The Korea International Cooperation Agency KOICA Scholarship ), established in 1991, is a governmental agency Dedicated to providing Korea’s grant aid programs. KOICA aims to foster friendly, cooperative relationships, and mutual exchanges with partner countries by offering support for their socioeconomic development. KOICA Scholarship is involved in a diverse range of initiatives, including the Fellowship Program, Korea Volunteer Dispatching Program, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief, Public-Private Partnership, Bilateral and Multilateral Projects, among others.
About the 2025 KOICA Scholarship Programme
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), established in 1991, is a governmental agency dedicated to providing Korea’s grant aid programs. KOICA aims to foster friendly, cooperative relationships, and mutual exchanges with partner countries by offering support for their socioeconomic development. KOICA is involved in a diverse range of initiatives, including the Fellowship Program, Korea Volunteer Dispatching Program, Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief, Public-Private Partnership, Bilateral and Multilateral Projects, among others.
Eligibility
Nationality – All applicants must be the citizens of the designated countries listed below. These countries are selected by the Korean government ( KOICA Scholarship ) from the OECD DAC List of ODA Recipients. The list of designated countries is subject to annual changes based on the policies of the Korean government (KOICA).
Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Honduras, Jamaica, Costa Rica, Guyana, Grenada, Dominica, Belize, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Employee Status and Government Nomination: All applicants must be government officials and receive official nomination from their respective governments for the KOICA Scholarship program.
Age: (Preferably) Under the age of 40.
Health: All applicants must be in good health, both mentally and physically, to study in Korea
for the full duration of the program. Applicants with disabilities, but in good mental and physical health, are eligible to apply. However, Applicants with severe illness are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.
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2025 KOICA Scholarship: Minimum Level of Education and Field experience:
- Minimum experience in the field of study for Master’s: Bachelor’s Degree (Preferably) 2 years.
- Minimum experience in the field of study for Doctoral: Master’s Degree (Preferably) 3 years after graduation from KOICA Master’s degree program.
Applicants must have obtained the required degree (minimum level of education as indicated above) by 28 February 2025. Some programs may have specific educational qualifications, which can be found in the Program Information provided by each university.
Restrictions:
- Individuals who have previously received a scholarship for a degree program from the Korean government are NOT eligible to apply.
- Individuals who have previously enrolled in a degree program through a Korean government-sponsored scholarship program, other than the KOICA-administered scholarship program, are NOT eligible to apply for a Doctoral course.
- However, individuals who have received a bachelor’s degree scholarship from the Korean government are eligible to apply for a master’s course.
- Individuals who were previously KOICA scholars and had their scholarship cancelled* after enrollment are NOT eligible to apply. *Cancellation of Scholarship means that a KOICA scholarship participant either withdrew from the program or had their scholarship forfeited due to cumulative warnings, etc., during their scholarship period.
- Applicants who apply to the KOICA Doctoral Degree Program must be scholars who have successfully completed the KOICA Master’s Degree Program.
- An applicant who has successfully completed a Master’s Degree program funded by KOICA or any other Korean government scholarship is NOT eligible to apply for the KOICA Master’s Degree Program.
- An applicant who has cancelled their KOICA Master’s Degree program is NOT eligible to apply for the KOICA Master’s Degree Program or the Doctoral Degree program.
- An applicant who has successfully completed the KOICA Master’s Degree program is eligible to apply for the KOICA Doctoral Degree program.
- An applicant who has successfully completed a Master’s Degree program funded by the Korean government, other than KOICA, is NOT eligible to apply for the KOICA Doctoral Degree Program.
Documents to Submit
A list of KOICA Application Documents includes:
KOICA Application Forms (Part1~Part4): Applicant’s English name MUST match the name on their passport. Any discrepancy in the applicant’s name (family, given, middle name) will cause a delay in
visa processing. Finally, all documents required for KOICA round should be submitted via email at KOICA overseas office and Korean embassy. As the procedures may differ for each KOICA overseas office
and Korean embassy, please verify the details through the respective office.
- The letter of Recommendation from the applicant’s government (in charge of ODA or
Abroad scholarship program) - A scanned copy of an applicant’s valid passport. Please DO NOT send an original passport – The passport should be valid until at least 6 months after the expected date of return.
- Applicants with a passport that will not be valid until the end of the Program are recommended to renew it before departing their home country.
- Indonesian applicants who are finally nominated as scholarship program participants need to obtain an official passport following the guidelines of the Indonesian government. Indonesian applicants are kindly advised to resubmit a copy of the newly issued passport to the KOICA office and the University once it is issued.
Online System or Email Submission of UNIVERSITY Application Documents
University Application document submission is required only for those who have been selected as the successful applicants for KOICA Scholarship overseas office and Korean Embassy. Detailed information will be provided to each individual by the university, so please refer to the university’s guidance for specific details. The Application procedures (Online System or Email) vary by each university, so please refer to the CIAT website and Email of University for details.
Submission of University Application & Documents Original COPY [Applicant of University Round those who passed the University Round] – Applicants will receive detailed information regarding the submission via email by university.
Original Copy of University Application & Documents must be submitted to the KOICA seas office and Korean Embassy in may. The domestic shipping costs for sending Original copy of University Application and Documents to the KOICA overseas office and Korean Embassy are not supported. KOICA overseas office and Korean Embassy will send your Original copy of University Application and Documents to university in Korea. (If the Applicant fails to submit documents, they must send them to the University at their own expense).
Application documents must be submitted in the order of the “Application Checklist of university” which itself should be the front cover of a set of application documents. Please number and label each document on the top right corner.
Scholarship Benefits
The KOICA scholarship programme only provides the following listed expenses and DO NOT cover visa expenses, stopover expenses, local transportation, and other miscellaneous expenses, these will not be covered. Scholarship benefits may change under KOICA Scholarship rules and regulations without notice. For more Information, please refer to the fellows’ guidebook on the CIAT Website.
Benefits provided by the KOICA Scholarships:
- Travel: Economy class flight ticket (Based on actual expense). At the time of initial entry/final departure.
- Settlement Allowance: (Master) KRW 600,000, (Doctoral) KRW 1,200,000/once.
- Monthly Allowance: KRW 999,000 Per month.
- Tuition Fee: Full amount from KOICA scholarship programme to the selected university.
- Extracurricular Activities: Part of the expenses needed for study visits, workshops, Korean language classes and others, except for regular classes.
- Accommodation: Universities Dormitory – KOICA → University – Condition varies depending on Universities.
- Scholarship Completion Grants: (Master) KRW 300,000; (Doctoral) KRW 600,000/once
- National Health Insurance: Approximately KRW 79,210 per month KOICA→ University→ Participant.
- Private Medical Insurance: Unexpected accidents or illnesses (benefit may differ to each case). KOICA → Issuance company (Claim paid) Issuance company → Participant.
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