GIST Scholarship In South Korea | Fully Funded
About GIST | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
The Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology is a research-oriented university focused on science and technology that is located in Gwangju, South Korea. GIST is a member of the research-oriented universities group consisting of GIST-KAIST-UNIST-POSTECH-DGIST.
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Host Country:
- South Korea
Host University:
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)
Financial Support of the GIST Scholarship in South Korea:
Tuition Assistance
All international students will be getting 100% support in the tuition fee i.e. the tuition fee will be waived off.
Monthly Stipends (All International Students)
- Student allowance: 140,000 won per month for M.S. students, 295,000 won per month for Ph.D. students
- Meal allowance: nearly 100,000 won per month※Students should have completed at least 9 credits in the previous semester for the above two.
- International student allowance: 120,000 won per month※ GPA of 3.0 or higher (out of 4.5) in the previous semester
Research Assistantship
(All students participating in research projects)
Average as of 2022
- 6,400,000 won per year of M.S.
- 13,740,000 won per year of Ph.D.
Health Insurance (All International Students)
- 60% of the Korean National Health Insurance fee is supported.※Other options may exist.
- Annual medical checkup
Flight Reimbursement (All Incoming International Students)
- Reimbursement for a one-way flight to Korea※For the first time use only.※Exchange Rate: USD 1 = KRW 1,074.10 (as of May 2, 2018)
Degree programs
- Master of Science Program (M.S.)
- Doctor of Philosophy Program (Ph.D.)
- Integrated M.S. and Ph.D. Program (M.S./Ph.D.)
GIST offers M.S., Ph.D. and integrated M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs.
Students are expected to maintain full-time student status and continuous registration until the completion of all requirements. It normally takes two years to finish an M.S. program and four years for a Ph.D. program. The maximum completion times for the M.S., Ph.D. and M.S./Ph.D. progrmas are three years, seven years and eight years respectively.
- School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- School of Mechanical Engineering
- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering
- School of Life Science
- Department of Physics and Photon Science
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering
- School of Integrated Technology
- Artificial Intelligence Graduate School
- School of Energy Convergence
Application & Deadline
- Online Application: https://service.gist.ac.kr/admission/graduate/foreigner
- Required Documents: Online upload
The applicant’s degree program can be changed according to the applicant’s consent.
Deadline
Fall Semester: March 25th ~ April 15th
