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Global Korean Scholarship 2025 – Fully Funded Opportunities for International Students in Korea!

Posted on by Eberechi Azubuike

Korean Government Scholarship 2025, is a fully-funded scholarship in Korea for international students. This enables them to undertake master’s, doctoral, and research degrees. The Global Korean Scholarship 2025 offers free study in Korea opportunities to foreign students. A total of 1276 Korean Government’s Global Korea Scholarship programs are available for more than 153 regional students to pursue higher All student expenses and tuition fees will be covered by the 2025 Global Korea scholarships. This is one of the best Korean university scholarships for international students.

To be selected as a beneficiary of GKS (KGSP), the candidate must successfully pass the first round of selection administered by the Korean embassy where he holds Korean citizenship or the universities designated by NIIED.

Korean Government Scholarship Details:

Host: South Korea

Category:

  • Masters scholarship.
  • Ph.D scholarship.
  • Research program.

Eligible Counties:

All countries.

Reward:

  • Full tuition fees.
  • Living allowance (KRW 900,000).
  • Resettlement Grant (KRW 200,000).
  • Medical insurance (KRW 20,000).
  • Air Tickets.
  • Language courses.
  • Research support (KRW 210,000 – 240,000.
  • Printing costs (dissertation) (KRW 500,000 – 800,000).
  • Grant of Completion.
  • Incentives for an excellent command of Korean language.

Korean Government Scholarship Criteria:

Nationality Criteria:

  • All applicants and their parents should not have Korean citizenship.
  • Korean citizens and dual citizenship holders are Not eligible to apply.

Age Criteria:

  • Must be under 40 years, as of September 1st, 2020.
  • Academic professors must be under 45 years, as of September 1st, 2020.

Graduation Requirement:

  • Applicants must have or expect to have a bachelor’s degree to enroll in a master’s degree program or a master’s degree to enroll in a doctorate Program.
  • Applicants who must graduate at the time of the application must first send the expected graduation certificate at the time of the application. English language requirements/certificate.
  • Postdoctoral research program applicants must have a doctorate or an equivalent level of education to a doctorate.
  • Candidates for the research program: must have a diploma or education level equivalent to or higher than the master’s degree and must have received an invitation from one of the members of the NIIED Korean universities designated.

Required Documents:

  • Application Form.
  • Personal statement.
  • Study plan.
  • Letters of recommendation.
  • Personal medical assessment.
  • Certificate of High school graduation.
  • Transcripts.
  • Proof of Citizenship.
  • Parents proof of Citizenship.

Available Disciplines:

  • Natural Science.
  • Liberal arts and Social science.
  • Engineering.
  • Entertainment and sports.

Study Duration:

Doctoral Program: 4 years

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

Masters Program: 3 years

  • 1 year of the Korean language program.
  • 2 years regular degree program.

Research Program: 6 months

Deadline:

Varies from country to country.

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