Pursue your studies in South Korea. Good news! Global Korea Scholarship 2022-2023 is currently open for Exchange students. In this article we will explain in detail about GKS Scholarship, its benefits and step by step application process.

Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) is a fully funded scholarship for exchange students. This scholarship is offered for masters and undergraduate studies for 2022-2023 session. The scholarship covers living expense, settlement allowance, airfare and medical insurance.

SNU ISI presents a unique opportunity for students to experience academic life at Seoul National University, Korea’s most prestigious university and one of the leading universities in the world. SNU ISI’s taught by distinguished SNU and visiting faculty members, offers students a chance to learn in depth about Korea and East Asia, as well as a range of topics from the disciplines of Economics and Business Management to History, Politics, Sociology, and Arts.

Since its establishment in 2007, more than two thousand students from around the world have participated in the SNU ISI program to learn, experience, and enjoy unforgettable summer of academics, activities, and long-lasting friendships.

Purpose: to provide meaningful experiences for exchange students regarding Korean culture and education; to strengthen the global competence of Korean universities.

Scholarship Summary for Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for Exchange Students 2023

• Level of Study: Undergraduate / Masters 
• Institution(s): SNUs partner universities
• Study in: South Korea
• Program Period: 4 months or 10 months (depending on student’s exchange period)
• Deadline: September / February(Annually)

Courses Offered:

College of Humanities

• Korean Language and Literature
• Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• Russian Language and Literature
• Hispanic Language and Literature
• Linguistics
• Asian Languages and Civilizations
• Korean History
• Asian History
• Western History
• Archaeology and Art History
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies
•  Aesthetics

College of Social Sciences

•  Political Science and International Relations
  • Political Science
  • International Relations
•  Economics
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Psychology
• Geography
• Social Welfare
• Communication

College of Natural Sciences

•  Mathematical Sciences
•  Statistics
• Physics and Astronomy
  • Physics
  • Astronomy
• Chemistry
• Biological Sciences
• Earth and Environmental Sciences

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

• Plant Science
• Forest Sciences
• Food and Animal Biotechnology
• Applied Biology and Chemistry
• Biosystems & Biomaterials Science and Engineering
• Landscape Architecture and Rural System Engineering
• Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

College of Business Administration

• Business Administration

College of Education

•  Education
•  Korean Language Education
•  English Education
•  German Language Education
•  French Language Education
• Social Studies Education
• History Education
• Geography Education
• Ethics Education
• Mathematics Education
• Physics Education
• Chemistry Education
• Biology Education
• Earth Science Education
• Physical Education

College of Engineering

•  Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Chemical and Biological Engineering
• Architecture and Architectural Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Energy Resources Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering

College of Fine Arts

• Oriental Painting
• Painting
• Sculpture
• Crafts and Design

College of Liberal Studies

• Liberal Studies

College of Human Ecology

• Consumer and Child Studies
• Food and Nutrition
• Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design

College of Music

•  Vocal Music
• Composition
• Instrumental Music
  • Piano
  • Wind
  • String
•  Korean Music

College of Nursing

• Nursing

College of Pharmacy

• Pharmacy
• Manufacturing Pharmacy

College of Veterinary Medicine

• Preliminary Veterinary Medicine
• Veterinary Medicine

Interdisciplinary Programs for Undergraduates

• Computational Sciences
• Entrepreneurship
• Global Environmental Management
• Information Science and Culture Studies
• Media Art
• Technology Management
• Comparative Studies for East Asian Humanities

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RESTRICTION:

• COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION is restricted to students who are currently majoring in business or economics at their home university.
• Applicants who apply for the KOREAN HISTORY/ PSYCHOLOGY/ STATISTICS MAJOR must provide proof of Korean language ability. A satisfactory level of Korean language ability should be either (1) Level 5 or above of official Korean Language Proficiency Test or (2) Level 5 or above of the Korean Test conducted at the SNU Language Institute.
•  COLLEGE OF LAW is NOT open to undergraduate level students from Spring 2018.
• School of Law, a specialized law school for graduate-level students, will be open to undergraduate level students from Fall 2018. Please note that these undergraduate students will be enrolled as graduate (Master’s) students in SNU law school during their study.

Applicants who want to study in the discipline of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, Music, and MBA must, in advance, be advised of the eligibility by SNU coordinators.

• COLLEGE OF MEDICINE is no longer available to exchange students.
• COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY is open ONLY to masters level students currently enrolled in a master program at School of Dentistry or equivalent at their home university. The student exchange program is NOT available at the undergraduate level for the College of Dentistry.
• VOCAL MUSIC MAJOR is restricted to students who are currently studying vocal music at their home university.

Scholarship Coverage for Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for Exchange Students 2023

GKS Scholarship provides the recipient with below benefits:

• Living Expenses: 500,000 won per month.
• Settlement allowance: 200,000 won upon arrival.
• Round-trip Airfare: Reimbursement available within the set amount.
• Medical Insurance:20,000 won per month(paid by each university).

Eligibility Criteria for GKS

To qualify for GKS Scholarship, candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:

• Required Language: English.
• Eligible Countries: All world countries.
• Applicants must currently be enrolled in at least second semester of the home university program (= have completed at least one semester before they apply)

* We cannot thus accept graduate students who are enrolled in the first semester of the Master’s program at their application stage.

• Applicants must fulfill the following GPA requirement. (from Fall 2020’s admission)
  • Undergraduate: GPA 2.5/4.0 (equivalent to 2.7/4.3) or percentile rank 83
  • Masters: GPA 3.0/4.0 (equivalent to 3.3/4.3) or percentile rank 89