Scholarship
The Ministry of Human Resource Development invites applications from the Indian nationals for the “2019 Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) for International Students enrolled in Graduate Programs“.
Important Dates
The last date for application is 20.03.2019.
Eligibility
(A) Age:
(1) Applicants applying for Master’s/ Doctoral Programme must be under 40 years of age as of September 1st, 2019 (born after September 1st, 1979).
(2) Applicant who is working as a professor must be under 45 year of age as of September 1, 2019 (born after September 1, 1974).
(B) Qualification:
(1) For Master’s Programme: Applicants must hold or be expected to hold a Bachelor’s degree or a level of education equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree relevant to the proposed study by August 31st, 2019.
(2) For Doctoral Programme: Applicants must hold or be expected to hold a Master’s degree or a level of education equivalent to a Master’s degree relevant to the proposed study by August 31st, 2019.
(3) For Research Programme: The applicant must have received an invitation from one of National Institute for International Education (NIIED’s) designated Korean universities and must have the following qualification relevant to the proposed study:
i) Postdoctoral Research Program: Applicants must hold a Doctoral degree or a level of education equivalent to a doctoral degree by August 31st, 2019
(ii) Professor Exchange Program: Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or a level of education equivalent to or higher than a Master’s degree by August 31 st, 2019.
(iii) Program for Education, Science, Culture, (International Professionals): Applicant must hold or be expected to hold a Master’s degree or a level of education equivalent to or higher than a Master’s degree by August 31st, 2019
(C) Other conditions as set out by the Government of Republic of Korea (please refer to the attached guidelines for the scholarship).
(D) Apart from the above criteria, the applicant must fulfil the following condition:
Candidates who have already been abroad for study/training/specialization either on scholarship or on their own for a period exceeding six months are eligible to apply only if they have been in India for at least two consecutive years after returning from abroad as on 20.03.2019.
How to Apply
Applicants are required to apply online on the Ministry’s application portal http://proposal.sakshat.ac.in/scholarship .
Last Date
The last date for application is 20.03.2019.
Contact Details
For any further details, the applying candidates can refer to official notification using the following link.