National Institute for International Education, Ministry of Education offers GKS Support Program for Self-financed Students.
1. Amount of Award : 5,000,000 KRW a year (500,000 KRW monthly)
2. Duration of Award : 2019 March ~ 2019 December
3. Eligibility : An applicant must be all of the following
1) an international student enrolled to university for the 2nd year or more (non-Korean citizenship holder)
2) overall GPA must be over 80 out of a possible 100
3) previous semester's GPA must be over 80 out of a possible 100
4) have Level 4 or above on TOPIK
5) other scholarship recipients are not eligible
4. Application procedure (must complete BOTH submissions)
1) Online application : www.studyinkorea.go.kr
- Application deadline : 2019.01.29. - 2019.02.25.
- Please refer to the attached file for detailed process
2) Document submission : to the Office of International Affairs
- Office of International Affairs, CJ International Building #152, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea, 08826
- Submission deadline : 2019.02.28.
5. Required ''document''s
① Application form
② Copy of passport
③ Certificate of enrollment and tran''script''
④ Certificate of TOPIK
⑤ Certificate of other language proficiency (if applicable)
⑥ Statement of Purpose and study plan (must be handwritten Korean, NIIED format attached)