Learn about the Global Korea Scholarship

This article discusses the GKS recruitment process and schedule for the government-invited scholarship system, the eligibility and application method, and the post about the government-invited scholarship student review.

 

Hello, it's OIA from Silla University's office of international affairs!

Today, I'm going to give you information about the GKS, a Government-invited scholarship system.

 

 

*What's the GKS? (The Global Korea Scholarship)

  It's a scholarship system for the promotion of international education exchange and amity between countries by providing an opportunity to study for foreign students at Korea's higher education institutions. It's made by the National Institute of International Education under the Ministry of Education in Korea.

 

Recruiting Course

1. Undergraduate studies - bachelor's courses and Professional bachelor's courses opened in Korean universities

※ The department that exceeds 4 years for the study period of a bachelor's course, medicine, architecture, etc., is not allowed.

※ The department that exceeds 3 years for the study period of a professional bachelor's course is not allowed.

 

2. Graduate school - master's courses and doctor's courses opened in Korean universities.

※ However, admission to a specialized graduate school is allowed only if the university pays more than 10 million won in annual tuition as a scholarship.

 

3. Research Course - Conducting research through exchange professors and post-doctoral courses at domestic research institutes (including universities)

※ The estimated number of invitations is 220 for undergraduate and 1,080 for graduate courses and may vary depending on the budget.

 

Recruitment Schedule

Classification	Undergraduate	Graduate School
Recruitment Announcement and Application	Every September of the previous year	Every February
The First Selection (diplomatic offices, university)	Every October to November of the previous year	Every March
The Second Selection (NIIED)	Every November of the previous year	Every April
The Third Selection (university) ※ Only applicants for diplomatic offices	Every November of the previous year	Every May
Final Successful Candidates (NIIED)	Every January	Every June
Scholarship Students Entering the Country	Every February	Every year at the end of August

 

Scholarship Provision Details

Classification	Provision Amount
Airfare	Actual expense
Provision Amount for Settlement	200 thousand won (One time)
Living Expenses	900,000 won to 1,000,000 won per month
Medical Insurance Premium	Per month 200,000 won
Language Course	800,000 won A quarter of a year
Educational Expenses	5,000,000 won per semester
Outstanding Korean Speaker	100,000 won (Month)
Research Expenses	210,000 won to 240,000 won per semester
The Paper Printing Fee	500,000 to 800,000 won
Preparation Money for Returning Home	100,000 won (One time)

 

Qualification for Application

1) Undergraduate Course

Those under the age of 25 as of March 1 of the year of selection

Those who have completed (planned) the entire curriculum of elementary, middle, and high schools as of March 1 of the year of selection

 

2) Graduate Course

Those under the age of 40 as of 9.1 of the year of selection

Bachelor's degree or Master's degree as of 9.1 of the year of selection

Among the invited countries, those under 45 years of age among professors of ODA's nationality as of 9.1 of the year of selection

 

3) Commonness

- Applicants and parents are both foreigners.

※ Dual citizenship with Korean nationality does not recognize foreign qualifications.

- A person who is healthy enough to study abroad for a long time in Korea

- Those with an average G.P.A. of 80% or more in all grades of the final school

- Those who are attending or graduate school in Korea cannot apply

 However, those who are invited by the basic government and have more than 90% of the average grades (G.P.A.) of all grades of the final school and have obtained TOPIK grade 5 or higher can apply again through paragon of diplomatic offices or university. (limited to one time)

 

How to Apply

- Undergraduate and graduate schools: Submit an application to one of the Korean official residents in the relevant country or universities in Korea

- The study: Submit an application to one of the universities in Korea

 

  Finally, I will show you some of the writing that Japanese student Mutsumi Hasegawa who was selected as a scholarship student invited by the government and studied abroad at a Korean university.

    It has already been 15 months since I came to Korea as a government scholarship student. Entering the third semester of the master's degree this semester, graduate school life in Korea is gradually entering the final stage. Looking back now, I think I've been doing my best to spend my international life without regrets while worrying about life, study, and various aspects every semester.

    It was a life of studying abroad that started with excitement and expectation, but everything was new in the first semester, which was why it was a fight against loneliness. In the second semester, I regained mental stability and got used to life in Korea to some extent, while I fell into a slump in terms of study. Entering the third semester, I had a positive mind by set a clear direction for my major while setting the theme of my master's thesis, so I felt relaxed enough to do outside activities that I couldn't think of until the second semester.

    I majored in Korean at a Japanese university and entered Keimyung University's Department of Interpretation and Translation as a Korean government scholarship student to learn Korean and Japanese interpretation translation professionally and to have various experiences that cannot be done in Japan.

    As Keimyung University's Japanese department has a tradition, the graduate school's interpretation and translation department facilities are also great. There is also a simultaneous interpretation booth, the dream of those who dream of becoming an interpreter, and it is used in simultaneous interpretation classes. Simultaneous interpretation literally listens to words and moves them to another language, but when I first entered the booth and interpreted, I was so nervous. I had to listen to what I heard from my headphones and translate it into a microphone, but at first, it was too hard to listen as well as follow.

    However, the professor guided me on how to practice to improve my simultaneous interpretation skills, so I was able to interpret more and more. Every time I took a class in the Department of Interpretation and Dynamics, I was nervous and frustrated every time, but I realized that my skills were improving day by day.

 

That's it for the GKS explanation.

If you have any more questions, please visit https://global.silla.ac.kr/global/ and search it or call the Silla University's Office of International Affairs phone number (82-51-999-5514).