Global Korea Scholarship Program 2020 for study in South Korea

The eligible criteria is as follows:

Nationality

• All applicants and their parents must not hold Korean citizenship. – (Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Comoros, DR Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d‟Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe)
• Korean citizens and dual citizenship holders (one who have Korean citizenship and citizenship of another country) are NOT eligible to apply.
• Applicants and their parents who had previously held Korean citizenship must submit the document that proves their renunciation of Korean citizenship. (※Exception: For overseas Korean applicants holding Japanese citizenship, if their parents hold 7 „Permanent Residency Permit‟ within Japan while holding Korean citizenship, are eligible to apply.)

Age

• Must be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2020 (born after September 1, 1980)
• Academic professors who are under 45 years of age as of September 1, 2020 (born after September 1, 1975) and hold citizenship of one of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients listed in the table below are eligible to apply

Degree Requirements

• Applicants must hold or must be expected to hold a Bachelor‟s, Master‟s or a Doctoral degree by August 31st, 2020.
• Doctoral Program Applicants: Must hold a Master‟s degree or a level of education equivalent to a Master‟s degree
• Master‟s Program Applicants: Must hold a Bachelor‟s degree or a level of education equivalent to a Bachelor‟s degree
• Research Program Applicants: Must hold a degree or a level of education equivalent to or higher than a Master‟s degree and must have received an invitation from one of NIIED‟s designated Korean universities.
•  Applicants who are expected to graduate at the time of applying must first submit the certificate of expected graduation at the time of applying. The official degree certificate (or diploma) and final academic transcript must be submitted by August 31st, 2020 at the very latest.
• Applicants who have previously studied in a Korean university as exchange or visiting students can apply to this program.

Grades

All applicants must have maintained the overall grade point average (CGPA) equivalent to or higher 9 than any ONE of the following from their respective universities:

•  2.64 on a 4.0 scale;
• 2.80 on a 4.3 scale;
• 2.91 on a 4.5 scale;
• 3.23 on a 5.0 scale; or
• Score percentile: 80% or above on a 100 point scale or be ranked within the top 20% within one‟s class (Exception: Previous or current GKS scholars must hold the grade of 90% or above on a 100 point scale or be ranked within the top 10% within one‟s class)

Health

• All applicants must be in good health, both mentally and physically, to study in Korea for the full duration of degree or research programs.
• All applicants must submit Form 6 or the “Personal Medical Assessment” at the time of applying.
• All applicants who pass the 2nd round of selection must receive comprehensive medical checkup and submit the certificate of health and medical examination result issued by a medical doctor or a licensed physician.