Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of the Philippines

2024 Global Korea Scholarship 

(Undergraduate Degrees)

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Manila hereby announces the Application Guidelines for Undergraduate Degrees of the Global Korea Scholarship as attached.

You may find other necessary information for application below:

1. Number of Quota for the Program: One (1)

2. Schedule of Application and Selection Process (Subject to Changes)

- Application Submission: September 14 ~ October 3, 2023, NOT LATER THAN 16:00 on October 3

- Application Review: ~ October 13, 2023

- Interview: October 18, 2023 (in-person)

- Announcement of Successful Candidate: October 19, 2023

3. Place of Submission:  c/o GKS In-Charge, Embassy of the Republic of Korea, 122 Upper McKinley Road, McKinley Town Center, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City 1634

4. Notices for Submission

- DO NOT submit the application to the consular section.

- Applications will ONLY be accepted through mail courier services (ex: LBC, DHL, JRS).

- If you use the same day courier (ex: Grab / Lalamove), be advised that the Recipient’s name is “KGSP In-charge” and the contact number is (02) 8856-9210. The rides do NOT need to make a call. They may leave the documents with the embassy guards upon arrival. They are NOT allowed to enter the embassy.

- Label the application with your name and "GKS Application.”

- The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Manila is NOT liable for any loss of document that is caused during delivery.

- Applications through e-mail or facsimile are NOT accepted.

- Applicants must submit a total of two envelopes only - one (1) envelope for the original documents and one (1) envelope for the three (3) photocopied sets).

- The recommendation letter must be sealed and signed by the recommender. We require only ONE recommendation letter.

- All documents must be A4 sized (210 x 297 millimeters or 8 ¼ x 11 ¾ inch).

- Applicants may submit an official high school graduation certificate (or diploma) or Associate degree certificate (or Diploma). Applicants who are expected to graduate must submit an official certificate of expected graduation that clearly indicates the date of graduation.

- Applicants who are expected to graduate must submit their graduation/degree certificate by December 31, 2023.

- All submitted documents will NOT be returned to applicants.

5. Notices for Application

- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY the attached 2024 GKS-U Guidelines and FAQs and follow all instructions therein.

- All applicant original documents must be presented in their original forms and apostilled. For applicants whose certificate (e.g. diploma) is issued only once, it is strongly recommended to apostille on a certified true copy of the certificate and keep the original certificate.

    * On 14 May 2019, the Republic of the Philippines became a party to the Apostille Convention. Therefore, documents issued in the Republic of the Philippines must be apostilled by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) of the Republic of the Philippines. DO NOT seek any consular authentication by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Manila.

- Applicants must submit ONE (1) set of original application forms and THREE (3) sets of photocopied application forms.

- Application documents must be submitted in the order of the checklist (Application Checklist) on the first page of the application forms. Each document must be numbered and labeled on the top right corner (ex: 9. Proof of Citizenship).

- Mode of interview will be announced in due course. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified of the interview schedule.

- For inquiries about the GKS program, please send an email to kgspniied@korea.kr. For inquiries regarding submission (ex: courier, address), please send an email to polph2@mofa.or.kr.