2022 Global Korea Scholarship

Application Guidelines for Graduate Degrees

February 2022

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 2022 Global Korea Scholarship(GKS)
Application Guidelines for Graduate Degrees
1. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
⃘ Global Korea Scholarship is designed to provide international students with opportunities to
study at higher educational institutions in Korea at graduate-level degrees, which will
enhance international education exchange and deepen mutual friendship between Korea and
participating countries.

* As Korean Government Scholarship Programs have been integrated and branded as Global
Korea Scholarship in 2010, the name is changed to GKS (Global Korea Scholarship).

2. ADMISSION TIMELINE
Schedule Date Remarks
- By visit or by post*
Application Feb.16th~Apr.8th, 2022 (Email submissions are not accepted.
Submission by acquaintance on
behalf of applicant is allowed.)
Documents Screening Apr.11th ~ Apr.15th, 2022
Interview Apr.18th ~Apr.22nd, 2022
Announcement of
Apr. 25th, 2022 - On the website and via email
Accepted Applicants

Recommendation Deadline Apr. 29th, 2022 - To NIIED

Final selection Mid-May, 2022 - NIIED

Result notice Late-June, 2022 - NIIED
Orientation Late-Aug., 2022 - NIIED
Language course or
Sep. 1st, 2022
graduate school begins

* All application documents MUST be delivered or submitted in person by April 8(Fri.), 2022
at the Office of International Affairs, Jeonbuk National University (JBNU). JBNU does not
process application documents that arrive after the deadline.

(※ The date displayed on the postage label will not be considered as date of submission.)
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3. QUOTA ASSIGNED BY COUNTRY
◈ Quota for University Track

○ General: 425 scholars from 73 countries / Regional University: 200 scholars from 42 countries

Quota Quota
Country & Country &
No. No.
Region General Regional Total Region General Regional Total

1 Algeria 2 0 2 31 Japan 1 0 1
2 Armenia 1 0 1 32 Jordan 1 0 1
3 Azerbaijan 7 2 9 33 Kazakhstan 18 8 26
4 Bangladesh 5 4 9 34 Kenya 2 0 2
5 Belarus 5 2 7 35 Kyrgyzstan 12 4 16
6 Belize 1 0 1 36 Laos 9 4 13
7 Bhutan 1 0 1 37 Liberia 2 0 2
8 Bolivia 1 0 1 38 Lithuania 2 0 2
9 Brazil 5 2 7 39 Malaysia 23 11 34
10 Brunei 4 2 6 40 Mauritania 1 0 1
11 Bulgaria 1 0 1 41 Mexico 5 3 8
12 Cambodia 18 5 23 42 Moldova 3 0 3
13 Cameroon 3 4 7 43 Mongolia 19 10 29
14 Canada 1 0 1 44 Morocco 1 0 1
15 Chile 1 0 1 45 Myanmar 18 8 26
16 Colombia 3 1 4 46 Nepal 5 3 8
17 Costa Rica 1 0 1 47 Nigeria 5 5 10
Dominican
18 Republic
1 0 1 48 Pakistan 6 3 9
19 Egypt 3 2 5 49 Peru 3 1 4
20 El Salvador 1 0 1 50 Philippines 16 14 30
21 Ethiopia 5 3 8 51 Poland 3 0 3
22 France 2 0 2 52 Romania 3 0 3
23 Georgia 1 0 1 53 Russia 17 8 25
24 Germany 1 0 1 54 Rwanda 3 2 5
25 Ghana 4 3 7 55 Senegal 3 0 3
26 Hungary 2 0 2 56 Sierra Leone 1 0 1
27 India 19 11 30 57 Singapore 8 5 13
28 Indonesia 27 15 42 58 Slovakia 1 0 1

29 Iran 2 2 4 59 Spain 2 0 2

30 Italy 2 2 4 60 Sri Lanka 3 2 5

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 Country & Quota Country & Quota
No. No.
Region General Regional Total Region General Regional Total
61 Sudan 1 0 1 68 Uganda 3 2 5
62 Taiwan 3 1 4 69 Ukraine 7 3 10
63 Tajikistan 8 3 11 70 USA 3 2 5
64 Tanzania 3 2 5 71 Uzbekistan 20 8 28
65 Thailand 16 12 28 72 Vietnam 27 13 40
66 Turkey 4 2 6 73 Zambia 1 0 1
67 Turkmenistan 3 1 4 Total 425 200 625

4. AVAILABE SLOTS
- 35 applicants including Master’s and Doctoral degree
Graduate Course
Note
Non-Regional Regional

Field General Natural Science & Engineering

Quota 25 10

5. COURSES
- Master’s and Doctoral degree

Course Master’s Doctoral Remarks

3 years 4 years
(1 year of Korean Language course + (1 year of Korean Language course + 1 year of Korean
Duration 2 years of Degree course) 3 years of Degree course) Language Course
included
Sep.1st, 2022 ~ Aug.31st, 2025 Sep.1st, 2022 ~ Aug.31st, 2026

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6. MAJORS
⃘ Graduate Departments (including Interdisciplinary)
※ Except for a combined master’s and doctorate program
Degree TypeofApl.
Department
Division MS. Doc. Gen. Rgnl. Remarks

Liberal Arts Business Administration O O O X

Liberal Arts Economics O O O X
Archaeology and Cultural
Liberal Arts O O O X
Anthropology

Liberal Arts Education O O O X

Liberal Arts Korean Language Education O X O X
Liberal Arts Korean Language and Literature O O O X
Liberal Arts German Studies O O O X
Liberal Arts International Trade O O O X
Liberal Arts Library and Information Science O O O X
Liberal Arts Law O O O X
Liberal Arts History O O O X
Social Science Social Welfare O O O X
Social Science Sociology O O O X
Liberal Arts Mathematics Education O X O X
Liberal Arts Spanish & Latin American Studies O X O X
Social Science Journalism and Communications O O O X
Social Science Psychology O O O X
Liberal Arts Child & family studies O X O X
Education Language and Literature Education X O O X
Liberal Arts English Language and Literature O O O X
Liberal Arts Japanese Studies O O O X
Social Science Political Science O O O X
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 Liberal Arts Chinese Language and Literature O O O X
Liberal Arts Philosophy O O O X
Liberal Arts French and African Studies O O O X
Korean Language as a Second
Liberal Arts O X O X
Language Education

Social Science Public Administration O O O X

Liberal Arts Accounting O O O X
Natural Science Nursing O O O O
Natural Science Science Education X O O O
Natural Science Biology Education O X O O
Natural Science Chemistry Education O X O O
Natural Science Science Studies O O O O
Natural Science Agricultural Engineering O O O O
Natural Science Agricultural Biology O O O O
Natural Science Agricultural Economics O O O O
Natural Science Agronomy O O O O
Natural Science Agriculture Chemistry O O O O
Natural Science Wood Science Technology O O O O
Natural Science Physics O O O O
Natural Science Molecular Biology O X O O
Natural Science Biology O O O O
Natural Science Human Ecology O O O O
Natural Science Mathematics O O O O
Natural Science Food science & technology O O O O
Natural Science Food Science & Human Nutrition O O O O
Natural Science Pharmacy O O O O
Natural Science Fashion Design O X O O

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Natural Science Forestry X O O O
Natural Science Landscape architecture O O O O
Natural Science Housing Environmental Design O X O O
Natural Science Earth and Environmental Sciences O O O O
Natural Science Animal science O O O O
Natural Science Dental Science O O O O
Natural Science Statistics O O O O
Natural Science Chemistry O O O O
Natural Science Biotechnology O O O O
Engineering IT Applied Systems Engineering O O O O
Engineering Architecture and Urban Engineering X O O O
Engineering Architecture Engineering O X O O

Engineering PolymerNano Science and Technology O O O O

Engineering Mechanical Engineering O O O O

Engineering Mechanical Design Engineering O O O O
Engineering Mechanical System Engineering O O O O
Engineering Nano Convergence Engineering O O O O
Engineering Urban Engineering O X O O
Semiconductor And Chemical
Engineering
Engineering O O O O
(Semiconductor Engineering, Chemical
Engineering)

Engineering Industrial System Engineering O O O O

Engineering Software Engineering O X O O
Engineering Convergence Technology Engineering O O O O
Mineral Resources and Energy
Engineering O O O O
Engineering

Engineering Materials Science and Engineering O O O O

Engineering Electrical Engineering O O O O
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 Engineering Electronic Engineering O O O O
Engineering Computer Science and Engineering O O O O
Electronic Information Materials
Engineering O O O O
Engineering

Engineering Carbon Materials & Fiber Engineering O O O O

Engineering Civil Engineering O O O O
Engineering Aerospace Engineering O O O O
Engineering Environment Engineering O O O O
Natural Science Medical Science O O O O
Only for students
Medicine Medicine O O O O with Bachelor's
degree in Medicine
Medicine Dentistry O O O O
Medicine Veterinary Medicine O O O O
Arts & Sports Dance O X O X
Arts & Sports Fine Arts O O O X
Arts & Sports Industrial Design O X O X
Arts & Sports Music O O O X
Arts & Sports Physical Education O O O X
Arts & Sports Korean Music O O O X
Records, Archives, and Information Interdisciplinary
Liberal Arts O O O X
Science

Liberal Arts Intangible Heritage & Information O O Interdisciplinary

O X
International Cyber Trade and Area Interdisciplinary
Liberal Arts O X O X
Study

Education Mathematics Education X O Interdisciplinary

O X

Liberal Arts Child & family studies X O Interdisciplinary

O X

Liberal Arts English Education X O Interdisciplinary

O X

Liberal Arts Cognitive Science O O Interdisciplinary

O X

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Natural Science Nanoscience and Technology O O Interdisciplinary
O O

Natural Science Nano Semiconductors and Displays O O Interdisciplinary

O O
Agriculture and Convergence Interdisciplinary
Natural Science O O O O
Technology

Engineering Design and Manufacturing O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Mechatronics Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Bio·Nano System Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Bio·nano convergence Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Natural Science Bioactive Materials O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Bioprocess Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Natural Science Sports Science O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Software Engineering X O Interdisciplinary

O O

Natural Science Clinical Speech Pathology O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Energy Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Energy StorageㆍConversion Interdisciplinary

Engineering O O O O
Engineering

Engineering Image Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Information Security Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Natural Science Housing Environmental Design X O Interdisciplinary

O O
Applied Plasma & Quantum Beam Interdisciplinary
Engineering O O O O
Engineering

Engineering Integrated Energy-AI O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Healthcare Engineering O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Engineering Environment and Energy O O Interdisciplinary

O O

Natural Science Life Style Medicine O O Interdisciplinary

O O
Ecology Landscape Architecture- Interdisciplinary
Natural Science O O O O
Design

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7. ELIGIBILITY
◈ Eligibility

○ Nationality

- All applicants must hold citizenship of NIIED designated countries that are invited to
take part in the GKS program.

- All applicants and their parents must NOT hold Korean citizenship. If an applicant
or his/her parent(s) hold dual citizenship (one who have Korean citizenship and
citizenship of another country), he/she is NOT eligible to apply.

- For Overseas Korean applicants (Embassy Track) holding Japanese citizenship, if their
parents hold ‘Permanent Residency Permit’ within Japan while holding Korean
citizenship, they are exceptionally eligible to apply.
※ Applicants and their parent(s) may hold different citizenship. Applicant’s parent(s)
may hold a citizenship of non GKS participating countries.
※ Applicants and their parents who had previously held Korean citizenship must submit
documentation that proves their renunciation of Korean citizenship.

○ Degree Requirements

- Master’s Program Applicant: Must hold a bachelor’s degree or a level of education

equivalent to or higher than a bachelor’s degree.

- Doctoral Program Applicant: Must hold a master’s degree or a level of education

equivalent to or higher than a master’s degree.

- Research Program Applicant: Must have received an invitation from one of the
partner universities and must meet the criteria below;
 Postdoctoral Research Program: Must hold a Doctoral degree (by February
28, 2022)
 Professor Exchange Program: Must hold a Master’s degree AND must be
currently teaching at a university as a professor
 Program for Education·Science·Culture·International Cooperation
Professionals: Must hold a Master’s degree AND must be a professional in a
field of Education, Science, Culture, or International Cooperation (E.S.C.I.)

※ Applicants who are expected to graduate by August 31st, 2022 can also apply for the
program with a certificate of expected graduation. (not applicable for applicants
currently in a doctoral program) Such applicants must submit their official graduation
certificate (or diploma) and final academic transcript to GKS Center, NIIED by
August 31st, 2022

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 ○ Grades

- All applicants must have maintained a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
equivalent to or higher than any ONE of the following from their previous degree
program*.
* i.e.) If an applicant who already has a doctoral degree applies for another doctoral
degree program in GKS, his/her previous degree program will be a master’s
degree program

 CGPA must be above 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5 or 3.23/5.0

 Score percentile should be 80% or above on a 100-point scale or be ranked within
the top 20% within one’s class

- If an applicant holds a transcript that does not include information on CGPA or is

unable to convert his or her grades into any one of the acknowledged GPA scales (4.0,
4.3, 4.5, 5.0, or 100 point scale), then the applicant must submit additional documents
officially issued by their respective university describing the university’s grading
system.

- Applicants who are expected to graduate should calculate the most recent CGPA at the
time of application.

○ Age

- Must be under 40 years of age (born after September 1, 1982)

- Academic professors in one of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients*

who are under 45 years of age (born after September 1, 1977) are eligible to apply.
* DAC List of ODA Recipients on 2022 and 2023 flows (www.oecd.org)

ODA Recipients (107)

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Bosniaand Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, BurkinaFaso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia,
Comoros, CostaRica, Coted’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, ElSalvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nambia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Republic
of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Vincentand the Grenadines, Senegal, Serbia, SierraLeone, Somalia, South Africa,
SriLanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

○ Health

- All applicants must be in good health, both mentally and physically, to study in Korea
for the full duration of the program.
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 - If an applicant is found to be in one of the following conditions, the applicant will be
disqualified in the final round of selection:
 An applicant is tested positive on drug tests
 An applicant who has a serious illness that prevents him or her to study abroad
for long period of time including the full duration of Korean language training
or degree program in Korea

※ All applicants must submit ‘Form 8. Personal Medical Assessment’ at the time of
application. All applicants who pass the 2nd round of selection must receive
comprehensive medical checkup and submit an Official Medical Examination issued
by a medical doctor or a licensed hospital. After arriving in Korea, all GKS scholars
will be subject to a medical examination administered by NIIED. If a GKS scholar is
found to have a serious illness from the medical examination after arriving in Korea,
he or she will be disqualified from their GKS scholarship

○ Others

- All applicants must have no grounds for disqualification (e.g., criminal history) for
overseas travel.

- Previous or current GKS scholars who meet the additional criteria below are eligible to
apply.
 Must hold the grade of 90% or above on a 100-point scale or be ranked within
the top 10% within one’s class
 Must hold TOPIK level 5 or 6 (must hold a valid certificate at the time of
application)
 Previous or current GKS scholars can participate in the GKS program once
more only in a higher degree program*
* Bachelor’s→Master’s / Master’s→Doctoral

○ Restriction

- Applicants who have graduated from Korean high school (including international
schools) or university are NOT eligible to apply. (exception: Overseas Korean adoptees
or previous GKS scholars)

※ (Exception) Applicants who have previously studied in Korean universities as

exchange or visiting students CAN apply

- Former applicants who had withdrawn from the scholarship after being selected as
GKS scholars (applicable to those who did not enter Korea or did not enroll at their
Korean language institution/University, and who had renounced their scholarship) and
whose scholarship was forfeited during their scholarship period are NOT eligible to
apply.

※ (Exception) Former GKS scholar whose scholarship was forfeited due to a scholar’s

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 failure to achieve TOPIK level 3 or above after completing Korean language program
may be deemed eligible to re-apply if a scholar submits a valid TOPIK certificate
with level 5 or above

- Applicants who have previously received a degree program scholarship from one of the
Korean government scholarship programs are NOT eligible to apply.

※ Applicants who received scholarships from GKS Non-degree program for foreign
exchange students CAN apply

- Applicants must choose and apply for only ONE track.

 Embassy track applicant must choose only ONE of the following programs:
General or Overseas Koreansadoptee, Korean Language Teaching
Professional, or Research Program
 University track applicant must choose only ONE of the following programs:
General, Regional University, R&D Program, or Research Program.
University track applicants can only apply to ONE university and ONE
department

※ If an applicant applied to more than one track/university, his or her application will be
disregarded at the 2nd round of selection.

- Embassy track applicant whose application have not passed the first round of selection*
may apply to a university track as long as they can meet the application deadline of the
re-applying university.

* Successful candidates of the first round of selection (whose names were forwarded to
NIIED from each embassy including backup candidates) cannot apply for a university
track again

○ Applicants must check additional restriction or eligibility set by each university

- Please check if there are any additional eligibility set by each university/department

※ Embassy track applicants who succeed in the first and second round of selection may also fail
in the third round of selection if they do not meet the additional eligibility set by each
university/department

※ Please be mindful of any additional restriction set by each university/department. If you do

not meet this standard and fail to enroll in the university, your scholarship may be cancelled,
and you must return to your country on your own expense even though you have completed
the Korean language program

- Please check if there are any additional restriction (e.g., enrollment period) set by each
university/department

※ Scholars whose Korean language program is delayed (e.g., return after a leave of absence)
must check if their degree program is only available to start at a certain period of time. For
example, if a program starts in September only, scholars cannot resume their degree program
in March.
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8. REUIRED DOCUMENTS
○ List of documents to submit

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST MASTER’S DOCTORAL

(Form 1) Applicant Form REQUIRED REQUIRED

(Form 2) Personal Statement REQUIRED REQUIRED

Documents (Form 3) Statement of Purpose REQUIRED REQUIRED

to complete
(Required) (Form 5) ONE letter of Recommendation REQUIRED REQUIRED

(Form 7) GKS Applicant Agreement REQUIRED REQUIRED

(Form 8) Personal Medical Assessment REQUIRED REQUIRED

Certificate of Bachelor’s degree or Bachelor’s Diploma REQUIRED REQUIRED

Bachelor’s degree Transcript REQUIRED REQUIRED

Certificate of Master’s degree or Master’s Diploma - REQUIRED

Certificates Master’s degree Transcript - REQUIRED
(Required)
Applicant’s/Parent(s) Proof of Citizenship and
REQUIRED REQUIRED
*Only required family relationship Document
for relevant Proof of Overseas Korean Document/
OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
applicants Proof of Korean Adoptee Document

Proof of Korean Citizenship Renunciation Document OPTIONAL OPTIONAL

Proof of Korean War Veteran’s Descendant OPTIONAL OPTIONAL

Score report of valid TOPIK or English Proficiency

Test OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
- submit printouts from an official website
Other Published books and research papers, copy of awards
and other certificates etc. OPTIONAL
Documents OPTIONAL
- submit in photocopied documents
(Optional)
Applicants’ Passport Copy
OPTIONAL OPTIONAL
- submit in photocopied documents

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 ○ Important Notes Regarding Application Submission

- Application documents for the first round of selection

 All documents must be submitted in English or Korean
 Please follow the submission guidelines set by each embassy/university
 Each embassy/university may (or may not) accept application documents in a
simplified version, so it is strongly recommended to check application
guidelines posted by the institutions before submission
 All application documents sent to NIIED for the second round of selection must
meet the submission requirements described in this section

- Application documents for the second round of selection

 If any of the required documents are not submitted or if any of the application
forms are submitted without applicant’s signature, his or her application
documents will be excluded from the evaluation
 All documents submitted to NIIED will NOT be returned to the applicants in
any case
 If an applicant should submit a certificate which cannot be reissued in the future,
please keep your original document and apostille/consular-confirm on a
notarized document
 If a document cannot be apostilled/consular-confirmed, please get a consular-
confirmation on a notarized copy
 If a university requires additional documents (e.g., portfolio), applicants must
submit those materials directly to the university

<Document submission requirements for the second round of selection at NIIED>

Documents to
Submission Requirement
Submit
(form 1)
Application Form
(form 2)
Personal Statement
ž
Applicant's signature is required
(form 3)
Study Plan
(form 4)
Research Proposal
(form 5)
Single letter of Recommender's signature is required
Recommendation
(form 6)
University's Official Host professor's signature and an official seal of the President is required
Letter of Invitation
(form 7)
GKS Applicant Applicant's signature is required
Agreement
(form 8) Applicant's signature is required
Personal Medical - If a GKS scholar is found to have a serious illness that was not stated in the Personal Medical Assessment, he or
Assessment she will be disqualified from their scholarship

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 Documents to
Submission Requirement
Submit

The certificate must indicate a date of graduation

*
Graduation certificate (or Diploma) officially issued by the university of previous degree program
* i.e.) If an applicant is applying for a doctoral degree, his/her previous degree program should be a master's degree program

Application who are expected to graduate must submit an official certificate of expected graduation that indicates the
Certificate of month/date of graduation
graduation - A simple certificate of enrollment without expected graduation date is NOT accepted

Applicants who were expected to graduate at the time of application will be listed as “Conditional Successful
Candidates” unless they submit their graduation certificate to NIIED until the Final Announcement
※ Please refer to "Important Notes regarding Successful Candidates" regarding entry and enrollment of Conditional Successful
Candidates

Academic transcript officially issued by the university of previous degree program

*
- if submitted, additional degree certificate and academic transcript will be used as reference only
(apostilled/consular-confirmation not required)
* equivalent to or higher than the applying degree
- If applicants convert their grades through a converting tool such as scholaro.com, wes.org, etc., the converted
grades must be officially acknowledged by the relevant university (apostille/consular-confirmation not required)
- CGPA must be submitted in one of the grading scales (4.0, 4.3, 4.5, 5.0 or 100 point scale). If applicants' grades
Academic
needs to be converted (e.g., 1.0 to 5.0 or 7.0 to 100 point scale), provide supporting documents officially issued
Transcript
by the university (apostille/consular-confirmation not required)
- All other transcripts cannot be evaluated

If a transcript indicates CGPA for the entire academic duration, it will be accepted even though it does not
indicate GPA per semester/year.
- In this case, applicant do not need to provide GPA per semester/year and only need to provide a CGPA on the
application form

Official certificate issued by a government such as Birth certificate or/and Family register that can prove applicant
and parent(s)' family relationship and nationality
- If applicants cannot submit necessary documents due to absence of thier parent(s), - e.g., divorced or deceased -
please provide additional documents (e.g., divorce certificate or death certificate) that explains the reason for not
submitting their proof of citizenship
Proof of
Citizenship and If applicants'/parents' citizenship information is not indicated in the above documents, then submit passport copies
Family relationship as supplemantary documents
- Only valid passport copies will be accepted (apostille/consular-confirmation not required)
- If passport copies are not available, please sumbit other government issued documents that includes citizenship
information (apostille/consular-confirmation not required)
※ A simple copy of an ID card (e.g., resident card, driver's license, voter ID, etc.) is NOT accepted unless it clearly indicates
citizenship information

If none of the documents indicate applicant's date of birth, submit additional document officially issued by the
Proof of Age
government that provides applicant's date of birth.

Proof of Overseas Prove with supporting documents such as family register or birth certificate
Korean or Adoptee - Required for relevant applicants only

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 Documents to
Submission Requirement
Submit
Proof of Korean
Citizenship Certificate that are officially issued by the government
Renunciation - Required for relevant applicants only
Document
Proof of
Korean War Certificate that are officially issued by the government AND proof of family relationship with an applicant
Veteran's - Required for relevant applicants only
Descendant

Korean: TOPIK only /English: TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS

- Must be valid as of application deadline set by each embassy/university for the 1st round
Score Report of
- (TOPIK certificate) A printed copy of one's score report from topik.go.kr
Korean or English
- (English proficiency certificate) A printed copy of one's score report from the respective website or a photocopy
Proficiency Test
of original certificate
- Submitting a score report of Korean or English proficiency test is optional

Copy of awards and

Submit if necessary
other certificates

Submit as supplementary documents only when the other proof of citizenship (birth certificate, family register,
Passport Copy
etc.) does not indicate applicants'/parent(s)' citizenship information

○ Important notes regarding “Documents to Complete”

[Embassy & University Track]

- Applicants must put the official name of the university/department they are applying
to.

※ (Attention!) Applicants can only apply among the universities/departments listed in

the “University Information” file. If an incorrect department is written on an
application, such document will not be evaluated

- Applicant’s English name MUST match the name on their passport.

※ (Attention!) Any discrepancy in applicant’s name (family, given, middle name) will
cause a delay in visa processing

- Application documents must be submitted in the order of the “Application Checklist.”

which itself should be the front cover of each set of application documents.

- Please number and label each document on the top right corner.

(e.g.) 9. Bachelor’s Graduate

Certificate

- All documents should be submitted as a A4 sized (or letter sized) documents.

※ If a document is smaller than A4 sized (or letter sized) document, attach it on a blank

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 A4 sized paper. If a document is larger than a A4 size document, fold the document
into a A4 size

[University Track]

- University track applicant should fill in ONE university in their application.

◈ EVALUATION

○ Main Points of Evaluation

- Review of Qualification: Selection committee will conduct document examination

(nationality, degree, academic grades, etc.) and verify whether an applicant is qualified
for the program.

- Review of Competency: Selection committee will evaluate each applicant’s

competency through document examination and an oral interview.

○ Additional Points

- Applicants who hold a TOPIK level 3 or above will be given additional points (10% of
the total allocated points).

- Descendants of Korean War veterans will be given additional points (5% of the total
allocated points).

(Prior Notice) The notice below is effective starting from 2024 GKS-G Selection (1st and 2nd rounds)

- Applicants will receive additional points based on language proficiency in Korean and English

 Korean: points will be given to applicants with valid TOPIK certificate based on their
TOPIK level
 English: points will be given to applicants with valid English proficiency certificate
based on their test scores (TOEFL, TOEIC, IELTS, etc.)

○ Evaluation Preference

- Overseas Koreans.

- Applicants from low-income families or underprivileged background.

- Applicants who applied for a Natural science and engineering department in a Regional
university*.
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 * Natural Science and Engineering department in a Regional University: Refer to
“University Information (2022 GKS-G Available Departments for University Track
(Regional, Natural Science and Engineering)” file

- Applicants who are currently teaching as a professor in a Natural science and

engineering department or in one of the ODA recipient countries listed in section 4.

- Applicants who are applying for a “Postdoctoral Research Program” in a Natural

science and engineering department.

- Applicants who submit a high score of English proficiency test (TOEFL, TOEIC,
IELTS).

※ An unsuccessful candidate in an embassy track can re-apply to a university track

 Successful candidates of the first-round selection (including backup candidates) cannot

re-apply to a university track
 Applicants must make sure they can meet the deadline of the re-applying university

◈ Medical Assessment
○ Subject for examination

- All applicants who pass the 2nd round of selection.

○ Submission of Official Medical Examination

- Official Medical Examination issued by a medical doctor, or a licensed hospital should

be submitted to NIIED by June 15th, 2022. Further guidance will be provided at the
time of announcement of the 2nd round successful candidates.

○ How Medical Assessment Result will be used

- After arriving in Korea, all GKS scholars will be subject to a medical examination
administered by NIIED. If results indicate that a GKS scholar falls into one of the cases
below, he or she will be disqualified from the scholarship. Such scholar must return
any scholarship (e.g., airfare, settlement allowance, etc.) received and return home on
their own expense.
 Applicant is tested positive on drug tests
 An applicant who has a serious illness that prevents him or her to study abroad
for long period of time including the full duration of Korean language training
or degree program in Korea

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◈ Announcement of Final Successful Candidates
○ Announcement of Final Successful Candidates

- Embassy track applicants who passed the third round of selection should notify NIIED
of their final choice of university by June 15th, 2022. Once the choice is made,
changing university is NOT possible.

- Among the final successful candidates, previous GKS scholars, research program
participants, and those who submitted TOPIK level 5 or 6* will proceed to their degree
program directly. All other successful candidates will be assigned for a Korean
language program.

* Scholars who did not submit their TOPIK score at the time of their application must
submit their TOPIK score report to NIIED by June 15th, 2022. The 81st TOPIK score is
the last TOPIK score one can report to NIIED

※ If an applicant fails in the third round of selection from all three universities, he/she
will not be included in the final successful candidates

- NIIED will notify the list of final successful candidates to embassies and universities
by late June.

※ The list of final successful candidates will also be announced on Study in Korea
website (www.studyinkorea.go.kr)

○ Final Successful Candidates will receive invitation letters and guidance on entry

◈ Important Notes regarding Successful Candidates

○ Conditional Successful Candidate

- Applicants who were expected to graduate at the time of application will be listed as
“Conditional Successful Candidates” at the final announcement unless they submit
their graduation certificate (or diploma) to NIIED by June 15th, 2022.

- Among conditional successful candidates, those who are exempt from their Korean
language program (who submitted TOPIK level 5 or 6) fail to submit their graduation
certificate by August 31st, 2022, an admission to the degree university will be
prevented.

※ The scholarship may be deferred for 6 months if such scholars cannot submit their
graduation certificates due to circumstances beyond one’s control (e.g., COVID-19,
etc.)

- Conditional successful candidates who are assigned to a Korean language program

(those without TOPIK level 5 or 6) may enter Korea, but at their own expense.

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 ※ Conditional successful candidates who enter Korea on their own expense should
submit their graduation certificate to NIIED through the embassy (embassy track) or
university (university track) by August 31st, 2022 to receive their entry airfare from
their Korean language institution
 Conditional successful candidates who fail to submit their graduation certificate
(by August 31st, 2022 to the NIIED through the embassy/university) will result
in cancellation of scholarship and they must return home on their own expense.

※ The submission deadline may be extended if a scholar cannot submit their graduation
certificate due to circumstances beyond one’s control (e.g., COVID-19, etc.) upon
President of NIIED’s approval

○ Final Successful Candidates’ withdrawal

- Final Successful Candidates who renounce their scholarship cannot reapply for the
GKS program in the future.

- If renunciation is repeated, the relevant countries will lose their GKS quota in the
future

○ Final Successful Candidates who are currently residing in Korea

- Final successful candidates who have Korean residence visa (D-2, D-4, etc.) may not
be able to receive a new visa for their Korean language program or degree program in
Korea.

※ Final Successful Candidates who are residing in Korea at the time of final
announcement must contact the Korean immigration office and inquire their visa
renewal procedure

- Entry airfare will NOT be provided to newly selected scholars who are residing in
Korea at the time of 2022 GKS-G final announcement.

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9. SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
◈ Period of Scholarship

○ Master’s Degree Program: 3 years

- 1 year of Korean language training + 2 years of degree program

○ Doctoral Degree Program: 4 years

- 1 year of Korean language training + 3 years of degree program

◈ Scholarship Benefits
○ Scholarship Benefits
Language Korean Research Thesis Degree
Settlement Monthly Medical
Scholarship Airfare Training Tuition Proficiency Support Printing Completion
Allowance Allowance Insurance
Fee Grants Fee * Fee Grants
NIIED:
up to 5
(Master's/Do NIIED:
million
ctoral) 1 million (L.S.)
KRW
1,000,000 KRW 210,000 500,000
Economy
KRW KRW ~800,000
class flight 200,000 55,630 University: 100,000 100,000
Benefits University: KRW
ticket (actual KRW KRW amount that KRW KRW
(Research) amount that (N.S.&E) (actual
expense) exceeds
1,500,000 exceeds 240,000 expense)
5 million
KRW 1 million KRW
KRW,
KRW
Admission
fee
Beginning of Beginning of
At the time
At the time Beginning of each each At the time
of initial Beginning of Beginning of Beginning of
Time of initial each quarter semester semester Once of final
entry/final each month each month each month
entry (quarterly) (twice a (twice a departure
departure
year) year)
Procedure NIIED → Universities → GKS Scholars NIIED → Universities NIIED → Universities → GKS Scholars

* L.S. (Liberal Arts and Social Science majors) / N.S. &E (Natural Science & Engineering majors)

○ Important Notes regarding Scholarship Benefits

- Upon arrival, NIIED will provide 20,000 KRW per month in private insurance
premium until scholars are enrolled in health insurance. After enrollment, NIIED will
provide health insurance premiums of a standard amount (55,630 KRW).

- Korean proficiency grants (who has TOPIK level 5 or 6), research support fee, tuition,
thesis printing fee, degree completion grants are given to GKS scholars in the degree
program only.

- Korean proficiency grants is given only to GKS scholars in the degree program who
hold valid TOPIK level 5 or 6.
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 - For GKS scholars selected in China and Czech Republic: The flight tickets will be
prepared and provided by the government of China and Czech Republic, respectively,
in accordance with the agreement made between Korean government and the
governments of two countries.

- Entry airfare will NOT be provided to newly selected scholars who have resided in
Korea at the time of final announcement of 2022 GKS Graduate Degree Scholars.

- On applicants’ initial arrival to Korea, any domestic travel fees within a GKS scholar’s
home country and any international travel insurance for the trip to Korea will NOT be
covered.
※ Additional expenses for departure (e.g., PCR test for COVID-19, self-quarantine
before departure) will not be covered by NIIED

- Entry airfare or visa application support will NOT be provided to scholars who enter
Korea from a country other than the scholar’s own country of citizenship.

- If a GKS scholar withdraws from the scholarship within the first 3 months after
entering Korea, one MUST return the full scholarship amount that he or she has
received after being selected as a GKS scholar. This includes any entry airfare,
settlement allowance, monthly allowance, language training fees, medical insurance,
etc.

10. CONTACT INFORMATION

○ Jeonbuk National University, JBNU

- Mailing Address

<Recipient: GKS Coordinator>

The Office of International Affairs, Jeonbuk National University

567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-Gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea

- Phone: +82-(0)63-270-4757
- Fax: +82-(0)63-270-2099
- E-mail: kgsp@jbnu.ac.kr
- Homepage of JBNU: JBNU Korean: http://www.jbnu.ac.kr/kor/
JBNU English: http://www.jbnu.ac.kr/eng/
JBNU Chinese: http://www.jbnu.ac.kr/china/
- Homepage of the Office of International Affairs: http://ioffice.cbnu.edu

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○ Global Korea Scholarship Center, NIIED
- Email: kgspniied@korea.kr
- Address: 191, Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do (13557) Republic of Korea
- Websites: www.studyinkorea.go.kr / www.niied.go.kr

○ Other useful websites

Learning Korean www.sejonghakdang.org

Korean Portal www.korea.net
Ministry of Foreign Affairs www.mofa.go.kr
www.immigration.go.kr
Visa and Immigration
www.hikorea.go.kr
Higher Education in Korea www.academyinfo.go.kr

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Appendix A. GPA Conversion Table
4.0 Scale 4.3 Scale 4.5 Scale 5.0 Scale 100 Points 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