Global Korea Scholarship; Documents (3부)
Pusing kan pasti ngisi pertanyaan sebegitu ramenya hiya most of it is self explanatory, but ya I’m gonna elaborate.
English Proficiency/Korean Proficiency
If you have IELTS/TOEFL or TOPIK scores you can write them here. For English speaking countries, under English proficiency just write “Native Speaker” just to make it obvious. NIIED says that these are optional, but if you are not a native speaker of either English or Korean, include at least one of them if you can. It’s important to show them and the universities that you will be able to study in either English or Korean.
Published Papers
I recommend including one of your best. More is not necessarily better, they only have time to read so much. But if you may not have any published papers, and that’s okay. Don’t stress about it.
Awards
If you received academic awards, public service awards, etc then list them here. I recommend choosing recent awards (don’t go back to high school pls). Ultimately the choice is yours as to what you want to present to the selection committees.
University choice
The application asks for University/Faculty/Department/Major, but the university information lists University/Division/Department/Field of Study. These are the same things, so you can write it as you see it in the university information. (For example “ChosunUniversity/College of Engineering/Energy and Resources Engineering/Sedimentology”)
Grades/GPA
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If your university grades on a 4.0/4.3/4.5/5.0 scale, then you are good to go.
Previous visits to Korea
Write down the dates of previous visits and why you were there. If you have ever come to Korea on a student visa (specifically D-2), you are theoretically ineligible for a scholarship (unless that rule changes). Applicants who have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degree in Korea are NOT eligible to apply.
For the next topic, you can check on my post in Global Korea Scholarship; Documents (2부) for further example.
Self-Introduction and Statement of Purpose
This is pretty self explanatory. You’ll want to give them an idea of who you are and what makes you tick. You can check on my post in Global Korea Scholarship; Documents (2부). Illustrate the things that lead you to your field of study, relevant academic, work or volunteer experience, and what is bringing you to Korea. The space is limited (only one page), so try to stay away from things they can find easily in other parts of your application. For example, stay away from listing every related course you took in university — they can find those in your transcript. Talk instead about particular aspects that really interest and inspire you. Leave your specific study plan and future plans for the next attachment below. Also, if you got into Korea because of kdrama and kpop, you can mention that (as something you know about Korea), but try to find something else you admire about the country, something with more substance. And if you have traveled or lived abroad, you might want to discuss what these experiences meant to you. And finally, if there are any question marks in your background (a particularly bad semester, and unfinished class, etc) that might need explaining, then you should explain them here. Short and sweet, don’t dwell and give them more importance than they deserve.
Goal of study & Study Plan
The first section is very similar to research plan; what applicant will do during his research. It’s been public secret now that almost nobody will have his own privilege to conduct his research, but he needs to work on project his lab has/offers. So what is the point of this part? It merely measures applicant’s seriousness in applying to the program and to check his understanding on his research field. Almost nobody will do the one he once wrote on his research plan but accepted student normally has solid background of research and clear vision of his research
Future Plan after Study
The second part deals with applicant’s plan after completing the program. The purpose is almost very similar to the 2nd item and to the 1st part of this item: to check the long-term vision of applicant. Saying that he wants to get master degree for a long life work (such as becoming diplomat for his country, Chemistry teaching professor, etc) will be much better then just saying willingness to explore Korean culture.
Letter of Recommendation
You guys need to submit 2 of these. These should be from an academic reference, not a work reference… Even if you graduated ten years ago. Some people recommend getting high status people (like the school president or department head) to write your recommendation, but personally I would recommend having someone who knows you well (like an advisor or someone you took multiple courses with). I aske my Dean and my Advisor. They’ll just create a nice form letter with generalities gleaned from your transcript. It should go without saying that you should choose someone you got along well with, and who can say good things about you. Your recommendation should be in a sealed envelope with your professors signature or stamp over the seal. Do not open the recommendation to make copies. You can either ask your professor to give you four sealed copies of the recommendation (one for each set of documents you need to send), or you can ask your first selection institution (university or embassy) to copy it for you but most probably the will not do it. This also means that you will not be able to have your professor email you their letter of recommendation. If you are not currently at your university, you should allow enough time for your professor to send you the recommendation, and then for you to send the application. Make sure your professor knows that the recommendation should be printed out and sealed, and that they know when you plan to send your application.
And that’s all I have take some detail, perceptions and ideas. Good luck and remember me in your good wishes hihi.
