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2019 KOICA Scholarship Program For Master’s Degrees (For Gov't Sector Employees)

DATE
2019-01-24
2019 KOICA Scholarship Program Application Guideline
For Master’s Degrees


1.  Purpose
The KOICA Scholarship Program (SP) for "Master’s degrees" is designed to nurture key leaders in developing countries who can contribute to the socio-economic development of their home countries.
2.  TargetCountries
-  Countries selected by KOICA among the DAC List of ODARecipients
-  The list of target countries is subject to change annually to the policies of the Korean government orKOICA

Region

Asia

Africa

Latin America

Middle East

CIS

Countries

16 countries

23 countries

15 countries

5 countries

9 countries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bangladesh

Cambodia

Fiji

Indonesia

Lao

PDR

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Pakistan

Afghanistan

PapuaNewGuinea

SolomonIslands

SriLanka

ThePhilippines

Timor-Leste

Vietnam

Algeria

 Angola

Cameroon

Côted'Ivoire

DRCongo

Egypt

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana

Kenya

Libya

Madagascar

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

Rwanda

Senegal

Sudan

 Tanzania

 Tunisia

 Uganda

 Zambia

Zimbabwe

 

Bolivia

Colombia

CostaRica

Ecuador

ElSalvador

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Nicaragua

DominicanRepublic

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Venezuela

Iran

Iraq

Jordan

Lebanon

Palestine

Azerbaijan

Ukraine

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Serbia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

* For “National Development Policy for African Countries”, the target countries for this course will be 23 African countries on that list. (Please refer to the countries in bold type on the list above)


 

3.  Available Universities and Fields ofStudy 

Master’s degree programs offered at the universities below.

 

Sector

Course Title

University

Governance

Urban Development Policy

ChungAng Univ.

Gender Equality Leadership

Ehwa Womans Univ.

Finance and Tax Policy

Korea Univ.

Industry and Trade Policy

KyungHee Univ.

Public Management and Public Policy Reforms

Seoul National Univ.

National Development Policy for African Countries

Seoul National Univ.

Public Administration (Local Government)

Sungkyunkwan Univ.

Regulation Management for Economic Development

Korea Development Institute

School

Rural Development Sector

Agricultural Engineering

Hankyong National Univ.

Agricultural Economics

KangWon National Univ.

Agricultural Production

KyungPook National Univ.

Development of Fisheries Industry

PuKyong National Univ.

Community Development

Yonsei Univ. (Wonju campus)

Health

Global Health Security

Yonsei Univ.

Technology, Environment & Energy

Energy Science and Policy

Ajou Univ.

Techno-Entrepreneurship Competency based on

EE&ICT Convergence

HanDong Univ.

Water Resources Management

Sungkyunkwan Univ.

(Suwon Campus)

Education

Global Education Leadership

Korea National University of

Education

  

Sector

Course Title

University

Technology, Environment & Energy

Global ICT Policy

Pusan National Univ.

Governance

(Social Economy)

 

To be determined

(in the middle of bidding process for selecting universities)

Technology, Environment & Energy

(Climate Change Response)

 

* All applicants can take only one course for application of KOICA SP program.

* For more details on the available courses, refer to the Program Information of each course that is available to access in the KOICA website (https://www.koica.go.kr/koica_en/index.do)

English webpage → Menu (Get involved → CIAT→ Scholarship Program → Application)

* Application guideline for 3 more courses will be provided during early March as below. 

 

4.  Qualifications

Prospective applicants must meet all of the following conditions.

(1) Citizenship: Be a citizen of the Scholarship Program targetcountry.

(2) Government Nomination: Be officially nominated by theirgovernments.

-Be a government employee. With a minimum of 2 years of experience in the field of study
*  Exception - Applicants with an ‘international development NGO’ background may apply for the program with two letter ofrecommendations:
- Your government office;and
-KoreanEmbassy,worldwidelyknownNGO,anUN-associatedorganizations,orthe KOICA Organization within yourregion.
(3) AGE: (Preferable) be under age 40 as of February 1,2019.
(4) Health: Be in good health, both physically andmentally.
-  Those with disabilities, but in good mental and physical health, are eligible toapply.
-  Those with severe illness are NOT ELIGIBLE toapply.
(5) LevelofEducation:HaveacompletedBachelorDegree oranequivalenttocollege /university level Educational background.
*Some program have specific qualifications in terms of level of education, and refer to Program Information of each program.
(6) English Proficiency: Have a good command of both spoken and written English in order to take classesconductedentirely inEnglishandtobeabletowriteacademic reportsandtheses inEnglish.
(7) Not be a person who has withdrawn from KOICA’s scholarshipprogram.
* 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.
(8) Have not participated in KOICA’s scholarship program or any of the Korean Government’s Scholarship Program before (Master’s degreeprogram).
(9)  and other qualifications from university you are going to apply (refer to the ProgramInformation)

 

5.  Support Service (ScholarshipBenefits)

Supports

Amounts

Note

 

Air Fare

 

Actual amount paid

-   Cannot be borne by KOICA inspecial circumstances like when a participant violates academicregulations

Not borne by KOICA when a participant Temporarilyleave tohis/herhomecountryduring the trainingperiod

Exceptforabove,bornebyKOICA

Tuition Fees

Full amount required

by a university

- Borne by a training institute

 

Extracurricular

Activities

Part of the expenses needed for study visits, workshops, Korean language classes and others, except

for regular classes

-   Amount borne by a schoolvaries

-   Part of the expenses can be borne by participants, and the amount variesamong training institutes

 

Monthly

Allowance

 

KRW 999,000 per month

It includes expenses for meals, books and study supplies ifneeded

Same amount will be provided permonth

- If a participant cannot participate in the course for specific reasons like temporary leave to his/her home country, the allowance for that month shall be prorated for the corresponding number of days studies in Korea (KRW 33,300/day).

* The amount deducted (33,300/day) is the same regardless of how many days are in the month.

 

Accommodation

 

Actual amount paid

-   Electricity and other utility fees shall notbe covered.

-   Cost for cleaning, laundry or exchangeof bedding shall not becovered.

-   Except for above, borne by atraining institute

 

Settlement

Allowance

 

KRW 600,000

-   Expenses needed to enter Korea, suchas visa fee, alien registration card issuing fee and others

-   Borne by a traininginstitute

 

Scholarship

Completion Grants

 

KRW 300,000

-   EMS and other expenses neededfor returning home (e.g. cost for sending materials)

-   Borne by a training institutesbefore departure

 

Insurance

 

Actual cost paid

Expenses for insurance contractsduring stay

inKorea

Borne byKOICA

 

*  Note

- KOICA arranges and pays for the participant to travel to and from Korea. KOICA will cover economy class, round-trip airfare.

- If a participant wants to change the flight itineraries, they should pay the additional airfare.

- The participant is responsible for the issuance of an appropriate visa (which must be the ‘Study Abroad Visa [D-2]) necessary for this Scholarship Program.

 

 

6.  SelectionProcedures

Period

Procedures

Details

March 22,

2019

Application

[Application package submission]

- Application deadline (to KOICA regional offices and Korean Embassy) : March 22, 2019

Prepare all required documents for your admissionpackage and fill out the ‘DocumentChecklist’.

Submit the application package (including both universityand KOICA application forms and other required documents) to KOICA regional office or Korean Embassy by thesubmission date.

- Original copies should be sent to university before the phone

interviews.

March25

-March29

On-site Interview(KOICA)

- Participate in an on-site interview by KOICA regional officeor Korean Embassy. If an applicant lives in a country where the KOICA regional office / Embassy does not exist or lives far from the capital city, he / she can be interviewed byphone

after consulting with the KOICA regional office /Embassy.

April 1

-April 12

Document Screening

[1st Round : Document Screening]

-Applicants nominated by the KOICA regional office or Korean Embassy as a result of the on-site interview and have submitted their application packages are considered for document screening.

-University conducts document screening,

April 17

Result of Document Screening

-The result for the 1st round selection will be announced to the applicants.

[Preparation for the 2nd round]

- Details of the interview including the interviewee list will be sent to the KOICA regional offices and interview arrangements will be made respectively.

April18

-May8

Interview

[2nd Round : Phone Interview]

University conducts the second round (interview)according to the interviewschedule.

Schedule for phone interview will be notified individually by the KOICA regional offices or Korean embassy with 2-3 day notice inadvance.

KOICA HQs announces the result of interview to theKOICA

regional office or Korean Embassy : May 13

May 14

-June 14

Medical Checkup (Local)

[3rd Round : Medical Check-up]

-  Applicants who successfully pass the 2nd round must take the Medical Check-up at the designated institution.

-The detailed guideline of the medical check-up and list of the designated medical institution will be notified after passing the interview successfully.

-  Examination cost, Transportation and accommodation fees will NOT be reimbursed.
-  KOICA will not pay for the treatment necessary after the examination.

-  KOICA announces the result of Medical Checkup.

June 21

Admission

Notification

-    Admissions results will be notified to the regional KOICA offices or Koreanembassy.

-   KOICA informs the participants of their scheduledentry to

Korea.

August

Entry to Korea

 

 

Medical Checkup

(In Korea)

[4th Round : Medical Check-up]

Applicants who successfully entering to Korea must take the Medical Check-up again at the designated medical institution.in Korea.

Examination cost will be provided byKOICA.

If the participants are disqualified for long-term stay by the medical checkup in Korea, the participants mayhave to return to their homecountry.

KOICA announces the result of Medical Checkup andwill share it with participants to support their own healthcare.

- KOICA will not pay for the treatment necessary after the examination.

 

 

7. RequiredDocuments

 All documents should be sent to the regional KOICA office or the relevant government office.

 

KOICA Application Form

Recommendation letter from applicants’ governments

Document Checklist

University Application form with required documents for the university

Refer to Program Informationattached

 

* Note 

- All forms should be typed in English and all the supporting documents should be in English. Documents in any other language should be accompanied by a notarized Englishtranslation.

- Original documents should be submitted. (If it is unavailable, the originating institutionmust authorize copies before they aresubmitted.)

- If any of the submitted materials contain false information, admission will berescinded.

- Applicants whose forms and supporting documents are incomplete or unsatisfactory willbe disqualified from the admissionprocess.

- Applicants should take full responsibility for any disadvantage due to the mistakes or omissions on theapplication.

 

8. Contacts

Application & Document Submission

KOICA regional Office or KoreanEmbassy

 

Major and UniversityAdmissions

Universities (Refer to the ProgramInformation)

 

Other inquiries

KOICA HQs (Email : koica.sp@koica.go.kr)

KOICA Website(https://www.koica.go.kr/koica_en/index.do)

 

 

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