1. Program Objective
The Korean Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea for international students, with the aim of promoting international exchange in education, as well as mutual friendship amongst the participating countries.
2. 2013 KGSP Allocation for the Designated Korean Universities : 400 candidates
(from 135 nations)
<Designated University Quotas>
Quota | No. of Nations | Name of Countries | 9 | 1 | Mongolia | 8 | 2 | Philippines, Thailand | 7 | 2 | Indonesia, Vietnam | 6 | 2 | Bangladesh, Malaysia | 5 | 12 | Brazil, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Russia, The United States, Turkey, Uzbekistan | 4 | 10 | Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Egypt, Israel, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania | 3 | 26 | Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Laos, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Peru, Poland, Rumania, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan The United Kingdom, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uganda | 2 | 80 | Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Cote d'ivoire, Croatia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, France, Gabon, Gambia, Greece, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Iran, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Liberia, Lithuania, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Moldova, Mozambique, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Is., Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, U.A.E, Ukraine, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe | Total | 135 | 389 candidates |
Among the 400 candidates allocated to the Designated Korean Universities, 11 will be allotted into two outstanding specialized universities separately. |