About Korean Government Scholarship:
Nominations are now being accepted for the esteemed and fiercely competitive Global Korea Scholarship 2023. Formerly known as the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP), the GKS 2023. This program leads to master’s and doctoral degrees and is entirely financed by scholarships. The Korean government is supporting this scholarship opportunity. More than 1300 foreign students from 155 nations who intend to study for a graduate-level degree (master’s or doctorate) or conduct research in Korea will be chosen by the KGSP 2023.
There are several possibilities available for all individuals to further their professions in a variety of fields. There are two methods to apply for this KGSP 2023: either by sending their paperwork to their country’s Korean Embassy or directly to a Korean university.
Scholarship Details:
- Announced date: February 22, 2023.
- Deadline: The dates for the domestic university and the Korean embassy in each country varies.
- No of Scholarships: 1300.
- Award country: South Korea.
- Program Degree: Master, research, and Ph.D. program.
- Type of Scholarship: fully funded.
Scholarship Duration:
- Program for a doctorate: four years.
- The curriculum for learning Korean lasts one year.
- The standard degree program lasts three years.
- 3 years for a master’s degree program.
- The curriculum for learning Korean lasts one year.
- A two-year degree program.
- Research Program: 6 or 12 months.
Benefits of the Scholarship:
- The chosen students’ whole cost of attendance is covered by the fully financed scholarship in South Korea. The award will pay for airfare (Return Air Ticket).
- The amount for Settlement: 200,000 KRW (offered once after entry to Korea).
- Monthly Allowance: 1,500,000 KRW for the research program and 900,000 KRW for the degree program.
- The expense for research.
- majors in social science and liberal arts: 210,000 KRW per semester
- majoring in engineering and natural science: 240,000 KRW every semester.
- The cost of a one-year Korean language course is fully covered.
- Tuition for degree programs is fully covered.
- Fees for research support.
- There will be medical insurance coverage.
- Monthly grants for Korean proficiency are worth 100,000 KRW.
Scholarship requirement:
- Any foreign students are eligible to apply.
- Residents of Korea are ineligible to apply.
- A graduate program applicant must be less than 40 years of age.
- A bachelor’s degree or a level of education at least as high as a bachelor’s degree is required for admission to the master’s program.
- Candidates for a doctoral program must possess a master’s degree or a degree that is at least as high as a master’s degree.
- Applicants for the research program must have been invited by one of the partner universities.
- A person is ineligible to apply if they have already received a Korean scholarship.
- The student’s health should be good.
How to Apply?
For the Korean Government Scholarship Program 2023, there are two methods of application. Such as to your nation’s embassy in Korea or directly to a Korean university.
- An applicant must send original or authenticated documentation to the Korean embassy while making an application.
- On the other side, an applicant must provide the necessary paperwork to the local institution when applying directly to the university.
- Whereas a student applying directly to the university can only apply to one institution, a student applying through the embassy can apply to three universities.
- Applicants that make it through round two of the Embassy track selection procedure shouldn’t take it as their final decision.
