Academics
Scholarship Benefits
GKS-UIC / Undergraduate
| Category | Airfare | Settlement Allowance | Monthly Allowance | Medical Insurance | Korea Proficiency Grants | Degree Completion Grants | Language Training Fee | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits | Economy class flight ticket (actual expense) | 200,000 KRW | 900,000 KRW | Self-basis amount | 100,000 KRW | 100,000 KRW | NIIED : 1.3 million KRW University : amount that exceeds 1.3 million KRW |
NIIED : up to 5 million KRW University : amount that exceeds 5 million KRW, Admission fee |
| Time | At the time of initial entry/final departure |
At the time of initial entry | Beginnung of each month | Beginnung of each month | Beginnung of each month | At the time of final departure | Beginnung of each quarter (quarterly) |
Beginnung of each semester (twice a year) |
| Procedure | NIIED → Universities → GKS Scholars | NIIED → Universities | ||||||
GKS-G/R&D
| Scholarship | Airfare | Settlement Allowance | Monthly Allowance | Medical Insurance | Language Training Fee | Tuition | Korea Proficiency Grants | Research Support Fee* | Thesis Printing Fee | Degree Completion Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits | Economy class flight ticket (actual expense) | 200,000 KRW | (Master's/ Doctoral) 1,000,000 KRW (Research) 1,500,000 KRW |
Self-basis amount | NIIED : 1.3 million KRW University : amount that exceeds 1.3 million KRW |
NIIED : up to 5 million KRW University : amount that exceeds 5 million KRW, Admission fee |
100,000 KRW | (L.S) 210,000 KRW (N.S.&E) 240,000 KRW |
N/A | N/A |
| Time | At the time of initial entry/final departure |
At the time of initial entry | Beginnung of each month | Beginnung of each month | Beginnung of each quarter (quarterly) |
Beginnung of each semester (twice a year) |
Beginnung of each month | Beginnung of each semester (twice a year) |
- | - |
| Procedure | NIIED → Universities → GKS Scholars | NIIED → Universities | NIIED → Universities → GKS Scholars | |||||||
L.S. (Liberal Arts and Social Science majors) / N.S. &E (Natural Science & Engineering majors)
Important Notes regarding Scholarship Benefits
- Upon arrival, NIIED will provide 20,000 KRW per month in private insurance premium until scholars are enrolled in health insurance. After enrollment, NIIED will provide health insurance premiums of a standard amount
- Korean proficiency grants is given only to GKS scholars in the degree program who hold valid TOPIK level 5 or 6
- Entry airfare will NOT be provided to newly selected scholars who have resided in Korea at the time of final announcement
- On applicants' initial arrival to Korea, any domestic travel fees within a GKS scholar's home country and any international travel insurance for the trip to Korea will NOT be covered i Additional expenses for departure (e.g., PCR test for COVID-19, self-quarantine before departure) will not be covered by NIIED)
- Entry airfare of visa application support will NOT be provided to scholars who enter Korea from a country other than the scholar's own country of citizenship
- If a GKS scholar withdraws from the scholarship within the first 3 months after entering Korea, one MUST return the full scholarship amount that he or she has received after being selected as a GKS scholar. This includes any entry airfare, settlement allowance, monthly allowance, language training fees, medical insurance, etc.
- Korean proficiency grants (who has TOPIK level 5 or 6), research support fee, tuition, thesis printing fee, degree completion grants are given to GKS scholars in the degree program only. (For GKS-G/R&D only)