IMPORTANT NOTICE: 2022 Global Korea Scholarship Application Graduate Degree Program

GKS Scholarship i.e Global Korea Scholarship (previously known as KGSP – Korean Government Scholarship Program) is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world that allows scholars to study in Korea for FREE. You can read more details about GKS Scholarship and How To Apply For GKS Scholarship here.

GKS Scholarship 2022 is about to be announced for the Graduate Degree (Masters, Phd). This year, NIIED (National Institute for International Education) has announced a prior notice for all the aspiring students who are willing to apply for this scholarship.

The official statement by NIIED goes by:

“Dear Prospective Applicants of the 2022 GKS Graduate Program, NIIED would like to make a prior notice that starting from 2022 GKS-G program, we will only accept apostilled or consular confirmed documents for the following:

A) Proof of citizenship (for both applicant’s and their parents’)
: official certificate issued by the government such as birth certificate and/or family register

B) Certificate of graduation (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral degree)
: official graduation certificate (or diploma) issued by a university or a government
: official certificate of expected graduation (*for applicants who are expected to graduate)

C) Academic transcript (Bachelor, Master, Doctoral degree)
: official transcript issued by university

The official notice by the NIIED further states:

D) Proof of Age
: additional document issued by a government if none of the submitted documents indicate the
applicant’s date of birth

E) Proof of Overseas Korean, proof of Korean citizenship renunciation document, proof of Korean War
veteran’s descendant, proof of Korean adoptee document
: only applicable for relevant applicants

F) Certificate of employment
: only applicable for Korean language teaching professionals

Important Notice (GKS 2022)

• All certificates listed above must be authenticated by a Korean Consulate or apostilled before submission. Certificates with simple notarization will NOT be accepted.

• Confirmation from a Foreign Ministry or a Ministry of Justice ONLY will not be accepted.

Certificates Language (GKS 2022)

Certificates that are written either in Korean or English
? Submit with an authentication by a Korean Consulate or with an apostille.

Certificates that are written in languages other than Korean or English
? A certified translation must be accompanied with an original document. An original (or a certified true copy of the original) document must be authenticated by a Korean Consulate or be apostilled.

Guidelines for Embassy Track Applicant

Embassy track applicants should submit ONE consular-authenticated (or apostilled) document and THREE photocopies of the consular-authenticated (or apostilled) document.

Optional Documents (GKS 2022)

Other optional documents such as certificate of Korean (TOPIK) or English proficiency test, copy of awards, etc. do not need to be authenticated, unless the document is written in a language other than Korean or English. All application documents that are written in
languages other than Korean or English must be accompanied with a certified translation.

Previous GKS Scholars

Previous or current GKS Scholars who are applying for a higher degree program should submit original graduation certificate and academic transcript issue by their Korean universities without additional authentication.

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Reason for Important Notice GKS 2022

This notice is to provide prospective applicants with appropriate time to prepare the required documents since we are aware that certain documents require lead time to be authenticated in some countries.

GKS Scholarship 2022 Quota

The application procedures are similar every year, but there may be slight changes in the country quota, application forms, eligibility, etc., so please read the updated 2022 application guidelines very thoroughly before you apply for the program.

You can download the official notice pdf file from the following link:

Prior Notice GKS 2022

You can find the official notification on the StudyinKorea’s website using the link given below:

Official Notice: https://www.studyinkorea.go.kr/en/sub/gks/selectBoardArticle.do

You can also watch the GKS Scholarship Prior Notice Video here: