Global Korea Scholarship for Graduate Degrees (GKS-G)

Benefits & funding

• Economy-class airfare at actual cost, subject to the route and country exceptions in the guidelines.
• Degree-program tuition up to 5,000,000 KRW; the university covers the admission fee.
• Korean-language training fees of 5,200,000 KRW for four quarters where language training applies.
• Annual allowance of 14,400,000 KRW during the Korean-language program, 16,560,000 KRW during a degree program, or 20,880,000 KRW during a research program; amounts are subject to budget availability.
• Standard scholarship periods are three years for a master’s degree, four years for a doctoral degree, six months or one year for research, and up to two years for the Global Network master’s route.

Eligibility

• General routes require citizenship of a country or region designated by NIIED. The R&D, Global Network and International Organization routes are open to applicants from all countries. The structured nationality field is therefore left unrestricted so an eligible worldwide route is not hidden.
• The applicant and their parents or legal guardians must not hold Korean citizenship; stateless applicants are not eligible.
• Applicants must be under 40 on 1 September 2026. Current academic professors from listed ODA-recipient countries may instead be under 45. No single structured age cap is used because it cannot represent both routes accurately.
• A master’s applicant must hold, or expect to receive by 31 July 2026, a bachelor’s degree. A doctoral applicant must hold, or expect to receive by that date, a master’s degree. Research routes require the degree stated for their category.
• The previous degree must meet at least one published academic threshold: 80% on a 100-point scale, top 20% of the class, or an accepted equivalent CGPA.
• Former GKS scholars who enrolled in a degree or research program are not eligible. The guidelines separately allow former recipients of specified non-degree GKS programs to apply.

Application process

1. 1
   Confirm the eligible route, designated country or worldwide exception, degree requirement and participating department in the current guidelines.
2. 2
   Embassy Track applicants apply online through Study in Korea and may select up to three universities, with at least one Type B choice where required.
3. 3
   University Track applicants apply directly to one designated university and one department, in person or by post under that university’s instructions.
4. 4
   Submit the required forms and authenticated supporting documents by the route-specific deadline, then follow the first-round institution’s interview and document instructions.

Program timeline

1. Embassy Track online applications opened at 11:00 KST.

   Feb 12, 2026

2. Embassy Track online applications closed at 18:00 KST; University Track deadlines varied by university.

   Feb 25, 2026

3. Embassy Track first-round results were due.

   Mar 16, 2026

4. Embassy Track second-round results were due.

   Early May 2026

5. Embassy Track university-review results were due.

   Jun 6, 2026

6. Embassy Track finalists had to submit their final university choice by 18:00 KST.

   Jun 12, 2026

7. Final scholars were scheduled to be announced.

   Late June 2026