Professional Documents
Culture Documents
* The dates above are subject to change depending on the schools internal circumstances.
2. Offered Programs
Masters and Doctoral program: Refer to <Appendix 1>
4. Applicant Eligibility
Applicant and both of his/her parents must all hold foreign citizenships.
* Applicants who hold Korean citizenship are not permitted to apply for this program.
Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for an extended
period of time.
* Applicants must submit the Personal Medical Assessment (included in the application form) when
he/she apply for this program, and when its orientation, an Official Medical Examination will be
done by NIIED. A serious illness (For example, HIV, Drug, etc) will be the main cause of
disqualification from the scholarship.
NOT Eligible: those who are pregnant (disqualified upon discovery)
Applicants must be under 40 years of age as of Sep. 1st, 2015 (born post Sep. 1st, 1975).
Those who are above the age limit stated above, will be disqualified from the selection process
Applicants must hold or be an expected recipient of a Bachelors or Masters degree as of
August 31st, 2015. (Applicant eligibility will be rescinded if applicant fails to obtain the appropriate
degree by August 31st, 2015).
Applicants who have ever enrolled in a university in Korea will be disqualified from
applying to the KGSP program. Specifically, an applicant who has previously enrolled in an
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undergraduate program, a masters program, a doctoral program including an exchange
program (D-2 visa holders ever) in Korea cannot apply for this program.
Exception 1. Applicant who has experienced an exchange program in Korea only for previous
academic courses graduation, and if it was mandatory for his or her graduation of
degree program; thus could submit official explanation from the attended institution
can apply for this KGSP program.
Exception 2. The KGSP scholar who has graduated or will graduate from a Korean university as
of August 31st, 2015 can apply for this program again only via the embassy if only
he/she holds at least TOPIK Level 4 and obtain another recommendation within the
allotment from the Korean Embassy of his/her respective country of origin (re-
application is limited to one instance).
Applicants who apply for the Masters program must hold a Bachelors degree or a diploma that
Applicants must maintain a grade point average (G.P.A.) of at least 2.64 on a 4.0 scale, 2.80 on a
4. 3 scale, 2.91 on a 4.5 scale, or grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previously
attended institution.
* Refer to <Appendix 4> GPA conversion table
* If an applicant does not satisfy the above GPA criteria, he/she will be disqualified from applying to
this program.
* If the transcript is not indicated in grades/marks/scores format, or is difficult to convert into
percentages, attachment of official explanation from the attended institution is required.
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5. Required Documents: Please submit your documents in the following order.
* Documents which are not drafted in Korean or English, must be accompanied by a certified
translation.
Application Check List Masters Doctoral
6. Selection Criteria
(1) Evaluation will be based on the submitted documents including the self introduction essay, study
plan, recommendation letters, transcript and any other additional supplementary materials.
Based on the documents submitted, applicants academic ability, language ability, aspirations
for study abroad, potential societal contribution, and anticipated contribution towards the
relationship between the two countries will be evaluated for the purposes of selection.
(2) Applicants selected from the document review process will be notified to attend an in-person or
a phone interview.
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7. Instructions for application submission
(1) Download and complete the Application Forms from the SNU, Office of Admissions website
(http://www.useoul.edu) Notice - Admissions: KGSP Application Guide for Graduate
Students (2015 University Recommendation)
(2) Please note, changes and/or cancellations will not be permitted after the completion of
documentation submission.
(3) Send your complete application packet via registered mail or personal drop-off to the following
address by March. 5th, 2015 (5PM):
Office of Admissions
Graduate KGSP(Univ. Recommendation)
Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu
Seoul, Korea, 151-742
Refer to <Appendix 1> for the exact title of the programs offered for admission.
Should there be any missing document(s) and/or incorrect or false information on the
All documents should be in English or Korean. Documents in any other language should
be accompanied by a notarized English or Korean translation issued by the country in
which the document was originally produced.
Masters (Sep. 1, 2015 ~ Aug. 31, 2018) : 1yr. of Korean language study + 2yrs of Masters
Doctoral (Sep. 1, 2015 ~ Aug. 31, 2019) : 1yr. of Korean language study + 3yrs of Doctoral
* 2015 KGSP Graduate Students, extension of the scholarship award period will not be permitted after
the completion of their respective degree course (2yrs for MA, 3yrs for Ph.D.)
* If you are granted exemption from the required 1 year of Korean Language Study (by submitting a
TOPIK score of level 5 and or above), your scholarship period will be reduced by the equivalent
length of time.
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9. Korean Language Course
1 year of Korean Language Study is required for all recipients of Korean Government Scholarship
at the designated language institution.
If the student fails to obtain TOPIK score of level 3 and or above at the end of the given year, they
will be required to enroll in additional 6 months of Korean language study.
If the student fails to obtain TOPIK score of level 3 and or above even after the additional 6
months of Korean language study, his/her scholarship recipient status and the offered admission
by SNU will be rescinded.
Students who enroll in additional six months of Korean language study will not be permitted
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- Language Training Fee : Full coverage
- Tuitions : All admission fees are waived by the host institution (university). The tuition is paid by
NIIED.
- Dissertation Printing Costs : 500,000 ~ 800,000 won, depending on the actual costs.
- Medical Insurance : 20,000 won per month will be provided (limited coverage).
- Special funding for scholars who are proficient in the Korean language (TOPIK Level 5 or 6):
100,000 won per month (commencing from the degree program)
Please refer to the NIIED guideline for further information regarding scholarship payment details
Please note, changes and/or cancellations will not be permitted after the completion of
documentation submission.
Dual applications are not accepted. Applicants must apply for this program via one Organization
(Korean Embassy, Domestic University and Korean adoption association). If the applicant receives
recommendation from more than one University or Organization, he/she will be disqualified.
Documents should be presented in their original format. Documents not in English or Korean must
be accompanied by a certified English or Korean translation authenticated by the issuing institution.
Submitted documents will not be returned to the applicants.
Incomplete or incorrect information presented in the application documents may lead to rejection of
the application by Selection Committee and scholarship will be rescinded even after entry into
Korea.
Applicants must accurately complete the health checklist truthfully. All successful candidates must
take a comprehensive medical exam when its orientation. In accordance with the requirements of
the Korea Immigration Service and the KGSP Program, the candidates who are judged to be
physically unfit for this program will not be accepted.
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Office of Admissions Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Graduate KGSP(Univ. Recommendation), Office of Admissions ,
Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu
Seoul 151-742, KOREA
Homepage: http://en.snu.ac.kr
Email: sck590@snu.ac.kr
Telephone: +82-2-880-6971/6977
Fax: +82-2-873-5021
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<Appendix 1>Programs Offered for Admission
Shown below are the programs offered for admission for each category of applicants. Please refer to the appropriate list.
Applicants should apply to the desired college or professional school and corresponding major. Names of departments and
programs are subject to slight variation
Field of Study
College Department
Master's Doctoral
Linguistics O O
Korean History O O
Asian History O O
Western History O O
Religious Studies O O
Aesthetics O O
Economics O O
Sociology O O
Anthropology O O
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Field of Study
College Department
Master's Doctoral
Sciences Geography O O
Social Welfare O O
Communication O O
College of Business
Business Administration O O
Administration
Education O
College of Education
Education(Foundations of Education Major) O
Ethics Education O O
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Field of Study
College Department
Master's Doctoral
Graduate School of
Studies
International Studies O
Natural Sciences
Mathematical Sciences O O
Chemistry O O
Biological Sciences O O
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Field of Study
College Department
Master's Doctoral
Graduate School
of International
Department of International Agricultural Technology O
Agricultural
Technology
College of
Pharmacy O O
Pharmacy
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Field of Study
College Department
Master's Doctoral
Engineering
College of Architecture O O
Industrial Engineering O O
Technology
Department of Transdisciplinary Studies(Biomedical Radiation Sciences) O O
Medical Sciences
*Medicine(Anatomy Major) O O
College of
*Medicine(Pathology Major) O O
Medicine
*Medicine(Pharmacology Major) O O
*Medicine(Microbiology Major) O O
*Medicine(Parasitology Major) O O
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Field of Study
College Department
Master's Doctoral
*Medicine(Pediatrics Major) O O
*Medicine(Psychiatry Major) O O
*Medicine(Urology Major) O O
*Medicine(Otolaryngology Major) O O
*Medicine(Neurosurgery Major) O O
*Medicine(Ophthalmology Major) O O
*Medicine(Dermatology Major) O O
*Medicine(Radiology Major) O O
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Field of Study
College Department
Master's Doctoral
*Dental Science(Prosthodontics) O O
*Dental Science(Orthodontics) O O
The Arts
*Music(Composition Major) O
*Music(Theory Major) O
*Music(Conducting Major) O
*Music(Piano Major) O O
*Music(String Major) O O
*Music(Woodwind/Brass Major) O O
*Music(Musicology Major) O
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*Crafts and Design(Design History and Culture Major) O O
Oriental Painting O
*Painting(Painting Major) O
*Painting(Printmaking Major) O
Sculpture O
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<Appendix 2> Contact Information
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<Appendix 3>
Quota No. of
Name of Countries
General* Regional Total Nations
Univ.
Indonesia, Mongolia, Vietnam 7 3 10 3
Among the 327 candidates, allocated to the Designated Korean Universities, 7 will be allotted into three
outstanding specialized universities separately.
Once the candidates from general quota selected, another 50 from those countries with Regional University
quota will be allotted into one of the designated Regional Universities in Natural Science and Engineering (see
the list below for 35 designated regional universities.) ex) Mongolia: 7 will be allotted to general quota, 3 will
* General quota includes the candidates from both Designated University and Regional University.
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<Appendix 4>
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<Appendix 5> Seoul National University Campus Map: http://www.snu.ac.kr/images/map/CAMPUSMAP_kor.pdf