GKS 2020 Winner  Application Form 

GKS scholarship has its own purpose to provide international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in undergraduate & graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries.

Qualifications

Both an applicant and his/her parents must be citizens of their country of origin.

※ Applicants should not hold Korean citizenship.

- Applicants should have adequate health, both mentally and physically, to stay in a foreign country for a long time.

- Should be under 25 years of age at the date of entrance. (Undergraduate)

- Should be under 40 years of age at the date of entrance. (Graduate)

- Have finished or be scheduled to finish formal education of all elementary, middle, high school courses by the date of arrival. (Undergraduate)

- Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 80% from the last educational institution attended.

- Hold a Bachelor’s degree or a Master's degree by the date of arrival. (Graduate)

※ Applicants who have previously achieved in any undergraduate program, master’s program, or doctoral program in Korea cannot apply for this program.

However, a former or current KGSP scholar who holds the overall grade of 90% or above and has attained TOPIK level 5 or higher can reapply to this program once either through the embassy or university track.

     Firstly, I start to collect all the information related to those scholarships whether it is possible for me to apply or not? In early 2018 I started this war and some of them were rejected since the documents were screening and some I went through the final round but I still got rejected in the final round. From each scholarship that I was failed I learn so many experiences. I was able to understanding writing “Study Plan and Statement of Purpose”. Clearly understanding how to choose my university to fit with my application ability, which tracks I should apply and so on… after I was rejected in 2019 I start to prepare my documents again since August it’s 5-6 months before the application open, So it gives me a lot of time to edit my writing and research about competitor application, quotas for our country both university and embassy track, how many quotas for the university that I apply was accepted last year. Last but not least, I was able to check my application with my friend who is an awardee of this scholarship to make sure everything is completely fine and correct. Finally, I was selected for GKS 2020 scholarship winner to study at Jeonbuk National University, South Korea.