APPLICATION GUIDELINES (INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS)

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Korean Government Scholarship Program
For Graduate Students
KGSP Guidelines for the Year 2010

The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for international students in order to promote international exchange in education and mutual friendship between the participating countries.
The KDI School of Public Policy and Management will open its admissions for the Global Korea Scholarship Program sponsored by the National Institute for International Education (NIIED) starting March 22nd until April 16th.

Programs: Three Master programs and one Ph.D. in Public Policy

MPP (Master of Public Policy)
Financial Markets and Regulation
Human Resource and Social Policy
International Macroeconomic Policy
International Relations and Political Economy
Public Finance and Local Administration
Real Estate and Public Policy
Trade and Industrial Policy
MPP/ED (Master of Public Policy in Economic Development)
Economic Policy
Management for Development
MPP/PM (Master of Public Policy in Public Management)
Public Management
Ph.D. in Public Policy

Duration of KGSP
1. Master: 3 yrs. (01.09.2010 ~ 31.08.2013) - 1 yr. of Korean language + 2 yrs. of Master
2. Doctoral: 4 yrs. (01.09.2010 ~ 31.08.2014) - 1 yr. of Korean language + 3 yrs. of Doctoral
* Exemption of Korean language course: TOPIK level 5 or 6 certificate holder.

Application Qualifications
1. Both applicant and his/her parents must be citizens of a foreign country
2. Applicants should be in good health, both mentally and physically, to stay in Korea for a long period of time.
3. Should be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2010
4. Hold a Bachelor or Master degree as of September 1, 2010
5. Should have a grade point average (G.P.A.) of at least 2.64 on a 4.0 scale, 2.80 on a 4. 3 scale, 2.91 on a 4.5 scale or grades/marks/score of 80% or higher from the previously attended institution
6. Applicant must obtain Admissions from the University before entry to Korea
Online Application : http://www.kdischool.ac.kr/aawebmod/admission/login.jsp

Timeline
Application Deadline
April 16, 2010
Document Review & Interview : First week of May
Recommendation Completion by University May 14, 2010
Final selection by NIIED by June 30, 2010
Announcement of Result by July 10, 2010
Entry to Korea : from August 25, 2010 to August 30, 2010
Korean language course or graduate school starting from September 1, 2010

Scholarship Payment
1. Scholarship Period: same as the period of invitation
2. Payment:
- Airfare
- Monthly Allowance: 900,000 won (KRW) per month
- Research Allowance
- Relocation (Settlement) Allowance
- Language Training Fee
- Tuition
- Dissertation Printing Costs
- Medical Insurance
- Special fund for students proficient in the Korean language

For further information, please contact
1. Admissions Office: - Phone: +82-2-3299-1281 Email: admissions@kdischool.ac.kr

2. KGSP Team, National Institute for International Education Development (NIIED)
- Website: http://www.niied.go.kr orhttp://www.gks.go.kr
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- Phone: +82-2-3668-1448 (in English) +82-2-3668-1358 (in Korean)
- Fax: +82-2-743-4992ЎЇ

For more details, please refer to either the attachments or website at www.kdischool.ac.kr