Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP/GKS)
Korean Government (NIIED) funding for study in South Korea — amount, eligibility, deadline, and programs it can pair with.
Scholarship facts
Needs review- Provider
- Korean Government (NIIED)
- Funding
- $18,000
- Funding type
- full_funding
- Country
- South Korea
- Degree levels
- Bachelor, Master
- Deadline
- Mar 15, 2027
Source: Korean Government (NIIED) · Data last updated Jun 28, 2026
Korean Government (NIIED)
The Korean Government Scholarship Program (GKS), formerly KGSP, provides full funding for international students to study at Korean universities. It includes Korean language training, making it ideal for students with no prior Korean language skills. Must be a citizen of an eligible country, both applicant and parents must not hold Korean citizenship, must be under 25 (undergraduate) or under 40 (graduate), have a GPA of 80% or above, and be in good health. Academic performance, study plan quality, recommendation letters, language ability, potential contribution.
Full tuition + KRW 1,000,000/month stipend + airfare + Korean language training + settlement allowance
Related programs
These program links make the scholarship page actionable instead of static. When direct links do not exist yet, this section falls back to country-level relevance.
BSc Design
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
MSc International Studies
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
MSc Biotechnology
Ewha Womans University
First-year estimate: $15,290 - $22,290
MSc Economics
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
MSc Biotechnology
Korea University
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
BSc Engineering
Seoul National University of Technology
First-year estimate: $12,640 - $19,640
South Korea planning guide
Country-level planning notes make the funding page more useful for decision making even before every linked university budget is fully verified.