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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.

-      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.