Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Uganda

This is the announcement for the 2024 Global Korea Scholarship for Graduate Degrees.

Please refer to the attached files for further details.

* (Notice, 24.02.20)  Among the universities eligible for the 2024 GKS-G scholarship program, there are  two universities (Soonchunhyang University, Changwon National University) that have not received the Korean Ministry of Education's certification for internationalization capacity. 

As a result, applicants cannot apply for Soonchunhyang University and Changwon National University for the 2024 GKS-G application. For more information about the program, please check the final application guidelines and refer to the all attached files carefully.

1. Number of Scholars (Uganda) : 7 (Embassy Track)

2. Programs and Universities

 o Degree Programs: Master's Degree / Doctoral Degree / Research (Attached file 1, page.3)

 o Available Fields of Study: Applicants can only apply to the universities and departments that are listed in the           'University Information' file attached.  (Type A / B) 

 * Embassy track application may choose up  to THREE different universities from Type A and B and MUST apply to at least one of the universities from Type B

3. Eligibility

- Ugandan Citizenship

- Degree Requirements (Attached file 1) (Applicants must have obtained the required degree by February 28, 2024)

- Grades (Attached file 1) (Cumulative Grade Point Average(CGPA) must be equal to or above 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5 or 3.23/5.0 or Score percetile should be 80% or above on a 100-point scale or be ranked in the top 20% of one's class)

- Age under 40 years old (born after September 1, 1984)  
 * Age under 45 years old for the professor in ODA recipient countries

- Health 

- Restriction (Attached file 1)

4. Deadline of Application Submission

- 2024.2.12.(Mon) - 2024.3.4.(Mon) 
  (The Embassy will be closed on 16th February, and 1st March due to a public holiday) 

- The applicants should submit the required documents in person during operating hours 
   (Mon-Thu: 9:00-15:00 / Fri: 9:00-12:00)

- Application documents must be submitted in the order of the checklist. 
  Insufficient application documents will be excluded from the screening.

- The names of successful candidates for the interview will be posted on 13th March, 2024, and interview will take place in the embassy on 18th March, 2024. (* Interview date can be changed.)

Please find the attached files for more information including required documents,

or visit the Study in Korea website.