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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Application Timeline...............................................................................1
2. Offered Programs...................................................................................1
3. Admission Quota....................................................................................1
4. Applicant Eligibility.................................................................................1
5. Required Documents............................................................................3
6. Selection Criteria....................................................................................3
7. Instructions for application submission...............................................4
8. Duration of Korean Government Scholarship Program......................4
9. Korean Language Course......................................................................5
10. Scholarship Payment Details..............................................................5
11. Important Notes for All Applicants....................................................6
1. Application Timeline
Process
1) Application
Submission
2) Interview
3)
Recommendation
to NIIED
Deadline
Notes
4. Final Selection
by
NIIED
* The dates above are subject to change depending on the schools internal circumstances.
2. Offered Programs
Masters and Doctoral program: Refer to <Appendix 1>
4. Applicant Eligibility
Applicant and both of his/her parents must all hold foreign citizenships.
* Applicants who hold Korean citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.
Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for an extended
period of time.
* Applicants must submit the Personal Medical Assessment (included in the application form) when
he/she apply for this program, and when its orientation, an Official Medical Examination will be
done by NIIED. A serious illness (For example, HIV, Drug, etc) will be the main cause of
disqualification from the scholarship.
NOT Eligible: those who are pregnant (disqualified upon discovery)
Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1 st, 2015 (born post Sep. 1st, 1975).
Those who are above the age limit stated above, will be disqualified from the selection process
Applicants must hold or be an expected recipient of a Bachelors or Masters degree as of
August 31st, 2015. (Applicant eligibility will be rescinded if applicant fails to obtain the appropriate
degree by August 31st, 2015).
Applicants who have ever enrolled in a university in Korea will be disqualified from
applying to the KGSP program. Specifically, an applicant who has previously enrolled in an
undergraduate program, a masters program, a doctoral program including an exchange
program (D-2 visa holders ever) in Korea cannot apply for this program.
Exception 1. Applicant who has experienced an exchange program in Korea only for previous
academic courses graduation, and if it was mandatory for his or her graduation of
degree program; thus could submit official explanation from the attended institution
can apply for this KGSP program.
Exception 2. The KGSP scholar who has graduated or will graduate from a Korean university as
of August 31st, 2015 can apply for this program again only via the embassy if only
he/she holds at least TOPIK Level 4 and obtain another recommendation within the
allotment from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective country of origin (reapplication is limited to one instance).
Applicants who apply for the Masters program must hold a Bachelors degree or a diploma that is
equivalent to or higher than a Bachelors degree.
Applicants who apply for the Doctoral program must hold a Masters degree or a diploma that is
equivalent to or higher than a Masters degree.
Applicants who are expecting to obtain the relevant required degree or diploma by August 31st,
2015 must submit a certificate of degree or diploma expectation, and submit the official certificate
of degree or diploma to NIIED by August 31st, 2015. (If not, disqualified for this program)
Applicants must maintain a grade point average (G.P.A.) of at least 2.64 on a 4.0 scale, 2.80 on a
4. 3 scale, 2.91 on a 4.5 scale, or grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previously
attended institution.
* Refer to <Appendix 4> GPA conversion table
* If an applicant does not satisfy the above GPA criteria, he/she will be disqualified from applying to
this program.
* If the transcript is not indicated in grades/marks/scores format, or is difficult to convert into
percentages, attachment of official explanation from the attended institution is required.
O Applicants who have Korean proficiency(TOPIK) or English proficiency(TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS)
may be given preference.
O Applicants who apply for natural science and technology program may be given preference.
O Applicants who are university professors currently in the developing countries may be given
preference.
Masters
Doctoral
register etc.
18. Adoption documents (*applicable only to overseas Korean adoptees)
: only if applicable/available
6. Selection Criteria
(1) Evaluation will be based on the submitted documents including the self introduction essay, study
plan, recommendation letters, transcript and any other additional supplementary materials.
Based on the documents submitted, applicants academic ability, language ability, aspirations for
study abroad, potential societal contribution, and anticipated contribution towards the
relationship between the two countries will be evaluated for the purposes of selection.
(2) Applicants selected from the document review process will be notified to attend an in-person or
a phone interview.
All documents should be in English or Korean. Documents in any other language should
be accompanied by a notarized English or Korean translation issued by the country in which the
document was originally produced.
Original documents should be submitted. Should they be unavailable, however, copies
* The fees for domestic travel within a scholars home country and for travel insurance to and
from Korea will not be provided.
* Scholars from China and the Czech Republic will not be provided airfare by NIIED, but by
their country of origin according to the mutual agreements.
- Monthly Allowance : 900,000 won (KRW) per month.
- Research Allowance : 210,000 won for scholars in the humanities and social sciences; 240,000
won for scholars in natural and mechanic sciences, per semester.
- Relocation (Settlement) Allowance : 200,000 won upon arrival (only for scholars from their own
country, not for scholars who already currently live in Korea)
- Language Training Fee : Full coverage
- Tuitions : All admission fees are waived by the host institution (university). The tuition is paid by
NIIED.
- Dissertation Printing Costs : 500,000 ~ 800,000 won, depending on the actual costs.
- Medical Insurance : 20,000 won per month will be provided (limited coverage).
- Special funding for scholars who are proficient in the Korean language (TOPIK Level 5 or 6):
100,000 won per month (commencing from the degree program)
Please refer to the NIIED guideline for further information regarding scholarship payment details
College of Social
Sciences
Field of Study
Master's Doctoral
Department
Korean Language and Literature
Linguistics
Korean History
Asian History
Western History
Religious Studies
Aesthetics
Economics
Sociology
Anthropology
College
College of Social
Sciences
College of Business
Administration
College of
Agriculture and Life
Department
Field of Study
Master's
Doctoral
Psychology
Geography
Social Welfare
Communication
Business Administration
Sciences
College of Law
Law
College of Education
Education
Ethics Education
College
Department
Field of Study
Master's
Doctoral
College of Human
Ecology
Consumer Science
College of Education
Graduate School of
Public Administration
Graduate School of
Environmental
Studies
International Studies
Graduate School of
International Studies
Natural Sciences
College of Natural
Sciences
Mathematical Sciences
Statistics
Chemistry
Biological Sciences
*Nursing(Adult Nursing)
College of Nursing
College of
Agriculture and Life
Sciences
College
Department
Field of Study
Master's
Doctoral
College of
Agriculture and
Life Sciences
Agricultural Biotechnology
Graduate School
of International
Agricultural
Technology
College of
Education
O
O
Mathematics Education
O
O
O
O
College of
Human Ecology
College of
Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Graduate School
of
Public Health
Graduate School
of
Environmental
Studies
College
Department
Field of Study
Master's
Doctoral
Engineering
College of
Engineering
Graduate School of
Convergence
Science and
Technology
College of
Medicine
College
College of
Medicine
Architecture
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
Industrial Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Interdisciplinary Programs(Bioengineering Major)
O
O
O
O
O
O
Medical Sciences
Department of Biomedical Sciences
*Medicine(Anatomy Major)
*Medicine(Pathology Major)
*Medicine(Pharmacology Major)
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
*Medicine(Microbiology Major)
*Medicine(Parasitology Major)
O
O
O
O
O
O
Department
Field of Study
Master's
Doctoral
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
College of
Dentistry
*Medicine(Neurosurgery Major)
*Medicine(Ophthalmology Major)
*Medicine(Dermatology Major)
*Medicine(Radiology Major)
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
College
College of
Dentistry
Department
O
O
Field of Study
Master's
Doctoral
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
*Dental Science(Orthodontics)
College of
Veterinary
Medicine
*Music(Composition Major)
*Music(Theory Major)
*Music(Conducting Major)
*Music(Piano Major)
*Music(String Major)
*Music(Woodwind/Brass Major)
*Music(Korean Instrumental Music Major)
*Music(Korean Music Theory Major)
O
O
O
O
O
The Arts
College of Music
College of Music
O
O
O
O
O
O
College of Fine
Arts
O
O
Oriental Painting
O
*Painting(Painting Major)
O
*Painting(Printmaking
Major)
O
Sculpture
O
Telephone
Applicant Eligibility
Office of Admissions
02-880-6971, 6977
Curriculum
College of Humanities
02-880-6007, 6008
&
02-880-6306, 6307
02-880-6506, 6507
College of Nursing
02-740-8804, 8807
02-880-6906, 6907
College of Engineering
02-880-7008
02-880- 4506
02-880-7454
College of Law
02-880-7536, 7537
College of Education
02-880-7606, 7607
02-880-6804
02-880-1208
College of Pharmacy
02-880-7825
College of Music
02-880-7906
College of Medicine
02-740-8031
College of Dentistry
02-740-8611
02-880-2708
02-880-5603
Academic Affairs
Notes
Administration
Graduate School of Environmental
02-880-5642
Studies
Graduate School of International
02-880-8505
Studies
Graduate School of Convergence
031-888-9127
02-880-5033
Class Registrations
02-880-5043
Foreigner
02-880-8638, 4447
Course management
Scholarship &
Certificate of Admission
Dormitory
02-880-5404
Dormitory Information
<Appendix 3>
2015 KGSP Assignment Quota per Country:
327 candidates (from 86nations)
Quota
No. of
Regional Total Nations
General*
Univ.
7
3
10
3
Name of Countries
Indonesia, Mongolia, Vietnam
Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Thailand, Uzbekistan
Ghana, India
Uganda
31
16
320
86
270
50
Among the 327 candidates, allocated to the Designated Korean Universities, 7 will be allotted into three
outstanding specialized universities separately.
Once the candidates from general quota selected, another 50 from those countries with Regional University
quota will be allotted into one of the designated Regional Universities in Natural Science and Engineering (see
the list below for 35 designated regional universities.) ex) Mongolia: 7 will be allotted to general quota, 3 will
be selected from regional university applicants.
* General quota includes the candidates from both Designated University and Regional University.
<Appendix 4>
4.3 Scale
4.5 Scale
5.0 Scale
3.97 ~ 4.0
4.26 ~ 4.3
4.46 ~ 4.5
4.95 ~ 5.00
100
3.92 ~ 3.96
4.22 ~ 4.25
4.41 ~ 4.45
4.90 ~ 4.94
99
3.88 ~ 3.91
4.17 ~ 4.21
4.36 ~ 4.40
4.84 ~ 4.89
98
3.84 ~ 3.87
4.12 ~ 4.16
4.31 ~ 4.35
4.79 ~ 4.83
97
3.80 ~ 3.83
4.08 ~ 4.11
4.26 ~ 4.30
4.73 ~ 4.78
96
3.75 ~ 3.79
4.03 ~ 4.07
4.21 ~ 4.25
4.68 ~ 4.72
95
3.71 ~ 3.74
3.98 ~ 4.02
4.16 ~ 4.20
4.62 ~ 4.67
94
3.67 ~ 3.70
3.93 ~ 3.97
4.11 ~ 4.15
4.57 ~ 4.61
93
3.62 ~ 3.66
3.89 ~ 3.92
4.06 ~ 4.10
4.51 ~ 4.56
92
3.58 ~ 3.61
3.84 ~ 3.88
4.01 ~ 4.05
4.45 ~ 4.50
91
3.49 ~ 3.57
3.75 ~ 3.83
3.91 ~ 4.00
4.34 ~ 4.44
90
3.41 ~ 3.48
3.65 ~ 3.74
3.81 ~ 3.90
4.23 ~ 4.33
89
3.32 ~ 3.40
3.56 ~ 3.64
3.71 ~ 3.80
4.12 ~ 4.22
88
3.24 ~ 3.31
3.46 ~ 3.55
3.61 ~ 3.70
4.01 ~ 4.11
87
3.15 ~ 3.23
3.37 ~ 3.45
3.51 ~ 3.60
3.90 ~ 4.00
86
3.07 ~ 3.14
3.27 ~ 3.36
3.41 ~ 3.50
3.79 ~ 3.89
85
2.98 ~ 3.06
3.18 ~ 3.26
3.31 ~ 3.40
3.68 ~ 3.78
84
2.90 ~ 2.97
3.09 ~ 3.17
3.21 ~ 3.30
3.57 ~ 3.67
83
2.81 ~ 2.89
2.99 ~ 3.08
3.11 ~ 3.20
3.45 ~ 3.56
82
2.72 ~ 2.80
2.90 ~ 2.98
3.01 ~ 3.10
3.34 ~ 3.44
81
2.64 ~ 2.71
2.80 ~ 2.89
2.91 ~ 3.00
3.23 ~ 3.33
80
<Appendix
5>
Seoul
National
University
http://www.snu.ac.kr/images/map/CAMPUSMAP_kor.pdf
Campus
Map: