{"id":770,"date":"2026-02-17T07:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/?p=770"},"modified":"2026-02-17T07:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:36:00","slug":"global-korea-scholarship-gks-for-graduate-degrees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolnews.com.ng\/scholarship\/global-korea-scholarship-gks-for-graduate-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) 2026 for Graduate Degrees (Fully Funded)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), formerly known as the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP), is a fully funded scholarship offered by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) under the Korean Ministry of Education. It supports international students pursuing master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees at Korean universities.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea is home to world-renowned universities such as Seoul National University, KAIST, and Yonsei University. The GKS programme covers tuition, living expenses, and includes a Korean language training programme.<\/p>\n<h2>Scholarship Benefits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Full tuition fees (100% covered)<\/li>\n<li>Monthly allowance of 900,000 KRW for degree programmes<\/li>\n<li>Settlement allowance (one-time payment upon arrival)<\/li>\n<li>Degree completion grant upon successful graduation<\/li>\n<li>Medical insurance throughout the scholarship period<\/li>\n<li>Round-trip airfare<\/li>\n<li>Korean language training programme (1 year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Eligibility Criteria<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a citizen of a country designated by NIIED<\/li>\n<li>Neither the applicant nor their parents may hold Korean citizenship<\/li>\n<li>Under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Hold or expect to hold a bachelor&#8217;s degree (master&#8217;s) or master&#8217;s degree (doctoral) before the scholarship start date<\/li>\n<li>GPA of 2.64\/4.0 (80\/100) or above in previous degree<\/li>\n<li>Good health, both physically and mentally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Apply<\/h2>\n<p>Apply through the Embassy Track on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studyinkorea.go.kr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Study in Korea<\/a> website. Submit all documents online by February 25, 2026 at 18:00 KST. Multiple applications result in disqualification.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), formerly known as the Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP), is a fully funded scholarship offered by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) under the Korean Ministry of Education. It supports international students pursuing master&#8217;s and doctoral degrees at Korean universities. South Korea is home to world-renowned universities such as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,19,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-masters","category-phd","category-scholarship"],"acf":{"host_country":"South Korea","host_school":"Various Korean Universities (Seoul National, KAIST, Yonsei, Korea University)","closing_date":"20260225","study_type":["International Students"],"level_of_study":["masters","phd"],"study_area":["Any\/All fields of study"],"scholarship_value":"Full tuition, monthly allowance of 900,000 KRW, settlement allowance, medical insurance, round-trip airfare, degree completion grant, 1-year Korean language training","description":"The Global Korea Scholarship (GKS), formerly KGSP, is offered by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) under the Korean Ministry of Education. 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