Greetings from the Admissions Office!

Please note that 2024 Global Korea Scholarship(GKS) – Global Network Program (in University Track) is now open! This brand-new initiative aims to nurture experts in the field of international cooperation, and is an interdisciplinary program combining International Cooperation, Korean Studies and Data Science.

 

There are two major differences from GKS General: 1) The program is 1.5 years in total, without the requirement to study Korean for an additional year prior to the commencement of the degree program 2) There are no restrictions to the nationality; candidates from all countries may apply regardless of the country’s ODA recipient stature (candidates from advanced, emerging, or developing countries may ALL apply)

 

Please refer to below information:

1. GKS Global Network Application Period(University Track) : March 6(Wed.) 09:00(KST) ~ April 7(Sun.) 23:59(KST), 2024

 - KDI School's Online Application System Portal: https://gradnet.kr/kdis/main

- All of the required documents(hard copies) must arrive at KDI School via post-mail within the application deadline.

 ※ Academic Documents(graduation certificate and transcripts) must be Apostilled or Consular-authenticated by the Korean embassy in compliance with the NIIED’s application guidelines.

 - Applicants will be disqualified from the admission process immediately, 

   1) if they apply for other scholarship programs of KDI School

   2) if they submit multiple applications to other universities under GKS program 

2. GKS Program Application Guidelines

 - Visit GKS homepage(click) > scholarship > notice > click #4143 "Additional Application Guidelines and University Information for 2024 GKS-G R&D and Global Network Program" (or refer to the attachment)

※ Please refer to BOTH ①Application Guidelines AND ② University Information(Overview of the University) as KDI School requires additional documents.

※ Applicants must use ③ GKS Application Forms and submit them to KDI School's online application system.

 

3. Additional documents required by KDI School(for both University and Embassy Track)

 ※ If any documents required by NIIED and KDI School is incomplete, he/she will be disqualified from the admission process immediately. 

 - [REQUIRED] TWO letters of recommendation: must use KDI School's online application system to request the recommendation letters

  1) Request two recommendation letters using KDIS online application system

  2) Submit two GKS application form 5's with basic information in the online application system from the same two referees from 1), and sealed two GKS application form 5 and send it with other original document.

 - [REQUIRED] Score Report of valid English Proficiency Test: please check the tests that we accept and the validity date from the ② University Information(Overview of the University)

 - [If applicable] Master's & Doctoral Degree Graduation Certificate: required if any academic history is stated in the application(should be apostilled/consular authenticated)

 - [If applicable] Certificate of Employment: required if any employment history is stated in the application

※ Significant Change in the 2024 GKS-G

 - Starting from 2024 GKS-G, applicants who are expected to graduate by July 31st, 2024 can also apply for the program with a certificate of expected graduation. Such applicants must submit their official graduation certificate (or diploma) and final academic transcript to GKS Center, NIIED by July 31st, 2024. Failure to do so will result in the cancellation of your acceptance

4. Global Network Program (in University Track) Admission Schedule

 

Type	Master's Program	Note
Online Application	Mar. 6 ~ Apr. 7	Original Document Submission
Document Review	Apr 8 ~ Apr. 15
Document Review Result	Apr. 16
Interview	Apr. 18 ~ Apr. 19	Zoom
Interview Result	Apr. 29
Final Result	June

For any inquiries, please contact to internationaladmissions2@kdis.ac.kr

Thank you.