2018 Korean Government Scholarship Information from Chung-Ang University, South Korea

Over view of the Scholarship

To provide international students with opportunities to conduct advanced studies in undergraduate

& graduate programs at higher educational institutions in the Republic of Korea in order to promote international exchanges in education and mutual friendship between countries:

Scholarship Amount

·         Scholarship covers whole tuition fee

·         Monthly Stipend

·         Degree Program (Master’s or Doctoral): 900,000 KRW-

·         Research Program: 1,500,000 KRW

* For the duration and more information, please refer to the attached files.

Eligibility

1.       Nationality

·         Applicants and their parents must hold non-Korean citizenship

·         Korean citizens and dual citizenship holders (one who have Korean nationality and nationality of another country) are NOT eligible to apply.

·         Applicants and their parents who had previously held Korean citizenship must submit the proof document of their renunciation of Korean citizenship

2.       Age

·         Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2018 (born after September 1, 1978)

·         An applicant who qualifies ALL conditions below is eligible to apply as long as he or she is under 45 years of age as of September 1, 2018(born after September 1, 1973):

3.       Degree Requirements

·         Applicants must hold or must be expecting to hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s or a Doctoral degree by August 31st, 2018.

·         An applicant who is expected to obtain the degree must first submit the certificate of expected graduation at the time of applying. The official degree certificate or diploma must be submitted by August 31st, 2018

·         Applicants must maintain a grade point average (GPA) higher than any ONE of the followings:

·         2.64 on a 4.0 scale;

·         2.80 on a 4.3 scale;

·         2.91 on a 4.5 scale;

·         3.23 on a 5.0 scale; or

·         Score percentile: 80%

Application Procedures

No.

Procedures

Dates

1- Application Submission to University (Chung-Ang University)

Mid-March (March 15th)

2- 1st Round of Selection by University (CAU)

End of March

3- Recommendation to Government (NIIED)

Early April

4- 2nd Round of Selection BY NIIED:

May 1st

5- Announcement of Final Result

June 19^th

Please feel free to refer to the following website:

http://oia.cau.ac.kr/20150504/eng/sub05/sub0502_3_3.php

Or to contact:

gsadmin@cau.ac.kr

Phone: +82-2-820-6272, 6211

Grace Kang

Program Coordinator for International Students Admission

Office of International Affairs

Chung-Ang University