Global Korea Scholarship 2024 Fully Funded

The Global Korea Scholarship 2024, an illustrious and demanding scholarship award, is welcoming applicants now. Although the GKS program is referred to today as GKS 2024, it was once known as the KGSP Scholarship Program. The stipend, bursary and university application and visa fees will be paid for the scholar, the master’s or Ph.D. degree of the scholar’s choice will also be sponsored. Moreover, this scholarship is granted by the Government of Korea. While picking a student above 1300 international students from 155 countries who desire to get a master’s degree or a doctoral degree in a research, is the goal of KGSP 2024.
The program is developing a mechanism in which the students selected will go to different campuses in South Korea. Korean Ministry of Education aims the boost of internationalization and competitiveness in the context of educational issues. Over the period starting from 2016, there are about104,000 International students who had benefited from this scholarship. Rural areas generally not too small, all diligents will get enough chances for the professional development. There are two ways to that scholarship as well, either by sending all their documents to the Korean Embassy in their home country or directly to the university where they are prepared to study.
Unlike Europe, South Korea has prompt scholarships options, payment of small or no living expenses and accommodation cost. In addition, all national setting, mirroring both spheres, students gain cross-cultural understanding, deal with various international lab settings, and also experience of South Korean cities.

Eligible Programs

Available Universities and Fields of Study:

Refer to the 2024 GKS-G Available Universities & Fields of Study file attached in the Application Guidelines for general information. Contact each university for further information.

Program Period

Doctoral Degree Program: 4 years

1 year of the Korean language program
3 years of the regular degree program

Master’s Degree Program: 3 years

1 year of the Korean language program
2 years of a degree program

Research Program: 6 Months or 1 Year

Coverage

The fully-funded scholarship in South Korea covers all expenses of the selected students. The scholarship will cover:

Airfare (Return Air Ticket)
Settllement Allowance: 200,000 KRW (offered once after entry to Korea)
Monthly Allowance: (Degree Program) 900,000 KRW per month, (Research Program) 1,500,000 KRW per month

Research Allowance

Liberal Arts and Social Science majors: 210,000 KRW per semester
Natural Science and Engineering majors: 240,000 KRW per semester

1-Year Korean Language Training Fee: Fully covered

Degree Program Tuition: Fully covered

Research Support Fees

Medical Insurance will be covered.

Korean Proficiency Grants: 100,000 KRW per month

Applicant Qualifications

Korean citizens are not eligible to apply.
A candidate applying for a graduate program must be under the age of 40 years.
Master’s Program Applicant: Must hold a bachelor‟s degree or a level of education
equivalent to or higher than a bachelor‟s degree.
Doctoral Program Applicant: Must hold a master‟s degree or a level of education equivalent to or higher than a master‟s degree.
Research Program Applicant: Must have received an invitation from one of the partner universities.
A person who has already availed of the Korean scholarship is not eligible to apply.
A candidate should be in good health.

How to Apply

Apply to the Korean Embassy of your country or directly to the domestic university of Korea.

While applying to the Korean embassy, a candidate needs to dispatch original or attested documents to the embassy.
On the other hand, applying directly to the university requires a candidate to submit all documents to the domestic university.
An applicant applying via the embassy can apply to 3 universities whereas an applicant applying directly to the university can apply only to 1 university.
Students passing round two of the Embassy track process should not consider it the final selection.

Required Documents for GKS South Korea Scholarship 2024: