The GIST Scholarship is a fully funded award covering the tuition, travel, health and stipends for incoming Master’s and PhD students who are willing to study in South Korea.
The scholarship annually calls for applications from international students to study in Asia.
Scholarship Summary
- Host Country: Korea
- Category: Postgraduate Scholarships | Masters Scholarships | PhD ScholarshipsÂ
- Eligible Countries: All Countries
- Reward: Full Scholarship | $4,365 Living Stipend | Travel Costs
- Deadline: April 14, 2025
Scholarship Details
The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology is now accepting online applications for the Fall 2025 intake of the GIST Scholarship.
The GIST Scholarship is open to Masters, Master Leading to Ph.D., and Doctoral Degree programs.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the GIST Scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a domestic or international student
- Hold a bachelor’s degree
- Meet the English or Korean Language requirements of the university.
Scholarship Benefits
Successful applicants of the GIST Scholarship will receive:
- Monthly stipend for all international students
- Student allowance: 140,000 won per month for M.S. students, 295,000 won per month for Ph.D. students
- Meal allowance: nearly 100,000 won per month
- Students should have completed at least 9 credits in the previous semester for the above two.
- International student allowance: 120,000 won per month
- Research Stipend for students participating in research projects
- 6,400,000 won per year of M.S.
- 13,740,000 won per year of Ph.D
- Housing (All Students)
- Health Insurance (All International Students)
- Annual medical checkup
- Flight Reimbursement (All Incoming International Students)
Required Documents
To apply for the GIST Scholarship, applicants must prepare:
- Application Form
- Bachelor’s Degree Transcript
- Recommendation Letters
- Applicant’s passport
- English Proficiency Tests score
Applicants may be permitted to apply for admission with an English Proficiency letter to the Institute and may be given conditional admission.
How to Apply
To apply for the GIST Scholarship:
- Visit the program’s website
- Proceed to the online application portal
- Choose your field of study and complete all relevant sections of the online application form.
- A notification of results will be sent to the email address provided on or around December 6th, 2024 for Spring admission.
To begin the scholarship application process, click HERE
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