Selection Procedures
| Period | Selection Procedures → Application Procedures |
| ~ September | [1st ROUND] Korean embassy (hereafter KE) announces its plan of selection of candidates → Applicants check the KE plan [*Application deadline is to be decided by KE] |
| September ~ October | KE selects qualified candidates → Applicants submit the required documents and have an interview according to the KE plan → The qualified candidates who successfully pass through the 1st round of selection submit their application through on-line according to the KE’s instructions. |
| ~ November 15 | KE recommends the qualified candidates to NIIED |
| November 27 | [2ND ROUND] It is done by NIIED Selection Committee. NIIED announces the result of the 2nd round of selection(www.studyinkorea.go.kr) ※ Candidates who successfully pass through the 2nd round of selection submit a copy of their visa and a health certificate(FORM 7) to KE by December 17, 2013 |
| December ~ January 10, 2014 | [3RD ROUND] Application for admission to a university - NIIED sends candidates’ documents to the relevant universities: December 6, 2013 - Each university takes the following procedures and announces its successful applicants: ~ January 3, 2014 → Candidates confirm their acceptance of the university that they receive admission to: January 10, 2013 |
| January 17, 2014 | NIIED announces the final successful candidates |
| Early February | KE notifies the grantees of their entry itinerary → Grantees check their entry itinerary and make preparations to enter Korea |
| Late February | → Grantees enter Korea |
(1) NOTES (regarding application for admission to a university)
- Applicants should follow the guidelines for application for admission to a university set by NIIED.
- Applicants should choose up to 3 preferred universities in filling out FORM 1, FORM 4 and FORM 5; make sure to pick ONLY ONE department (or major) for a preferred university. (see ‘University Information’)
- Before choosing the preferred universities and departments (or majors), it is advised that you contact the universities the programs of which you are interested in to gather the detailed information on them.[see Appendix 1-2]
- After the announcement of the result of the 2nd round of selection, NIIED will forward the candidates’ documents to the PREFERRED UNIVERSITIES as written in the application forms when they apply for this scholarship program. So make sure that your choice of the preferred universities and departments (or majors) is RIGHT and CORRECT when filling out the application forms.
- Regarding the required documents for application for admission, some other materials may be required, according to the policy of the specific colleges or departments in relation to fine arts, music or physical education. In such case, applicants should submit the required documents upon the relevant university’s request.
- If candidates do not receive admission from any of their three university choices they will be disqualified from receiving a KGSP scholarship.
- Transferring to a different university is NOT allowed after confirming his/her final choice of a university.
- Regardless of university admission, the grantee should reach level 3 in TOPIK upon completion of the preliminary Korean language course, before starting to take a bachelor’s degree course. Otherwise, s/he cannot start his/her degree course; s/he may take an additional 6 month Korean language course WITHIN the scholarship period stipulated in a letter of invitation.