Masters and scholarships abroad

Stage 4 · Lesson 7 of 8

GKS in Korea and CSC in China

Funding and scholarships

The (GKS) funds graduate study in Korea for international students. It has an embassy track and a university track. It usually includes a year of Korean language study before the degree.

The is managed by the China Scholarship Council. It funds study at Chinese universities through several routes. These include applying directly to universities, and bilateral programmes (agreements between China and your country) run through embassies.

Both scholarships have yearly cycles, usually early in the year, and publish detailed guidelines each round. Read the current guideline in full, because age limits, quotas per country and required documents change.

Common traprelying on last year's guideline or a third-party summary instead of the official one for your year.

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Resources for this stage

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  • ScholarshipFree
    Study in Japan

    Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

    MEXT and other Japanese scholarships explained on the official portal

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  • MastersportalGo deeper

    Filter programmes by tuition and find scholarship listings to confirm on the funder's page

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