The National Institute for International Education Development (NIIED) has recently released the application guidelines for the GKS 2023 i.e 2023 Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Degrees. The program aims to offer 1300 scholarships to international students from across the globe who wish to pursue either a Master’s or Doctoral degree in Korea.

Benefit

Here are some benefits from this scholarship:

Persyaratan

The eligibility criteria for the Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) program for Graduate Degrees are as follows:

1. Nationality:
   Applicants must be citizens of countries that have been designated by the National Institute for International Education Development (NIIED) to participate in the GKS program.
   The applicant’s parents or legal guardians must hold citizenship from a country other than Korea. If the applicant or their parent has dual citizenship, including Korean citizenship and citizenship of another country, they are not eligible to apply.
   Applicants and their parents who had previously held Korean citizenship must submit documentation issued by the Korean government that proves their renunciation of Korean citizenship. If an applicant’s citizenship changes during the selection process, they will be excluded from the evaluation, except for the Research and Development (R&D) program.
   Overseas Korean applicants holding Japanese citizenship are eligible to apply if their parents hold permanent residency permits in Japan while holding Korean citizenship.
   Applicants from all countries can apply to the R&D program.
   
   
2. Degree Requirements:
   Master’s Program Applicant: Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s degree or have an educational level equivalent to or higher than a Bachelor’s degree.
   Doctoral Program Applicant: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or have an educational level equivalent to or higher than a Master’s degree.
   Research Program Applicant: Applicants must have received an invitation from one of the partner universities and meet the following criteria:
   Postdoctoral Research Program: Applicants must hold a Doctoral degree by February 28, 2023.
   Professor Exchange Program: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree and must currently be teaching at a university as a professor.
   Program for Education, Science, Culture, International Cooperation Professionals: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree and must be a professional in the field of Education, Science, Culture, or International Cooperation. Applicants must have obtained the required degree (minimum level of education indicated above) by February 28, 2023.
   In summary, to be eligible for the GKS program, applicants must be citizens of designated countries, hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent, and meet specific requirements depending on the type of program they apply for. Dual citizens holding Korean citizenship are not eligible, and applicants whose citizenship changes during the selection process will be excluded, except for the R&D program.
   
   
3. Grades:
   To be eligible for the GKS program, applicants must have a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) that meets at least one of the following conditions:
   For doctoral degree program applicants, the CGPA of their previous degree program, which would be a master’s degree program for example, must be higher than 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5, or 3.23/5.0.
   Applicants must also have a score percentile of 80% or higher on a 100-point scale or be ranked within the top 20% of their class.
   Applicants must submit an academic transcript that shows their CGPA or ranking information.
   If an applicant’s transcript does not provide CGPA in any of the accepted GPA scales (4.0, 4.3, 4.5, 5.0, or 100 point scale), they must submit a transcript converted into one of the above GPA scales as a supplementary document.
   
   
4. Age:
   Applicants must be under 40 years of age, born after September 1, 1983, to be eligible for the GKS program. However, academic professors in one of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients who are under 45 years of age, born after September 1, 1978, can apply.
   
   
5. Health:
   All applicants must be in good health, both mentally and physically, to study in Korea for the entire duration of the program.
   
   Note: The previous degree program for a doctoral degree program applicant is a master’s degree program.

Pendaftaran

This scholarship application have 2 tracks:

1. Quota for Embassy Track
   General: 610 Scholars from 139 countries, with 27 quota available for Indonesian students.

2. Quota for University Track
   1) General: 360 scholars from 53 countries or regions.
   2) Regional University: 220 scholars from 44 countries or regions.
   With 42 quota available for Indonesian students.

   
   
   
   
   
   
   

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