The National Institute for International Education (NIIED) under the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea has officially extended an invitation to talented Singaporean students for the ‘2025 Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) for Undergraduate Degrees.’
Comprehensive application guidelines, which include eligibility criteria, required documents, and other critical information are out, and here are some highlights for you:
Quota for Singaporean grantees under the embassy track
Only 1 person will be selected.
Scholarship Duration:
Bachelor’s Degree: 5 to 7 years (1 year of Korean language training + 4 to 6 years of academic program)
Selection Timeline:
Application Period: now till 30 September 2024
Announcement of Shortlisted Applicants for Interviews: 4 October 2024
Interview Date: Afternoon of 14 October 2024
Note: Interview dates are fixed and times will be individually communicated to those who pass the document review.
1st Selection Results Announced: 15 October 2024
2nd Round of Selection Results: By late November 2024
3rd Round of Selection Results: By December 2024
Final Selection Results: By early January 2025
The 2nd to the final round of selection results will be made known via studyinkorea.go.kr.
Entry to Korea: February 2025
Eligibility:
- Must hold Singaporean citizenship, with both parents holding non-Korean citizenship
- Must be under 25 years of age (born after 1 March 2000)
- Intended for applicants who graduated (or are expected to graduate) from JC/MI or Polytechnics. Bachelor’s degree holders are ineligible.
- Applicants expected to graduate by 31 December 2024 must submit a certificate of expected graduation at the time of application by 31 December 2024, if they pass the first selection round.
For academic requirements, applicants must have a CGPA equivalent to or higher than:
- 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
- 80% or above on a 100-point scale or ranked within the top 20% of their class
Additional eligibility criteria may apply as specified by individual universities/departments.
Applicants must select three different universities and fields of study from the list of 64 universities provided via overseas.mofa.go.kr.
The first choice must be from Type B universities.
Application Submission:
Address:
Korean Government Scholarship Program 2025
Embassy of the Republic of Korea
47 Scotts Road, #08-00 Goldbell Towers, Singapore 228233
Embassy working hours: 9 am to 6 pm (Monday to Friday) but do avoid lunch break hours from 12.30 to 2 pm.
Document Submission:
- Photocopies of all documents are acceptable for initial submission.
- After the 1st selection results on 15 October 2024, the selected candidate and one backup candidate must submit one apostilled or consular-confirmed original document and three photocopies of the application documents by 21 October 2024.
Submission Deadline:
30 September 2024, 6 pm.
For more information, do direct your queries to [email protected] or call 6860 6261 to speak to a human.
Otherwise, all that you need to know is written in black and white via overseas.mofa.go.kr.
Best of luck to all applicants!