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} .gk2 .drow>b{ padding-bottom:6px; } }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"gk2\">\n  <div class=\"gk2-surface\">\n\n    <section class=\"subhero\">\n      <div class=\"subhero__frame subhero__frame--solid\">\n        <div class=\"subhero__in\">\n          <span class=\"eyebrow\"><span class=\"seal\">\u596c<\/span> Scholarship<\/span>\n          <h1>GKS Exchange Student Support Program<\/h1>\n          <p class=\"subhero__sub\">&#9678; Government (GKS) \u00b7 National Institute for International Education<\/p>\n          <div class=\"subhero__tags\"><span class=\"tag tag--red\">Government<\/span><span class=\"tag\">Exchange<\/span><span class=\"tag\">Monthly allowance<\/span><\/div>\n          <p style=\"margin-top:24px\"><a class=\"btn btn--red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niied.go.kr\/web\/niied\/contents\/niied_ex_support\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apply on the official site &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"section\" style=\"padding-top:44px\">\n      \n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>Who is it for?<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"lead\">Monthly scholarship allowance of KRW 630,000 per month (varies by length of stay and semester end date), plus round-trip airfare reimbursed up to the standard payment limit based on the actual ticket purchase price.<\/p>\n        <ul class=\"checklist\"><li><span>You are applying for a <b>exchange<\/b> program.<\/span><\/li>\n          <li><span>You want a <b>monthly living allowance<\/b>, not just a tuition waiver.<\/span><\/li>\n          <li><span>You are from an eligible country (All foreign nationalities\u2026).<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"sec-head\"><h2>Quick facts<\/h2><\/div>\n      <div class=\"cardgrid\">\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><h3>Type<\/h3><p>Government (GKS)<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><h3>Level<\/h3><p>Exchange<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><h3>Who can apply<\/h3><p>All foreign nationalities<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><h3>Funding period<\/h3><p>1 semester up to 1 year (exchange period)<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><h3>Intake year<\/h3><p>2026 (annual program; latest round)<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>What you get<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\">\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Benefits<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Monthly scholarship allowance of KRW 630,000 per month (varies by length of stay and semester end date), plus round-trip airfare reimbursed up to the standard payment limit based on the actual ticket purchase price.<\/li><li>Insurance and a settlement allowance are sometimes cited by secondary sources but are NOT stated on the official NIIED page (unverified).<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Monthly allowance<\/b><div>KRW 630,000\/month (63, varies by stay period and semester end date)<\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Funding period<\/b><div>1 semester up to 1 year (exchange period).<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\"><div class=\"drow\"><b>Who can apply<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>For undergraduate and graduate (Master&#8217;s \/ Doctoral) students of foreign nationality who: (1) are enrolled at an overseas university that has an exchange agreement with a Korean university selected by NIIED as a GKS exchange host university<\/li><li>(2) are enrolled in a degree\/credit exchange program (students taking Korean-language courses only are NOT eligible)<\/li><li>(3) have an overall academic performance of 80% or higher (based on full marks) at their home university<\/li><li>(4) have NOT previously received a scholarship from the Korean government<\/li><li>(5) are NOT dual nationals holding Korean citizenship<\/li><li>(6) are not already studying in Korea. Korean original: &#8216; 100 80 &#8216;, &#8216; &#8216;.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"drow\"><b>Nationalities<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>All foreign nationalities (any non-Korean national)<\/li><li>no specific country restriction. Applicant must not be a Korean dual national.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\">\n        <div class=\"drow\"><b>Application period<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>annually (typically autumn \/ second half of the year for the following year&#8217;s intake<\/li><li>NIIED first designates host universities, then those universities nominate exchange students).<\/li><li>No fixed public application date is published on the official NIIED page \u2014 timing depends on each selected host university.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"drow\"><b>How to apply<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Not a direct public application.<\/li><li>NIIED first selects\/designates Korean universities to operate the GKS Exchange Students Program.<\/li><li>Students apply through and are nominated by their university<\/li><li>NIIED reviews and selects final scholarship recipients from the candidates recommended by the selected host universities.<\/li><li>Prospective students should contact the international\/exchange office of their home university and the partnered Korean host university.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <p style=\"margin-top:16px\"><a class=\"btn btn--red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.niied.go.kr\/web\/niied\/contents\/niied_ex_support\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Official page &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"note\"><b>Track record.<\/b> Run by NIIED (Ministry of Education); nomination-based inbound exchange support via designated Korean host universities.<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>Contact &amp; where to study<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\">\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Official page<\/b><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niied.go.kr\/web\/niied\/contents\/niied_ex_support\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.niied.go.kr\/web\/niied\/contents\/niied_ex_support<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Contact<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>NIIED: gksniied@korea.kr, +82-2-3668-1357.<\/li><li>Apply through your home university&#8217;s exchange office and its partner Korean host university.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Participating universities<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Korean host universities selected by NIIED that have exchange agreements with foreign universities.<\/li><li>The official page does not publish a fixed list<\/li><li>host universities are designated each round.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <div class=\"note\"><b>Before you apply &mdash; verify.<\/b>\n          <ul class=\"dlist\" style=\"margin-top:8px\"><li>Scholarship amounts, quotas, dates, and eligibility can change every cycle &mdash; always confirm the current details with the official source before you apply.<\/li><li>For GKS, country quotas, deadlines, and required documents differ by country. Confirm the specifics with the <b>Korean Embassy or Consulate in your country<\/b>.<\/li><li>This scholarship is usually applied for through your <b>university&#8217;s international office<\/b> (nomination-based) &mdash; check the process and their internal deadline.<\/li><li>The official notice is published in Korean only &mdash; use an official translation and double-check key dates.<\/li><\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"fineprint\">Data from official sources &middot; last updated 2026-07-03<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"ctaband\">\n      <h2>Planning to study in Korea?<\/h2>\n      <p>Join GoKorea Insider for scholarship deadlines, university updates, and visa tips &mdash; free.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"btn btn--white\" href=\"\/ko\/gokorea-insider\/\">Join Insider &mdash; Free<\/a>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":264,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"rank_math_title":"GKS Exchange Student Program - Funded Semester in Korea","rank_math_description":"One semester to one year in Korea with a monthly allowance and airfare. 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