Allotted to 10 Korean embassies, and are separate from general candidate quotas.
Korean Government Scholarship Program
Guideline for International Students
Enrolled in Graduate Programs
(2012 정부초청외국인 대학원장학생 모집요강)
2012.1
교육과학기술부 국립국제교육원
National Institute for International Education (NIIED)
Korean Government Scholarship Program
Guideline for International Students
Enrolled in Graduate Programs
Program Objective
The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for international students, with the aim of promoting international exchange in education, as well as mutual friendship amongst the participating countries.
2. Total Number of Grantees : 345
o 2012 KGSP Allocations by respective Korean Embassies : 145 candidates (from 90 nations)
♦ Among the 145 candidates, 15 (from 10 nations) overseas Korean adoptees are included. Their quotas are
allotted to 10 Korean embassies, and are separate from general candidate quotas.
<Embassy Quotas>
Quota
No. of Nations
Name of Countries
China
The United States
Russia
Ecuador, Japan, Turkey
Canada(Quebec), Czech Republic, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam
Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, El Salvador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Romania, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The United Kingdom, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia
Total
135 Candidates
※ The basis for quota allocation lies in the mutual agreement between Korea and countries listed above.
<Overseas Korean Adoptee Quotas>
Quota
No. of Nations
Name of Countries
The United States
France
Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, The United Kingdom
Total
15 Candidates
o 2012 KGSP Allocation for the Designated Korean Universities : 200 candidates (from 82 nations)
<Designated University Quotas>
Quota
No. of Nations
Name of Countries
The United States
Turkey
Cambodia, Japan, Vietnam
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan
Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria,
Pakistan, Romania, Russia, Ukraine
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bolivia, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gabon, Germany,
Hungary, Iran, iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Singapore, Tanzania, Taiwan,
The United Kingdom, Uganda
※ Among the 200 candidates allocated to the Designated Korean Universities, 10 will be allotted into two outstanding specialized universities separately.
