Article No. : 92549905
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제목 : Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Students | Writer : 대학원 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attached file: 2014_KGSP_Graduate_HUFS.doc 2014_KGSP Applicable Major at HUFS.xls 2014_KGSP_Application Form_HUFS.doc | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean
Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Students
(Hankuk University of Foreign
Studies)
1. Program Objective
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.
2. Total number
of Applicants for our Nomination: 20 persons
▶Nationality Requirement
*In case of applying through Korean Embassy
in your country, a different nationality requirement is applied. Please visit http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr or
contact the nearest Korean Embassy for further details.
3. Applicable fields for our university
o Applicable fields and majors (Refer to the
attachment)
Note: KGSP students are not allow to apply for
HUFS-UPEACE Dual Master’s Program
* Graduate School (Medium of Instruction: Korean): http://www.hufs.ac.kr/gra
* Graduate School of International and Area Studies (Medium
of Instruction: English or Regional Languages)
o Available course : Master’s
Program, Doctoral Program.
Note: Combined Masters &
Doctoral Program is not available at HUFS
4. Advantages
for studying at HUFS :
HUFS provides
additional scholarship to KGSP students who obtain high grades in their degree
program:
KRW 200,000 per
month during semester: students who obtain GPA 3.0 or above in the previous
semester
KRW 1,000,000:
students who obtain GPA 4.3 or above in a semester
5. Main Notes
for the 2014 Selection
o Applicants
have to apply for this program via either an embassy or a designated university.
Overseas
Korean adoptees have to apply only via an embassy if their countries are allotted the adoptee quotas.
o The selection process for applicants will proceed in three steps.
Firstly, applicants must be selected by the
institution he or she is applying
through
(a Korean embassy, or a designated university).
Secondly, applicants who passed
the first round must be selected by the NIIED Selection Committee.
Finally, applicants who passed the second round
must gain admission from a university.
o Institutions accepting applications: 117 overseas Korean embassies or 60 designated Korean universities.
* Applicants who submit applications to
more than one of the aforementioned
institutions will be disqualified immediately.
o Selection Procedure
- 1st Selection: Each 1st selection
institution will draft a selections standard based on the criteria provisioned by NIIED, and recommend
the best applicants according to its respective standards.
- 2nd Selection: The NIIED Selection Committee will select the most successful candidates from the pool of applicants
recommended by the 1st selection institutions.
- 3rdSelection: Only the candidates who were recommended by a Korean embassy and passed the 2nd
selection successfully will be evaluated for admission by the 3 universities to which
they applied; each
candidate has to gain
admission from at least oneuniversity.
* Applicants who were recommended by a designated university will
automatically be granted admission to the university that recommended them, upon the condition they are selected as a
successful candidate in the 2nd Selection. Subsequently, once they
pass the mandatory medical examination (when it’s orientation), they willjoin the ranks of the final
successful candidates.
6. Duration of Scholarship
o Master’s (01.09.2014 ~
31.08.2017) : 1 yr. of Korean language + 2 yrs of Master’s
o Doctoral (01.09.2014 ~
31.08.2018): 1yr. of Korean language + 3 yrs of Doctoral
* (Important) After the Korean language
course, the scholarship period of degree course (2 years of master’s or 3 years
of doctoral) cannot be extended beyond the designated duration.
* In the case that a scholarpossesses a TOPIK Level that is higher than 5, he
or she is exempted from the Korean language course; the exempted period will be deducted
from the total scholarship period (2years for master’s or 3 years for doctoral).
* In the case that a scholarpossesses aTOPIK Level 5 or 6, he or shemust be exempted from the Korean language course and must start his/her
academic course of Master or Doctoral degree; the exempted period will be deducted from the total scholarship
period (2 years for master’s or 3 years for doctoral).
7. Korean
Language Course
o All scholars, unless exempted,must take one year of Korean
language course in the designated
language institution by NIIED. Once scholars are designated at the institution, it cannot be
changed.
o During Korean language learning, scholars are supposed to stay at
the dorm of language institution with a roommate, thus cannot bring their
family.
o Exemption from the Korean language
course requirement: Korean proficiency at TOPIK Level 5 or 6
(with certification).
* Scholars who have surpassed TOPIK Level 5 or 6 must start their degree course without the
Korean language course.
* Scholars who are exempted from taking the Korean language course must
take their degree course starting from September 1st, 2014.
o Only the scholars who will have passed at leastLevel 3 of TOPIK
(the Test of Proficiency in Korean)
after one year of Korean language course are permitted to start their master’s or doctoral program.
o Scholars who do not pass at least TOPIK Level 3 after one year of Korean language course
must complete
an additional six-month coursework in the
Korean language.
o Language Institution : NIIED has
designated about 12 language institutions for the Korean language course.
* The main language institution placement principle is different area from
the finally chosen university of scholars in order to provide a chance of
exploring variable Korean cultures and immerge on Korean language learning with
professional environments for scholars.
8.
Application Requirements
o The
applicant and his/her parents must have foreign citizenships.
* Applicants who hold Korean citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.
o Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to
stay in Korea for an extended period of
time.
* Applicants must submit
the Personal Medical Assessment (included in the application form) when he/she
apply for this program, and when it’s orientation, an Official Medical
Examination will be done by NIIED. A serious illness (For example, HIV, Drug,
etc) will be the main cause of disqualification from the scholarship.
※ The handicapped who satisfy
the above are also eligible for the program
※ NOT Eligible: those who are
pregnant (disqualified upon discovery)
o
Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1st, 2014 (born
after Sep. 1st, 1974).
o
Applicants must hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree as of August 31st,
2014.
* (Important) Applicants who have
ever enrolled in a university in Korea will be disqualified from applying to
the KGSP program. Specifically, an applicant who has previously enrolled in an
undergraduate program, a master’s program, a doctoral program including an
exchange program (D-2 visa holders ever) in Korea cannot apply for this program.
Exception 1. Applicant who has experienced an exchange program in Korea only for
previous academic courses graduation, and if it was mandatory for his or her
graduation of degree program; thus could submit official explanation from the
attended institution can apply for this KGSP program.
Exception 2. The KGSP scholar who has graduated or will
graduate from a Korean university as of August 31st, 2014 can apply
for this program again only via the embassy if only he/she holds at least TOPIK
Level 4 and obtain another recommendation
within the allotment from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective country of origin (re-application is limited to one instance).
* Applicants who apply for the Master’s program must hold a Bachelor’s
degree or a diploma that is equivalent to or higher than a Bachelor’s degree.
* Applicants who apply for the
Doctoral program must hold a Master’s degree or a diploma that is equivalent to
or higher than a Master’s degree.
* Applicants who are expecting to obtain the relevant required degree or
diploma by August 31st, 2014 must submit a certificate of degree or
diploma expectation, and submit the official certificate of degree or diploma
to NIIED by August 31st, 2014. (If not, disqualified for this
program)
o Applicants must maintain a grade point average
(G.P.A.) of 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 previously attended
institution.
* If an applicant does not satisfy
the above GPA criteria, he/she will be disqualified from applying to this
program.
* If the transcript is not indicated in grades/marks/scores
format, or is difficult to convert into percentages, attachment of official
explanation from the attended institution is required.
o
Applicants who have Korean proficiency or English proficiency may be given
preference.
o
Applicants who apply for natural science and technology program may be given
preference.
o
Applicants who are university professors currently in the developing countries
may be given preference.
9.
Scholarship
o Scholarship Period : same as the period of invitation.
o Payment:
-Airfare: Round-trip economy class ticket.
* Airfare for entry will not be
provided to scholars who already currently live in Korea for academic study or
employment.
* The fees for domestic travel within a scholar’s home country and for
travel insurance to and from Korea will not be provided.
* Scholars from China and the Czech Republic will not be provided airfare by
NIIED, but by their country of origin according to the mutual agreements.
-Monthly Allowance : 900,000 won (KRW) per month.
-Research Allowance : 210,000 won for scholars in the humanities and social
sciences; 240,000 won for scholars in natural and mechanic sciences, per
semester.
-Relocation (Settlement) Allowance : 200,000 won upon arrival (only for
scholars from their own country, not for scholars who already currently live in
Korea)
-Language Training Fee : Full coverage
-Tuitions : All admission fees are waived by the host institution
(university). The tuition is paid by NIIED.
-Dissertation Printing Costs : 500,000 ~ 800,000 won, depending on the
actual costs.
-Medical Insurance : 20,000 won per month will be provided (limited
coverage).
-Special funding for scholars who are proficient in the Korean language
(TOPIK Level 5 or 6): 100,000 won per month (commencing from the degree program)
o NOTES
- NIIED does not compensate fees for the domestic travel, moving expenses,
deposit, etc. both in the grantee’s country and Korea.
- Airfare for entry into Korea will not be provided to
a scholar that has been staying and living in Korea for his or her study, work,
etc. as of the date of announcement of successful
candidates
- NIIED
does not compensate fees for insurance for traveling to and from Korea.
- The medical fee is to be reimbursed through the
insurance company to the scholar after s/he pays first.
However, the
expense for dental clinic or chronic disease will not be covered.
- Any scholar who gives up his/her study during the scholarship period will
not receive airfare and
allowance for repatriation.
- Any scholar that quits the
program within 3 months after s/he entering Korea, must refund all scholarship
fees.
(The airfare of arriving Korea, settlement allowance, monthly stipend, Korean
language training expenses, etc.).
o HUFS Scholarship
- KRW 200,000 per month(excl. vacation period): All new
KGSP students and current KGSP students obtaining GPA 3.0 or above
- KRW 1,000,000: KGSP students
who obtain GPA 4.3 or above (cumulative)
10. Selection Procedure Details
o 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.
o For
applicants (including Korean adoptees) who apply for KGSP via Korean Embassies
- (1st Selection) Korean Embassies make its own selection schedule and plan based on the
criteria provided by
NIIED, and accept the applications. They select 1.5
times as many candidates as their quota from the pool of
applicants and recommend them to NIIED.
* Applicants from China and the Czech Republic should submit their
applications to the Ministry of
Education (or
equivalent institution) in their respectivecountry of origin, in accordance
with the
mutual agreements between Korea and those countries.
* Only Korean adoptees who have foreign citizenship can apply for this
program via a Korean Embassy if
their countries of origin areallotted the adoptee quota. They are selected through a separate procedure; generalapplicants cannot be accepted through this application category.
- (2ndSelection) NIIED Selection Committee selects as many
successful candidates as each embassy quota amongst the pool of candidates
recommended by the Embassies.
- (3rdSelection) NIIED submits the documents of successful
candidates to their 3 universities of indicated
preference, and requests admission examination of the candidates into their
master’s or doctoral programs.
The universities have to notify the result of examination to the candidates
and NIIED by the designated date.
The candidates who gain admission from more than one university will have
to make a final selection, and
notify their respective local Korean Embassy and NIIED by the designated
date. Only the candidates who
gain admission within the 3rd Selection period can be accepted
as official KGSP scholars.
o For applicants who apply for KGSP via designated domestic universities
- (1st Selection) Each designated university will draft its own selection schedule and plan
based on the criteria
provided by NIIED, and accepts the applications. Each
designated university will select up to 20 candidates
from all ofthe quota-assigned countries and recommend them to NIIED. They cannot
recommend more than
3 candidates from a single country.
- (2nd Selection) NIIED Selection Committee selects as many successful candidates as each country’s quota
from allof the candidates recommended by
the universities. The candidates who are selected in the NIIED
Selection Committee will be accepted to the
university which recommended them, and willbe finally
accepted as official KGSP scholars upon a successful comprehensive medical examination.
11. Selection
Criterion
o All documents including transcript,
self-introduction, study plan, certificates of language proficiency (Korean and
English), recommendations, published papers and awards, etc., will be
evaluated.
12. Required
Documentation
o Place of submission
Mr. Heesung Park
Administrative Office of Graduate Schools
Hankuk University of Foreign
Studies
107,
Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea, 130-791
Tel: 82-2-2173-2387 / Fax:
82-2-2173-3369
Note: All
application documents should be presented in their original format, and submission
by email attachment is NOT allowed.
o Deadline of Submission : March 21st, 2014
* Candidates whose paperwork
is not submitted on time will be excluded from the Selection Committee.
o Required documents : One original document (placed in a separate
envelope) and 3 extra copies.
* Documents not in English or Korean must be accompanied by a complete
English or Korean translation
authenticated
by the issuing institution or notarized by a notary’s office.
o Note
* Selection for successful candidates will be done strictly by the NIIED
Selection Committee.
Therefore, appropriate documents should be submitted by the deadline.
- Dual applications
are not accepted. Applicants must apply for this program via only one
institution.
- Documents should be presented in their original form.
- Submitted documents will not be returned to the applicants regardless of
the selection results.
- Incomplete or incorrect documents may lead to application rejection or
failure in the Selection Committee,
and scholarship revocation even after entry
into Korea.
- In case of submitting photocopied documents, applicants must submit the
original to the 1st Selection Institution and have the original one
and the photocopied one collated. The confirmation of collation should
be indicated in the photocopied documents.
- Applicants who are expected to graduate from their respective home
undergraduate/graduate institutions
by August 31st, 2014, must submit the certificate (or letter) of
expected graduation issued by said institutions
when they apply; the official
certificate of graduation must be
received by NIIED by August 31st, 2014.
- Applicants must accurately completethe health checklist truthfully. All successful candidates must take
a comprehensive medical exam when its’ orientation. In accordance with the
requirements of the Korea
Immigration Service and the KGSP Program, the candidates who are judged to
be physically unfit for this
program will not be accepted.
- Applicants may submit the copies of published papers, if available.
- Applicants may submit the copies of awards, if available.
* Applicants must submit all the documents by the checklist order.
(Checklist for the application documents should be on the front page, followed
by the required documents, stapled and attached.)
* Transferring to a different university after confirming the host
university is not permitted in any cases. In regards to changing
majors, it would be permitted only under the mutual agreement of the
departments concerned only withinthe same university, with the scholarship period unchanged. (2 years of
Master’s, or 3 years of doctoral, in total). However, quitting a program and
applying for a new one is not permitted.
13. Selection
Schedule
o Application Deadline : March.
21st (HUFS)
o The 1st Selection
: The end of March (by HUFS)
o The 2nd Selection
: Mid to End-April (NIIED Selection Committee)
o Announcement for the Results
of the 2nd Selection : May 1st (posted on GKS websites)
o Admission Procedures for the
Korean Embassies’ candidates: May 2n~May 30th
o Announcement for Final Successful Candidates : June 17th (GKS
websites-www.studyinkorea.go.kr)
o Visa Issue and Air ticket
purchase : June 18th ~ July 31st
o Entry into Korea : August 25th~ August 27th
o NIIED Orientation : August
28th ~ August 29th
o Korean Language Course :
September 1st
14. For
further information, please contact :
o Contact & Mailing
Information for HUFS
Mr. Heesung Park (Main Coordinator for KGS Program)
Administrative Office of
Graduate Schools
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
107, Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu,
Seoul, Korea, 130-791
Tel: 82-2-2173-2387 / Fax: 82-2-2173-3369
Email: hspark87@hufs.ac.kr
o KGSP Team, National
Institute for International Education (NIIED)
- Address: #205 NIIED, 81 Ewhajang-gil, Jongno-gu,
Seoul, 110-810, Republic of Korea
-
www.studyinkorea.go.kr
‣ Korean version: 정부초청외국인장학생 → 공지사항
‣ English version: Korean Government Scholarship
Program → Notice
- Phone: +82-2-3668-1364, +82-2-3668-1389
- Fax: +82-2-743-4992
- Email: niied@moe.go.kr
15. Other
useful websites
ㅇ Higher Education in Korea http://heik.academyinfo.go.kr
ㅇ Learning Korean http://www.kosnet.go.kr
ㅇUnderstanding of Korean culture http://korea.net
ㅇ Overseas
Korean embassies http://www.mofa.go.kr
ㅇ Visa and
Registration http://immigration.go.kr
16. Application Form :
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