Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + other benefits
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- accommodation
- health
- other
Description
In short, the GKS stands for Global Korea Scholarship formally known as Korean Government Scholarship.
It is a Fully Funded Scholarship Program by the Korean government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Korea makes this one of the Largest Scholarship programs in the world.
Applicable programmes
Benefits
- Full Tuition Fee
- Monthly Allowance
- Resettlement Allowance
- Medical Insurance
- Research Support
- Round Airfare Tickets
- Language Courses
- Award for Excellent Korean Language Proficiency
- Printing Costs (Dissertation)
- Completion Grant
Eligibility
- Applicants can apply from all around the world. The Scholarship is open.
- Applicants must be physically fit and in good health.
- Applicant should Maintain a minimum CGPA requirement: 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5, or 3.23/5.0.
- In percentage: 80% or higher on a 100-point scale, or be in the top 20% of their class.
- All applicants and their parents must not hold Korean citizenship.
- Must be under 40 years of age as of September 1. (For Masters, Ph.D.)
- Applicants should have completed and hold a bachelor’s Degree program or be expected to hold a bachelor’s degree.
- Students in the final year and waiting for results can also apply. (In this case, you have to submit a certificate of expected graduation at the time of applying.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
South Korea
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
The Deadline is set by each country and it is different.
The application process for the Korean Government Scholarship Program is also different for each country.
The process is set by each country and it is best to Visit the Official website where they have mentioned all the details about the Scholarship Application.
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