The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for international students, with the aim of promoting international educational exchanges as well as mutual friendship amongst the participating countries. Students graduated from a renowned college with good academic qualifications will have a higher possibility to be selected for the KGSP.
Prospective applicant must meet the following qualification criteria
a. Graduate School
College | Department | Field of Study | Master | Ph.D | Intergrated Course | English Classes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
College of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | O | O | O | X |
Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering | O | O | O | X | |
Environmental Engineering | Environmental Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Environmental and Safety Engineering | Environmental and Safety Engineering | X | - | - | X | |
Industrial Engineering | Industrial Engineering | O | O | O | X | |
Material Science and Engineering | Material Science and Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Architecture | Architecture | X | X | X | X | |
Architecture Engineering | Architecture Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Department of Smart Convergence Architecture | Architecture | O | O | O | O | |
Architectural Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Systems Engineering | Systems Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
Civil Systems Engineering | Civil Systems Engineering | O | O | O | X | |
Transportation System Engineering | Transportation System Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Urban Development | Urban Development | X | X | X | X | |
Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
Systems Biomedical Informatics | Systems Biomedical Informatics | X | X | X | X | |
Molecular Science and Technology | Applied Chemistry | O | O | O | O | |
Biological Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Medical Science | O | O | O | O | ||
Pharmaceutical Science | O | O | O | O | ||
College of Information Technology | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | O | O | O | O |
Computer Engineering | Computer Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
Digital Media | Digital Media | X | X | X | X | |
Space Electronics and Information Technology | Space Electronics and Information Techno | X | X | X | X | |
Military Digital Convergence (Former NCW) |
Cyberwarfare | O | O | O | X | |
IT Convergence | O | O | O | X | ||
Knolwedge Information Security | Industrial Security | X | - | - | X | |
Life Media | Media Contents | X | X | X | X | |
Media Science and Psychology | X | X | X | X | ||
College of Natural Sciences | Mathematics | Mathematics | O | O | O | O |
Physics | Physics | O | O | O | O | |
Chemistry | Chemistry | O | O | O | O | |
Applied Biotechnology | Cosmetic Science | O | O | O | O | |
Applied Biotechnology | X | X | X | X | ||
Biological Science | Biological Science | O | O | O | O | |
School of Business | Business Administration | Strategic Management | O | O | O | O |
Marketing | O | O | O | O | ||
MS/OM (Management Science/Operation Management) |
O | O | O | O | ||
OB-HRM | O | O | O | O | ||
Accounting | O | O | O | O | ||
Finance | X | X | X | X | ||
Mangement Information System | ||||||
Mangement Information System(MIS) | O | O | O | O | ||
Financial Engineering | Financial Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
School of Social Sciences | Economics | Economics | X | X | X | X |
Psychology | Social psychology, etc. | X | X | X | X | |
Applied Social Science | Applied Social Science | O | O | O | X | |
Public Administration |
Public Administration (TOPIK level 6 or above) |
X | X | X | X | |
Political Science and Diplomacy | Political Science and Diplomacy | O | O | O | X | |
College of Law | Law | Law | X | X | X | X |
School of Humanities | Korean Language and Literature | Korean Language and Literature | O | O | O | X |
Teaching Korean as Foreign Lanaguage | O | - | - | X | ||
English Language and Literature | Interpretation and Translation | O | O | O | O | |
History | History | X | - | - | X | |
Archeology | X | - | - | X | ||
Korean History | X | |||||
Culture and Contents | Region Contents | O | - | - | X | |
Contents Industry | O | - | - | X | ||
Digital Humanities and Convergence | Digital Humanities | O | - | - | X | |
Medical Humanities & Psychoanalysis | O | - | - | X | ||
School of Medicine | Medical Sciences | Clinical Medicine | O | O | O | O |
Public Health and Social Medicine | O | O | O | O | ||
Medical Sciences of Healthy Aging | O | O | O | O | ||
Integrative Biomedicine | O | O | O | O | ||
Biomedical Sciences | Molecular Medicine | O | O | O | O | |
Neuroscience | O | O | O | O | ||
Cancer Biology | O | O | O | O | ||
Biomedical Informatics | O | O | O | O | ||
Convergence Medicine | O | O | O | O | ||
College of Nursing | Nursing Science | Nursing | X | X | - | X |
Advanced Nurse Practioner course | X | X | - | X | ||
School of Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Pharmacy | O | O | O | O |
- | Energy System Research | Applied Physics | O | O | O | O |
Applied Chemistry | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy Chemical Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy Materials Science and Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy | Energy(E) | O | O | O | O | |
Energy(H) | O | O | O | O | ||
Education | Lifelong education and HRD Program | - | - | - | X | |
Curriculum and Evaluation Program | - | - | - | X | ||
Educational Counselling and Psychology | - | - | - | X | ||
AI and Data Science | AI and Data Science | - | - | - | - |
b. Graduate School of International Studies
Division | Department | Field of Study | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Master's | Doctoral | |||
Graduate School of International Studies |
International Business |
International Business |
- | crhee@ajou.ac.kr |
International Trade |
International Trade |
- | jungho@ajou.ac.kr | |
NGO Studies | NGO Studies | - | shingookang@ajou.ac.kr | |
International Development and Cooperation |
International Development and Cooperation(*) |
- | shingookang@ajou.ac.kr |
※ GSIS provide full English courses and all the students in GSIS are international students. [http://gsis.ajou.ac.kr]
※ The e-mail addresses are the chief's of the each department.
※ If you have general questions about admission procedure and required documents , then please do not contact to the professor but contact to the coordinators of each graduate school (gsis@ajou.ac.kr)
1) Scholarship period : same as the period of invitation.
2) Scholarship Benefits
Airfare | Round-trip economy class ticket |
Monthly Allowance | Graduate : 900,000 KRW/month |
Research Allowance |
Human and Social Sciences : 210,000 KRW/semester Natural and Mechanic Science : 240,000 KRW/semester |
Settlement Allowance | 200,000 won(once) upon arrival |
Korean Language Training Costs* | Full tuition fee for Korean Language up to one year |
Tuition | The tuition fee up to 5 million won is exempted by the Korean Government, and if any, the tuition fee exceeding 5 million won and the entrance fee for the first semester by the host university. |
Dissertation Printing Costs | Cost : 500,000 or 800,000 KRW depending on the actual costs |
Medical Insurance | 20,000 KRW/month(limited coverage) |
Special Fund for Students Proficient in Korean Language (TOPIK level 5 or 6) | 100,000 KRW/month(commencing from the main program) |
Quota | Ajou University | Embassy |
---|---|---|
Submission of Required documents |
University in Korea Until March 16th, 2015(by post) |
Embassy in your country (Each embassy has its own deadline) |
1st Screen | Until early April 10th, 2015 | Until early April 10th, 2015 |
2nd Screen | NIIED - Until end of April, 2015 | NIIED - Until end of April, 2015 |
3rd Screen | - |
University - Until end of May, 2015 |
Announcement of Final Successful Candidates |
NIIED Until June 16th, 2015 |
|
VISA Issue and Air Ticket Purchase | Until end of July, 2015 | |
Entry into Korea | Late August, 2015 | |
NIIED Orientation & Korean Language Course | September 1st, 2015 ~ August 31st, 2016 | |
Enter University | September 1st, 2016 |
The guideline, application form, and university information will be available at the website of GKS (www.studyinkorea.go.kr), Korean Embassies, and designated domestic universities.
For applicants (including Korean adoptees) who apply for KGSP via Korean Embassies
For applicants who apply for KGSP via designated domestic universities
All documents, including transcript, self-introduction, study plan, certificates of language proficiency (Korean and English), recommendation, published papers and awards etc., will be evaluated.
Place of submission
Deadline of Submission : The date set forth by the 1st Selection Institutions(Ajou University) within March 16th 2015.
Required documents : One original document(placed in a separate envelope) and 3 extra copies.
Check List for Application Documents | Master's | Doctoral |
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01. Personal Data (Attachment #1) | ○ | ○ |
02. Self-Introduction or Personal Statement (Attachment #2) | ○ | ○ |
03. Study Plan (Attachment #3) | ○ | ○ |
04. Letter of Recommendation (Attachment #4) | ○ | ○ |
05. Pledge (Attachment #5) | ○ | ○ |
06. Personal Medical Assessment (Attachment #6) | ○ | ○ |
07. Diploma or certificate of graduation from undergraduate institution | ○ | ○ |
08. Official transcript of previously attended undergraduate institution(s) | ○ | ○ |
09. Diploma or certificate of graduation from graduate institution | - | ○ |
10. Official transcript of previously attended graduate institution(s) | - | ○ |
11. Certificate of TOPIK score (original copy), if applicable | △ | △ |
12. Certificate of TOEFL or IELTS score (original copy), if applicable | △ | △ |
13. Published papers, if applicable | △ | △ |
14. Awards, if applicable | △ | △ |
15. Copy of passport (possible to submit after selection) | ○ | ○ |
16. Certificate of citizenship of applicant and his/her parents: birth certificate, passport, certificate of nationality expatriation, etc. | ○ | ○ |
17. Adoption documents (*only for overseas Korean adoptees) | △ | △ |
* Application Forms - refer to attachment (Guideline download)
Note
KGSP Coordinators
Detailed qualifications, required documents, schedule and scholarship can be changed a little year by year, so you should visit official website of KGSP ( http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr, http://www.niied.go.kr) to get more detailed information before application.
College | Department | Field of Study | Master | Ph.D | Intergrated Course | English Classes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
College of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | O | O | O | X |
Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering | O | O | O | X | |
Environmental Engineering | Environmental Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Environmental and Safety Engineering | Environmental and Safety Engineering | X | - | - | X | |
Industrial Engineering | Industrial Engineering | O | O | O | X | |
Material Science and Engineering | Material Science and Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Architecture | Architecture | X | X | X | X | |
Architecture Engineering | Architecture Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Department of Smart Convergence Architecture | Architecture | O | O | O | O | |
Architectural Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Systems Engineering | Systems Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
Civil Systems Engineering | Civil Systems Engineering | O | O | O | X | |
Transportation System Engineering | Transportation System Engineering | X | X | X | X | |
Urban Development | Urban Development | X | X | X | X | |
Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
Systems Biomedical Informatics | Systems Biomedical Informatics | X | X | X | X | |
Molecular Science and Technology | Applied Chemistry | O | O | O | O | |
Biological Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Medical Science | O | O | O | O | ||
Pharmaceutical Science | O | O | O | O | ||
College of Information Technology | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | O | O | O | O |
Computer Engineering | Computer Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
Digital Media | Digital Media | X | X | X | X | |
Space Electronics and Information Technology | Space Electronics and Information Techno | X | X | X | X | |
Military Digital Convergence (Former NCW) |
Cyberwarfare | O | O | O | X | |
IT Convergence | O | O | O | X | ||
Knolwedge Information Security | Industrial Security | X | - | - | X | |
Life Media | Media Contents | X | X | X | X | |
Media Science and Psychology | X | X | X | X | ||
College of Natural Sciences | Mathematics | Mathematics | O | O | O | O |
Physics | Physics | O | O | O | O | |
Chemistry | Chemistry | O | O | O | O | |
Applied Biotechnology | Cosmetic Science | O | O | O | O | |
Applied Biotechnology | X | X | X | X | ||
Biological Science | Biological Science | O | O | O | O | |
School of Business | Business Administration | Strategic Management | O | O | O | O |
Marketing | O | O | O | O | ||
MS/OM (Management Science/Operation Management) |
O | O | O | O | ||
OB-HRM | O | O | O | O | ||
Accounting | O | O | O | O | ||
Finance | X | X | X | X | ||
Mangement Information System | ||||||
Mangement Information System(MIS) | O | O | O | O | ||
Financial Engineering | Financial Engineering | O | O | O | O | |
School of Social Sciences | Economics | Economics | X | X | X | X |
Psychology | Social psychology, etc. | X | X | X | X | |
Applied Social Science | Applied Social Science | O | O | O | X | |
Public Administration |
Public Administration (TOPIK level 6 or above) |
X | X | X | X | |
Political Science and Diplomacy | Political Science and Diplomacy | O | O | O | X | |
College of Law | Law | Law | X | X | X | X |
School of Humanities | Korean Language and Literature | Korean Language and Literature | O | O | O | X |
Teaching Korean as Foreign Lanaguage | O | - | - | X | ||
English Language and Literature | Interpretation and Translation | O | O | O | O | |
History | History | X | - | - | X | |
Archeology | X | - | - | X | ||
Korean History | X | |||||
Culture and Contents | Region Contents | O | - | - | X | |
Contents Industry | O | - | - | X | ||
Digital Humanities and Convergence | Digital Humanities | O | - | - | X | |
Medical Humanities & Psychoanalysis | O | - | - | X | ||
School of Medicine | Medical Sciences | Clinical Medicine | O | O | O | O |
Public Health and Social Medicine | O | O | O | O | ||
Medical Sciences of Healthy Aging | O | O | O | O | ||
Integrative Biomedicine | O | O | O | O | ||
Biomedical Sciences | Molecular Medicine | O | O | O | O | |
Neuroscience | O | O | O | O | ||
Cancer Biology | O | O | O | O | ||
Biomedical Informatics | O | O | O | O | ||
Convergence Medicine | O | O | O | O | ||
College of Nursing | Nursing Science | Nursing | X | X | - | X |
Advanced Nurse Practioner course | X | X | - | X | ||
School of Pharmacy | Pharmacy | Pharmacy | O | O | O | O |
- | Energy System Research | Applied Physics | O | O | O | O |
Applied Chemistry | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy Chemical Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy Materials Science and Engineering | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy | O | O | O | O | ||
Energy | Energy(E) | O | O | O | O | |
Energy(H) | O | O | O | O | ||
Education | Lifelong education and HRD Program | - | - | - | X | |
Curriculum and Evaluation Program | - | - | - | X | ||
Educational Counselling and Psychology | - | - | - | X | ||
AI and Data Science | AI and Data Science | - | - | - | - |
1) Program : Master's Programs, Doctoral Programs, Master's/Doctoral Intergrated Programs