Pursue your studies in South Korea. Good news! Global Korea Scholarship 2022-2023 is currently open for Exchange students. In this article, we will explain in detail about GKS Scholarship, its benefits, and step by the full in-depth master the-depth-funded step application process.
Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) is a fully-funded scholarship for
exchange students. This scholarship is offered for masters and undergraduate
studies for the 2022-2023 session. The scholarship covers the living expenses,
settlement allowance, air, fare, and medical insurance.
SNU ISI presents a unique
opportunity for students
to experience academic life at Seoul National University, Korea’s most prestigious university and one of the leading universities in the world. SNU ISI’s taught by distinguished SNU and visiting faculty members, offers students a chance to learn in- about Korea and East Asia, as well as a range of topics from the disciplines of Economics and Business Management to History, Politics, Sociology, and Arts.
Since its
establishment in 2007, more than two thousand students from around the world
have participated in the SNU ISI program to learn, experience, and enjoy
unforgettable summer of academics, activities, and long-lasting friendships.
Purpose: to provide
meaningful experiences for exchange students regarding Korean culture and
education; to strengthen the global competence of Korean universities.
Scholarship Summary
- Level of Study: Undergraduate
/ Masters
- Institution(s): SNUs
partner universities
- Study in: South
Korea
- Program Period: 4 months
or 10 months (depending on the student’s exchange period)
- Deadline: September
/ February(Annually)
Courses Offered:
College of Humanities
- Korean Language and Literature
- Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature
- French Language and Literature
- German Language and Literature
- Russian Language and Literature
- Hispanic Language and
Literature
- Linguistics
- Asian Languages and
Civilizations
- Korean History
- Asian History
- Western History
- Archaeology and Art History
- Philosophy
- Religious Studies
- Aesthetics
College of Social Sciences
- Political Science and
International Relations
·
Political Science
·
International
Relations
- Economics
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Psychology
- Geography
- Social Welfare
- Communication
College of Natural
Sciences
- Mathematical Sciences
- Statistics
- Physics and Astronomy
·
Physics
·
Astronomy
- Chemistry
- Biological Sciences
- Earth and Environmental
Sciences
College of Agriculture
& Life Sciences
- Plant Science
- Forest Sciences
- Food and Animal Biotechnology
- Applied Biology and Chemistry
- Biosystems & Biomaterials
Science and Engineering
- Landscape Architecture and
Rural System Engineering
- Agricultural Economics and
Rural Development
College of Business
Administration
- Business Administration
College of Education
- Education
- Korean Language Education
- English Education
- German Language Education
- French Language Education
- Social Studies Education
- History Education
- Geography Education
- Ethics Education
- Mathematics Education
- Physics Education
- Chemistry Education
- Biology Education
- Earth Science Education
- Physical Education
College of Engineering
- Civil and Environmental
Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering
- Materials Science and
Engineering
- Electrical and Computer
Engineering
- Computer Science and
Engineering
- Chemical and Biological
Engineering
- Architecture and Architectural
Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Energy Resources Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
College of Fine Arts
- Oriental Painting
- Painting
- Sculpture
- Crafts and Design
College of Liberal
Studies
- Liberal Studies
College of Human
Ecology
- Consumer and Child Studies
- Food and Nutrition
- Textiles, Merchandising and
Fashion Design
College of Music
- Vocal Music
- Composition
- Instrumental
Music
·
Piano
·
Wind
·
String
- Korean
Music
College
of Nursing
- Nursing
College
of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy
- Manufacturing
Pharmacy
College
of Veterinary Medicine
- Preliminary
Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary
Medicine
Interdisciplinary
Programs for Undergraduates
- Computational
Sciences
- Entrepreneurship
- Global
Environmental Management
- Information
Science and Culture Studies
- Media
Art
- Technology
Management
- Comparative
Studies for East Asian Humanities
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RESTRICTION:
- COLLEGE
OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION is restricted to students
who are currently majoring in business or economics at their home
university.
- Applicants who apply for the KOREAN HISTORY/
PSYCHOLOGY/ STATISTICS MAJOR must provide proof of
Korean language ability. A satisfactory level of Korean language ability
should be either (1) Level 5 or above on the official Korean Language
Proficiency Test or (2) Level 5 or above on undergraduate-level studies on the Korean Test conducted at
the SNU Language Institute.
- COLLEGE OF LAW is NOT open
to undergraduate level students from Spring 2018.
- School of Law, a specialized law school
for graduate-level students, will be open to undergraduate-level students
from Fall 2018. Please note that these undergraduate students will be
enrolled as graduate (Master’s) students in SNU law school during their
studies.
Applicants who want to study in the discipline of Medicine,
Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Music, and MBA must, in advance, be advised of
the eligibility by SNU coordinators.
- COLLEGE OF
MEDICINE is no longer available to exchange students.
- COLLEGE
OF DENTISTRY is open ONLY to masters-level students
currently enrolled in a master's program at the School of Dentistry or
equivalent at their home university. The student exchange program is NOT
available at the undergraduate level for the College of Dentistry.
- VOCAL MUSIC MAJOR is restricted to students who are currently studying vocal music at their home university.
Scholarship Coverage
GKS Scholarship provides the
recipient with the below benefits:
- Living Expenses: 500,000 won per month.
- Settlement allowance: 200,000 won upon arrival.
- Round-trip Airfare: Reimbursement
available within the set amount.
- Medical Insurance:20,000 won per month(paid by each
university).
Eligibility Criteria for GKS
To qualify for GKS
Scholarship, the candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:
- Required Language: English.
- Eligible
Countries: All world countries.
- Applicants must currently be enrolled
ithe n at lethe as the second semester of the home university program (= have
completed at least one semester before they apply)
* We cannot thus accept graduate students who are enrolled in
the first semester of the Master’s program at their application stage.
- Applicants must fulfill the following
GPA requirement. (from Fall 2020’s admission)
·
Undergraduate: GPA 2.5/4.0 (equivalent to 2.7/4.3) or percentile
rank 83
·
Masters: GPA 3.0/4.0
(equivalent to 3.3/4.3) or percentile rank 89
How
to Apply for Global Korea Scholarship?
Please
follow the following application instructions to apply for this scholarship.
1. Applicants
must be nominated by their universities and the application package should be sent
by the university by e-mail, along with a formal nomination letter for the GKS
scholarship.
2. The
nominated students will receive detailed information on how to log in and apply
online from the designated SNU coordinator.
3. Apply
to the exchange program through the Online Application Form, fill in the application, and upload
the scanned copies of the documents below to the application system:
·
A Certificate of Enrollment from the current university you are
attending.
·
Official University Transcript.
·
Letter of Recommendation from a
professor at the current university.
·
A Statement of Purpose (a free essay in English or Korean).
·
A Copy of the Applicant’s Passport.
·
For Fine Arts, Music, and Physical Education
applicants: Photographs of works/recording of performances
For
more information on the exchange program, Click here.
4. Submit
the application
IMPORTANT NOTES:
·
Exchange program candidates can complete the application by
online submission.
·
All documents should be submitted and posted in ORIGINAL or
verified as an official copy into and should be in Korean or in English. If your
documents are not in Korean or in English, please have your document translated
into Korean or in English and have confirmed and sealed by an authorized body.
Website
To know more about Global Korea
Scholarship, please visit official website: