Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) for Graduate and Doctoral Students 2010

Introduction

The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for international students in order to promote international exchange in education and mutual friendship between the participating countries.

Number of Scholarship Recipients of Malaysia Nationality :

8 persons

Academic Programs

Postgraduate & doctoral degree courses for 2~4 years after successfully completing a one-year Korean Language Training. ?
Available course:

• Master’s Program
• Doctoral Program
• Integrated Master’s & Doctoral Program

Deadline

3 May, 2010 (via Post ONLY)

How To Apply

Application can be sent as follows :

• For applicants recommended by a Korean Embassy (Consular section) : Korean Embassy (Consular section)
• For applicants recommended by a domestic university : the same domestic university
• For overseas Korean adoptees : Korean Embassy (Consular section) or Adoption Associations in Korea. Korean Embassy Address : No.9&11, Jalan Nipah, Off Jalan Ampang 55000 Kuala Lumpur

Qualifications

• 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 along period of time.
• Should be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2010
• Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of September 1, 2010
• Applicants who are enrolling or have already enrolled in the same academic program in Korea as the one they are applying for will not be admitted.
• For Master’s program (or Integrated Master’s & Doctoral program): students who hold a Bachelor’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Bachelor’s degree
• For Doctoral program: students who hold a Master’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than Master’s degree.
• Applicants who are expecting the adequate diploma should present their diploma by September 1, 2010 before entry.
• Should have a grade point average (G.P.A.) 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 previous attended institution
• If the grade is difficult to convert to percentage, official explanatory documents from the attended university are required.

Deadline

The deadline is 3 May 2010.
For more details, please visit this portal : http://mys.mofat.go.kr/eng/index.jsp