Korean Government Scholarships, Deadline: February 2017 to March 2017

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Korean Government Scholarships

Deadline      : February 2017 to  March 2017
Country        : Korea
Type             : Partially funded
General Description
Korea Government provides international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries.
Eligibility
  • Both an applicant and his/her parents must be citizens of their country of origin.
  • Applicants should not hold Korean citizenship.
  • Applicants should have adequate health, both mentally and physically, to stay in a foreign country for a long time.
  • Applicants who have previously enrolled in a university in Korea are not eligible to apply to the KGSP program.
  • However, a KGSP scholar who has graduated can apply for this program again only via the embassy and only if he/she holds a TOPIK score of at least Level 4 and obtains another recommendation from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective country of origin (re-application is limited to one instance).
  • Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 80% from the last educational institution attended.
Undergraduate
  • Should be under 25 years of age at the date of entrance.
  • Have finished or be scheduled to finish formal education of all elementary, middle, high school courses by the date of arrival.
Graduate
  • Should be under 40 years of age at the date of entrance.
  • Hold a Bachelor’s degree or a Master’s degree by the date of arrival.
Application Process
1st Step: Applicants submit their applications either to the Korean Embassies around the world or to the partering universities in Korea. The embassies and universities select the successful candidates among the applicants in the 1st round of selection. The applicants of the successful candidates will then be forwarded to NIIED
2nd Step: The NIIED selection committee selects the successful candidates among those who passed the 1st round.
3rd Step: Among the successful candidates who have passed the 2nd round, the applications of those who applied through the Korean Embassies will be reviewed by universities for admission. Successful candidates must get admission from at least one of the universities.
For more information, please visit Official Website.

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