2018 GLOBAL KOREA SCHOLARSHIP

Korean Government Scholarship Program

Application Guidelines for Undergraduate Degrees

(via Regional Universities for Natural Science & Engineering Majors)

1. Objectives

The Korean Government Scholarship Program for undergraduate degrees is designed to provide international students with opportunities to enroll in Natural Science & Engineering Majors in Sun Moon University  for Bachelor-level degrees, supported by the governmnet of Republic of Korea and implemented by the National Institute for International Education(NIIED) under the Ministry of Education.  which in turn will contribute to promoting the international exchange in education and to deepening the mutual friendship among countries.

2. Total Number of Scholars to Be Selected: 25 [from 64 countries]

   ※ Only those who hold citizenship of the countries below are eligible to apply.   

3. Academic Programs: Bachelor’s Degree Program (4 years) after preliminary Korean Language Program (1 year)

  Scholars must take the mandatory Korean language training at a language institution that will be designated by NIIED. The institution will be specified in the letter of invitation after the announcement of final successful candidates.

  Scholars must attain a certain level on TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) as required by NIIED before the completion of the one-year Korean language program. Otherwise, scholars are not allowed to proceed to the degree program.

  Scholars with level 5 or 6 on TOPIK will be exempt from the language program and must begin their Bachelor’s degree program from Spring 2018.

  Scholars who receive TOPIK level 5 or 6 during the first 6 months of the language program may start their degree program in the Fall 2018 semester.

4. Available Universities and Fields of Study : 4-Year Bachelor’s degree programs offered at the universities below.

  Attention! Any degree program which takes more than 4 years to complete is NOT AVAILABLE under this scholarship program. All applicants cannot choose such degree programs (Examples: medicine, dentistry, architecture, and pharmacy)

  For more details on the available fields and majors, refer to the “University Information” file that is available to access in the GKS Notice board, on the Study in Korea website (www.studyinkorea.go.kr). Make sure to see the “University Information” under the announcement of the Regional University track. All applicants must choose a major in the field of natural science or engineering, as listed on the “University Information”.

 5. Qualifications: Prospective applicants must meet all of the following conditions.

(1) CITIZENSHIP: An applicant and his or her parents must be citizens of the country where this scholarship is offered.

  Attention! Neither the applicant nor the parents should hold the Korean citizenship.

(2) AGE: An applicant must be under age 25 as of March 1, 2018 (Should be born after March, 1, 1993).

(3) HEALTH: An applicant must be in good health, both physically and mentally.

  Those with disabilities, but in good mental and physical health, are eligible to apply.

  Those with severe illness are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.  

(4) LEVEL OF EDUCATION: An applicant must have graduated or be expected to graduate from a high school as of March 1, 2018

  Those who have already achieved a Bachelor’s degree or a higher degree are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.

  Those who have graduated or are expected to graduate from a high school in Korea are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.

(5) GRADES: An applicant must either have the cumulative grade point average (C.G.P.A.) of 80% (out of 100%), or be ranked within the top 20% throughout the entire high school period.

  C.G.P.A. should be 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5, 3.23/5.0 or higher [see Appendix 2]

  If an applicant’s high school has an evaluation system different from the above scales, see 7-(2)-⑨.

(6) An applicant should never have been awarded with any scholarship programs from Korea for an undergraduate degree program.

(7) An applicant must have no limitations in travelling abroad

(8) Applicants who have proficiency in the Korean or English language will be given preference.

(9) Descendants of the Korean War veterans will be given preference.

(10) Applicants from low income families or underprivileged backgrounds will be given preference.

(11) An applicant is restricted to apply either for the Embassy Track or for the Regional University Track.

  Applicants who apply for both tracks will be automatically disqualified and their applications will be eliminated.

  Attention! The applicants in the Regional University track must apply for ONLY ONE University. Applicants who apply for more than one university will be automatically disqualified and their applications will be eliminated.

※ For more details, please refer to attachments