Application Kit for the Global Korea Scholarship (Graduate)

What's inside

• AsiaPacific_GKS_Graduate_User_Guide.docx

  This guide: how the kit works, the programme's rules, and your final checklist.

• AsiaPacific_GKS_Graduate_Personal_Statement_and_Study_Plan_Worksheets_TEMPLATE.docx

  One worksheet per part of the Personal Statement and the Study Plan, plus one for your university choices: what is asked, the limit to confirm, recall questions, a structure planner and a self-check.

• AsiaPacific_GKS_Graduate_STAR_Evidence_Bank_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your experiences in Situation, Task, Action, Result form, tagged to the themes of the forms and of the recommendation letter, with a coverage sheet that shows gaps.

• AsiaPacific_GKS_Graduate_Interview_Question_Bank_TEMPLATE.docx

  Practice questions for the embassy interview, grouped by the themes of your forms, with space for story IDs and key points.

• AsiaPacific_GKS_Graduate_Recommendation_Brief_TEMPLATE.docx

  A factual brief for your recommender: what Form 5 covers, the signing and sealing rules, and your deadline.

• AsiaPacific_GKS_Graduate_Application_Timeline_TRACKER.xlsx

  Your deadline, back-planned tasks, the 2026 milestones as a pattern and a cost tracker for apostilles, copies and courier.

Who it's for

• Graduates from Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Kenya or Ghana applying for a GKS master's place
• Applicants deciding between the Embassy track and the University track
• Applicants who want structure without sample statements

How the documents work together

1. 1

   Choose your track: Decide between the Embassy track and the University track, and check your country's quota and notice. (User Guide)

2. 2

   Check eligibility: Check citizenship, age, degree date and the grade thresholds against the current guidelines. (User Guide)

3. 3

   Start the apostilles: Certificates must be apostilled or consular-confirmed. Start early and track each document. (Application Timeline)

4. 4

   Collect evidence: Record 10 to 15 true stories from your studies, work and activities, and tag them. (STAR Evidence Bank)

5. 5

   Brief your recommender: Send the brief with your CV so the letter is dated and signed (and sealed where required) in time. (Recommendation Brief)

6. 6

   Choose universities: Embassy track: up to 3 universities, at least one Type B; the online user guide states that Choice 1 must be Type B. University track: 1 university, 1 department. (Personal Statement and Study Plan Worksheets)

7. 7

   Work the forms: Confirm each prompt and limit in the current forms, answer the recall questions, then write your own text. (Personal Statement and Study Plan Worksheets)

8. 8

   Check and submit: Run the self-checks and the final checklist, and submit well before the online system closes. (User Guide)

9. 9

   Prepare the interview: If shortlisted by your embassy, practise the questions aloud. (Interview Question Bank)

Route check

Choose this kit for the GKS graduate programme at master's level, on either track. For Japan, see the MEXT Embassy Recommendation kit; for China, the Chinese Government Scholarship kit.

General information

What's not included

• Sample personal statements, study plans or model answers
• Editing, review or coaching
• Apostille or translation services
• The GKS research or undergraduate programmes

Format & delivery

A ZIP file with one Word user guide and the working files listed above (.docx and .xlsx). Opens in Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, or LibreOffice. Download link valid for 30 days and 5 downloads. Each file is licensed to you and marked with your order details.

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