Other Important things

(1) Entry

① Grantees must arrive in Korea by late February, 2014. In case a grantee does not enter Korea by the designated date without any special reason, his/her scholarship will be canceled.

② Prior to arrival, grantees should acquire some knowledge about Korea and Korean culture, etc. In particular, it is advisable that grantees learn as much Korean as possible as most classes at a Korean university are conducted in Korean. (Please visit the KOSNET site below for on-line programs to learn Korean) And as there may be some courses for which students use English textbooks, grantees need to check it and try to improve their English proficiency.

▪ Korean Language Study http://www.kosnet.go.kr ▪ Korean Universities http://www.studyinkorea.go.kr ▪ Korean Culture http://korea.net/ ▪ The Korean Embassy abroad http://www.mofa.go.kr ▪ Entry & Residence http://immigration.go.kr.

(2) Housing

① Grantees will reside in a university dormitory.

② The dormitory fee will be deducted out of the monthly stipend by the university.

(3) Cancellation and Temporary suspension of Scholarship

① Cancellation of Scholarship: If a grantee is found engaged in any of the following activities during his/her stay in Korea, his/her scholarship will be suspended and then will be disqualified from a grantee position.

- When any documents of the scholarship application has been found false

- When the grantee violates the NIIED regulations s/he has pledged to keep

- When the grantee doe not abide by the guidelines and regulations set by NIIED

- When the grantee is punished by the university s/he belongs to

- When the grantee exhibit behavior that negatively impacts the reputation of the scholarship and/or the relevant institutions

- When the grantee does not reach level 3 in TOPIK after the completion of the additional 6 month Korean language course

- When the grantee has not earned at least 2/3 of the registered credit courses of the semester

- When the grantee goes to his/her country of origin or to another country for the purpose of joining an exchange program operated by the university s/he belongs to

- When the grantee has not notified NIIED of re-enrollment without any proper reasons after the period of ‘leave of absence from school’ has ended

- When the grantee gets more than three warnings

- When the grantee has given up his/her studies half way

② Temporary suspension of Scholarship

- While taking a preliminary Korean language course, grantees may stay out of Korea for up to 2 weeks during semester; for up to 4 weeks within the period of vacation during vacation with permission from the Korean language institute they belong to. However, the scholarship for the period of absence will not be paid

- While taking a bachelor’s degree course, grantees may stay out of Korea for up to 60 days at one departure, with permission from the university they belong to. However, the scholarship for the period of absence exceeding 30 days per semester (including vacation) will not be paid