GKS 2024 Eligibility Criteria for Graduate Program

Global Korea Scholarship for Graduate program has been announced. Please find below the detailed GKS 2024 Eligibility Criteria and make sure that you go through this article in detail before applying for the scholarship.

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1 – Nationality

All applicants must hold citizenship of NIIED designated countries that are invited to take part in the GKS program of Education

2 – Level of Education

Important Note:

• Applicants who are expected to graduate by July 31st, 2024 can also apply for the program with a certificate of expected graduation.

• Such applicants must submit their official graduation certificate (or diploma) and final academic transcript to GKS Center, NIIED by July 31st, 2024. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of your acceptance

3 – Grades

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of the entire curriculum from the previous degree program* must meet one of the conditions below; 
(For example, previous degree for a doctoral degree program applicant is a master?s degree program)

• Score percentile should be 80% or above on a 100-point scale or be ranked in the top 20% of one’s class 

• CGPA must be equal to or above 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5 or 3.23/5.0 

4 – Age

• Must be under 40 years of age (born after September 1, 1984)
• Academic professors in one of the Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients* who are under 45 years of age (born after September 1, 1979) are eligible to apply. DAC List of ODA Recipients on 2024 and 2025 flows (www.oecd.org)

5 – Health

All applicants must be in good health, both mentally and physically, to study in Korea for the full duration of the program.

Note: Duplicate Submission 

• Embassy track candidates (including reserve candidates) who passed the first round of selection cannot apply again through a university track 
• Embassy track applicants must apply to only one program among General, Overseas Korean, International Reconstruction Talent program 
• University track applicants must apply to only one program among General, R-GKS, International Reconstruction Talent, Global Network, R&D and Research program 
• University track applicants must apply to only one department per university 

Note: Additional Requirements:

• Applicants must check additional restrictions or eligibility set by each university.
• Please check if there is any additional eligibility set by each university/department.
• All GKS scholars should achieve TOPIK level 3 to proceed to their degree program. However, some university departments may have additional requirements (e.g., TOPIK level 4) for enrollment.
• Please be mindful about these requirements set by each university/department. If you do not meet these

Click the link below to download the Official Application Guidelines of the GKS Scholarship 2024 Graduate Program.

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Click the link below to read the official notice on the studyinkorea website: Official Notice of 2024 Global Korea Scholarship