KGSP Graduate Scholarships, Kyungpook National University, Korea

Admission Schedule

1. Application Period : February, 2012 ~ March, 2012
2. Announcement of Successful Applicants : April 30, 2012
3. Visa Issuance and Entry to Korea : July, 2012 ~ August, 2012
4. Korean Language Education : September 3, 2012

Eligibility for Application

1. Both applicant and his/her parents must be citizens of the foreign country.

• Applicants cannot have Korean citizenship.

Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for a long period of time.

Should be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2012

Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of August 31, 2012

• Applicants who are enrolling or have already enrolled in the academic program in Korea will not be admitted.

Should have a grade point average(GPA) at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previous attended institution.

• If the grade is difficult to convert to percentage, official explanatory documents from the attended university are required.

Applicants who have the Korean language certificate of TOPIK, KLPT or English certificate of TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS will get advantage.

Application Procedure
Document Screening : Screening is based on the applicant’s GPA in previous degree program, personal statement, plan of study, language proficiency(Korean and English) and papers by the relevant department.

Dormitory

• Fee : Approximately 300,000Won/Month
• All successful applicants will be given a chance to live in the dormitory.
• Facilities
• Room type : 2-bed room, 3-bed room
• Serving 3 meals a day
• Website : dorm.knu.ac.kr
• E-mail : housing@knu.ac.kr

Important Notes

1. Procedures

• Dual recommendation by more than one organization is not acceptable.
• Submitted documents will not be returned to the candidates.
• Incomplete or incorrect documents are subject to rejection by NIIED.(Even after entry to Korea)
• In case of submitting copied documents inevitably, applicants must compare the copy to the original of recommendation institute.
• Applicants must accurately fill out the personal medical assessment based on truth. All successful applicants must take a medical exam in Korea. If the results show that the applicant is unfit to be a KGSP student, can be cancelled of KGSP selection.
• No student is allowed to transfer schools during the entire period of the program once he/she enters the school.

Enquiries

• Office of International Affairs
• Phone 053/950-6092, FAX 053/950-6093, E-mail bhakim@knu.ac.

Kyungpook National University
Address: Office of International Affairs, 80 Daehak-ro, Bukgu, Daegu 702-701, Korea
Official Website, Official Website

For more information on scholarships, please read: Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) for International Graduate Students