Study-In-Korea: 2023 Korean Government KOICA Scholarship Program for Developing Countries

Prospective applicants must meet all of the following conditions.

• Citizenship: Be a citizen of the Scholarship Program target country. 
• Government Nomination: Be officially nominated by their governments.
  • (For master) Be a government employee. With a minimum of 2 years of experience in the field of study (For PhD) Be a government employee.
  • With a minimum of 3 years of experience in the field of study after graduation from KOICA master’s degree program * Exception1 – Applicants with an ‘international NGO’ background may apply for the program with two letters of recommendations:
  • Your government office; and -Korean Embassy, world widely known NGO, UN-associated organizations, or the KOICA Organization within your region 
  • Applicants with ‘international NGO’ background are ONLY allowed to apply for KOICA-AJOU Master’s Degree Program in Civil Society Leadership 
• AGE: (Preferably) Be under age 40 as of February 1, 2023. 
• Health: Be in good health, both physically and mentally. – Those with disabilities, but in good mental and physical health, are eligible to apply. – Those with severe illness are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply. 
• Level of Education: Have completed a Bachelor Degree or an equivalent to college / university level Educational background.
  • Some programs have specific qualifications in terms of level of education. Refer to Program Information of each program. 
• English Proficiency: Have a good command of both spoken and written English in order to take classes conducted entirely in English and to be able to write academic reports and thesis in English. 
• Not be a person who has withdrawn from KOICA’s scholarship program.
  • A person belonging to the institution in which candidates submitted false documents and returned to his / her country arbitrarily in the middle of SP program cannot apply. 
• Have not participated in KOICA scholarship program or any of the Korean Government’s Scholarship Programs before.
  • Doctorate Program applicants: recipients of a master’s degree scholarship from KOICA are still eligible to apply. i.e. an applicant who holds a master’s degree through the KOICA SP may not apply for another KOICA master degree, but may apply for a KOICA doctorate degree. 
• (Preferably) Be employed by your government during and after the program (be engaged in the expertized area of your study as an official servant of your government)
• and other qualifications from university you are going to apply (refer to the Program Information)