The Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Students provides international students with the opportunities to conduct advanced studies at higher educational institutions in Korea in order to promote international exchange in education and mutual friendship between countries. 

■ Eligibility for the USA students:
- Korean adoptees who have USA nationality

■ Quota for the USA: Four

■ Scholarship period:
   Master's course : 3 years (1 year of Korean language course & 2 years of master's course)
   Doctoral course : 4 years (1 year of Korean language course & 3 years of doctoral course)

■ Benefits: Airfare, Monthly Allowance, Research Allowance, Relocation Allowance, Language Training Fee, Tuitions, Dissertation Printing Costs, Medical Insurance

■ Qualifications:

- Both applicant and his/her parents must possess the citizenship of the country of origin
* Applicants should not be a holder of Korean citizenship.

- Applicants should have an adequate health, both mentally and physically, to stay in a foreign country for a long period of time
* Persons who are pregnant or having serious illness may not apply

- Applicants who have already enrolled in the same academic course in Korea same as the one they are applying for will not be admitted.

- Persons who can contribute to promoting the mutual friendship between Korea and the country of origin

- Should be under 40 years of age as of September 1, 2009

- Hold a bachelor degree for the master's course, or a master’s degree for the doctoral course as of September 1, 2009

- Obtain a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 85% from the last institution attended

■ Place of submission:
Documents must be submitted to the Korea Education Center in the Korean Embassy:

Korean Education Center
2320 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington DC 20008

■ Application Deadline: May 19, 2009

Click here for a copy of the application form.