The 2024 Global Korea Scholarship for Undergraduate Degrees

Korean Education Center in Malaysia (The Embassy of the Republic of Korea)

is pleased to announce that 

The 2024 Global Korea Scholarship for Undergraduate Degrees (GKS-U)

is now open for application.

1. Selection schedule:

   □ Submission deadline: Tuesday 3rd October 2023, by 17:00 to the KOREAN EDUCATION CENTER(KEC)* (by hand or post)

   * KEC: Suite 6.08, 6th Floor, Menara Hap Seng, Jalan P. Ramlee, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

   * Outside office hours, please put the application documents on the box prepared in front of the KEC door, Level 6, Menara Hap Seng.

※Any application that arrives after the deadline will be rejected.

   □ Result of document screening: 13th October 2023

   □ Interview: 16th ~ 19th October 2023 (TBC)

   □ Result of 1st round: 20th October 2023

   □ Selection of 2nd round (NIIED): Late November (TBC)

   □ Selection of 3rd round (Respective Universities): by 15th December 2023 (TBC)

※Please refer to the 2024 GKS-U application guidelines on pages 11 and 12 for the selection of important dates.

※It is each applicant’s responsibility to check important notices posted on the “Study in Korea” website.

2. Quota for Malaysia under Embassy track: Bachelor degree program: 1

※Please go here for the University track information and available quota for Malaysians.

3. Notes for Malaysian applicants:

   □ Please write as below in the Application Checklist:  

Name of institute receiving application (공관/대학명): Embassy of Republic of Korea in Malaysia (말레이시아 대사관)

Name of Applicant (성명): Your full name as stated in your Passport or IC 

PLEASE READ THE 2024 GKS-U APPLICATION GUIDELINES THOROUGHLY TO PREVENT YOUR APPLICATION TO BE REJECTED.

4. Documentation requirements:

   □ Refer to The GKS-U Documentation Requirement Guideline for the 1st round of selection - Embassy track-MY

   □ Number of documents to be submitted:

Starting in 2022, All GKS submissions who apply via EMBASSY TRACK are allowed to submit the following:

1. One(1) set of documents, attested by the Consular, Wisma Putra.

※ONLY the applicant who successfully passed the interview as EMBASSY TRACK CANDIDATES will be informed to submit one(1) set of notarized/consular-confirmed + three(3) sets of photocopies.

   □ Put the document in an envelope and label the envelope to:

Korean Education Center in Malaysia

(2024 GKS-U Application - EMBASSY TRACK)

Applicant’s Name

Phone number

Email

   □ Things to note during submission:

• All documents must be submitted in English or Korean. The translated document should be accompanied by its original.

• Application documents must be submitted in the order of the “Application Checklist” which itself should be the front cover of each set of application documents.

• Please number and label each document as shown below. Do not use sticky notes!

•  The documents MUST not be separated by a stapler or paper clip. Binder clips are allowed.

5. Further assistance:

   □ GKS Centre, NIIED: kgspniied@korea.kr

   □ KEC: kecmys2020@gmail.com (Subject: 2024 GKS-U Application Enquire)

               (+60)3-2704-6546

6. List of attachments: 

   □ The 2024 GKS-U Application Form, Application Guideline, and List of Available University

   □ The 2024 GKS-U The GKS-U Guideline for the 1st round of selection - Embassy track-MY