Korean education systern

POSCO TJ Park Scholarship for Asian Students Studying in Korea

Scholarship Amount: Full Tuition for 4 Semesters

Eligible Degrees: Master and Doctoral Programs

As the name suggests, this scholarship in Korea is exclusive to Asian students who wish to undertake graduate studies in South Korea. It was developed to help groom the next-generation leaders from every corner of Asia.

Apart from shouldering the tuition fee for 4 semesters, the scholarship award will also provide a living subsidy of $800 per month with a settlement allowance.

To be eligible, the applicant must have completed a bachelor’s degree in Korea or any other country.

Despite this minimal requirement, all applicants will undergo 2 rounds of selection. The first evaluates the submitted documents, while the second relies on the applicant’s interview.

Scholarships Korean Government scholarship {KGSP} qualifications - applicants should have adequate health, both mentally and physically, to stay in a foreign country for a long period of time. - both an applicant and his\her parents must not be Korean citizens - should be under 25 years of age at the date of the entrance {undergraduate] - should be under 40 years of age at the date of entrance {graduate} have finished or be scheduled to finish formal education of all elementary,middle,high school courses by the date of the arrival - passed a grade point average {GPA] above 80% from the last educational institution attended.

Scholarship benefits

Airfare actual cost

Resettlement allowance krw 200.000

Living allowance krw 900.000

krw 1.000.000

Medical insurance krw 20.000[per month}

Language courses krw 800.000

Tuition fees no more than 5 million

krw per semester

Award for excellent krw 100.000

Korean language proficiency

Research support krw 210.000-240.000

per semester