects as many successful candidates as each embassy quota amongst the pool of candidates recommended by the Embassies.
- (3rd Selection) NIIED submits the documents of successful candidates to their 3 universities of indicated preference, and requests admission examination of the candidates into their master’s or doctoral programs.
The universities have to notify the result of examination to the candidates and NIIED by the designated date.
The candidates who gain admission from more than one university will have to make a final selection, and notify their respective local Korean Embassy and NIIED by the designated date. Only the candidates who gain admission within the 3rd Selection period can be accepted as official KGSP scholars.
7. Place of Submission
o Korean Consulate-General Office near the applicant’s current address(including Overseas Korean Adoptee)
* For DC, Virginia, Maryland, or West Virginia, documents must be submitted to the Korea Education Center in the Korean Embassy: (202-939-5680/1)
Korean Education Center
2320 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20008
* Attachment(Information of Korean Consulate-General)
8. Application Deadline
o Submitting the Required Documents: March(The deadline is decided by each Korean Consulate General )
* For DC, Virginia, Maryland, or West Virginia, the deadline is : March 18, 2014(After submitting documents, the date for interview will be notified individually) * The documents must be arrived by March 18.
9. For further information, please contact :
o For University Information, visit www.studyinkorea.go.kr(Notice No. 57 -2014 Korean Government Scholarship Program for International Students for Graduate Degrees- attached files)
o KGSP Team, National Institute for International Education (NIIED)
- Address: #205 NIIED, 81 Ewhajang-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 110-810, Republic of Korea
- www.studyinkorea.go.kr
‣ Korean version: 정부초청외국인장학생 → 공지사항
‣ English version: Korean Government Scholarship Program → Notice
- Phone: +82-2-3668-1364, +82-2-3668-1389
- Fax: +82-2-743-4992
- Email: niied@moe.go.kr, wool9911@moe.go.kr
10. Other useful websites
ㅇ Higher Education in Korea http://heik.academyinfo.go.kr
ㅇ Learning Korean http://www.kosnet.go.kr
ㅇ Understanding of Korean culture http://korea.net
ㅇ Overseas Korean embassies http://www.mofa.go.kr
ㅇ Visa and Registration http://immigration.go.kr
11. Application Form and detailed information : <Refer to the attachments> - 2014 KGSP Graduate Program Guideline(English-Korean)
