Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) at Seoul National University.

Summary

The Korean Government Scholarship Program is a fully funded opportunity for overseas students to study in South Korea. The scholarship round opens once every year in September. This scheme yearly awards 20 to 40 international students with the scholarship.

Eligibility

The Korean Government Scholarship Program is open to all the international applicants who wish to apply for 4-year undergraduate programs at Seoul National University. But however, candidates who wish to study in the programs longer than 4 years such as medicine, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and architecture are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Benefits

Overseas Koreans Scholarships is the fully-funded provision for international students to undertake an undergraduate degree at the Seoul National University. In particular, the scholarship will cover the

• Full tuition exemption for a maximum of 8 semesters.
• Living expenses: 800,000 KRW per month 8 semesters(maximum). Also, airfare for one economy round trip.
• Korean language training fee: fee exemption at the Language Education Institute for one year. Korean language training is mandatory and when the student does not achieve TOPIK grade 3 within a year, she/he is not eligible to enter the degree program.
• Furthermore, medical insurance subscription(private company).

Selection 

Applicants submit applications(apply online and print) and other documents to Korean embassies in their countries. Furthermore, the embassies make the first selection and the Overseas Koreans Foundation makes the second selection for the applicants.

Seoul National University 

Seoul National University is a national research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Altogether, the university has three campuses: the main campus in Gwanak and two additional campuses in Daehangno and Pyeongchang. The university comprises sixteen colleges, one graduate school, and nine professional schools. Moreover, the student body consists of nearly 17,000 undergraduate and 11,000 graduate students. According to data compiled by KEDI, the university spends more on its students per capita than any other university in the country that enrolls at least 10,000 students.

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