Global Korea Scholarship Application Guidelines and Program Guidelines
- Date
- 2021/09/29
- Writer
- Kyungpook National University
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Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) Program ANNOUNCEMENT
n PROGRAM OVERVIEW
This
Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) program is to support the international exchange
student support program offers financial support for selected an exchange students
at partner universities in Korea. The grants cover the expenses for
accommodation, transportation, and insurance.
Only a few international students will be
nominated by KNU based on the strategic decision after reviewing and screening
applicants’ applications with the specific criteria, with GPA and
recommendation, etc. The final selection is by the National Institute for
International Education (NIIED), and I hope you could understand that this
nomination doesn't always guarantee the good result, between strong
competitions.
For the
more information, please refer to the website of NIIED (http://www.niied.go.kr/user/nd96422.do)
n SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS
For the
winner, the scholarship supports the beneficiaries with the following benefits:
l Settlement
Allowance – KRW200,000
(for once in the first month)
l Monthly
Allowance –
KRW500,000 for 4 months (for a semester-student) or 10 months (for a
year-student)
l Round-trip
Airfare – TBA,
set amount for each country (the airfare only covers the trip between the
home country and Korea, and the stop-over for personal purpose is not covered
by the scholarship. Also, it only covers if you return to student’s home
country directly from Korea within 30 days from the date of official
end-date of the semester.
l Medical
Insurance Fee (Korean
National Health Insurance) in Korea – KRW39,540 per month during the
scholarship period (4 months or 10 months)
n APPLICATION QUALIFICATIONS
The
nominees must meet all conditions below to
be nominated for the GKS scholarship program selection:
l Students have to be undergraduate
students with foreign nationals from KNU’s partner universities. Also, students
who are currently studying in Korea cannot apply for GKS program. (Extending
for the students who completed this GKS program already is not allowed.)
※
For the countries of Denmark, Russia, France, Finland, Hungary, Australia, the
Netherlands, Norway, Germany, the United States of America, Belgium, Singapore,
Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, Canada, Poland, and Hong
Kong can nominate students in the Master’s level, too.
l Students who have a GPA over
80 out of 100-scale.
l Students must have completed
at least two semesters in the home university.
l Students participating in the
KNU regular exchange student course. Students who only take the Korean language
course at KNU cannot apply for GKS program.
l Students who have never
received a scholarship from the Korean government in the past.
l Students who do not have dual
citizenship including Korean nationality.
l Students who will take at
least one (1) course (two or more credits for each course) related to Korean
language or Korean culture during the semester.
n APPLICATIONS and SUBMISSION
DEADLINE
The
nominees should submit the following a series of documents to Haejin Shin
at Kyungpook National University through email (shinhj@knu.ac.kr) by
June 11, 2021 in KST:
Applications
and supporting materials received after the deadlines will not be considered.
1) Official
Transcripts (Required) –
including every semester for the enrolled period in the home university, should
be converted in 100-point-scale. It the transcripts cannot be shown in
100-point-scale, the confirmation with explanation should be attached together
by the university coordinator. (NIIED DO NOT accepts any Official transcript
with ECTS scales.)
2) Language Proficiency
Test (Optional) – The
copy of TOPIK test result or other language test result (TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS,
etc.) can be submitted for the screening. The other language proficiency test
result only can be accepted for issued after the end of December in 2020, by
the official organizations. The tests by the universities will not be accepted.
3) Study
Plan (Required, using the given form) – Stating the reason and the
motivation to decide to participate in the exchange program in Korea, and
the goal of the study in Korean universities academically and personally, and the
current studying field information must be included. (Within 3 pages using the
given form in A4 size, and the size of the font of 11pt, single line spaced.)
4) Personal
Statement (Required, using the given form) – Must including the volunteer
experience and the future direction plan after studying at Korea and returning
to the home countries. It should be written in Korean or English by student
oneself. It must be submitted separately with the Study Plan, written within 3
pages and with the signature of the student. (Using the given form in A4 size,
and the size of font of 11pt, single line spaced.) The evidence materials for
the Personal Statement can be attached separately with the number of pages.
5) Letter of
Recommendation (Required) – The
Letter of Recommendation by the home university for the GKS program is must to
be submitted in PDF file. The general letter of recommendation for the exchange
program nomination is not accepted. Without the Letter of Recommendation, the
application can be disadvantaged in screening.
6) Records
of Awards (Optional) – The
copy of the awards or rewards can be submitted. The awards (or rewards) should
be awarded during the current academic level enrolled period. The normal record
or the proof of application will not be accepted.
※ The name of Kyungpook National University (or KNU)
and its information must not be
indicated in the Study Plan, the Personal Statement, the
Letter of Recommendation, and the Awards. This is due to the blind
screening rule for the fair screening.
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KNU GKS
Application google form (https://forms.gle/g9XZKQKLJAXPTu9U8)
n ASSESSMENT
Assessment
Criteria |
Points
(total 100) |
Academic GPA in Transcripts |
50 |
Language Proficiency Test Score |
20 |
Study Plan |
10 |
Personal Statement |
10 |
Records of Reward and
Letter of Recommendation |
10 |
Total |
100 |
l According to the NIIED criteria, 10 points will be added for
those from ODA countries (Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines,
Bangladesh, Mongolia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan,
Myanmar, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Senegal,
Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay).
l According to NIEED criteria, 5 points will be added as “English
proficiency score” for those from Native English speaking countries (United
Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia).
Thank you for your attention
and consideration to this scholarship program, and we are expecting to receive
your valuable student applications by June 11, 2021.