South Korea · Universities across South Korea
Overview
GKS-U, run by NIIED, funds international students for a full bachelor’s or associate degree in Korea, including one year of Korean language training. There are two routes: the Embassy Track (apply through the Korean embassy in your country — Pakistan had 3 places for 2026) and the University Track (apply directly to participating universities; the UIC program is open to all countries).
For the 2026 round, embassy-track applications ran 15–30 September 2025 and the university-track deadline was 31 October 2025. Watch Study in Korea and the Korean embassy for the next round.
Who can apply
Citizens of invited countries (Pakistan included) whose parents are not Korean citizens, under 25, who have no bachelor's degree, with a top-20% class rank, 80%+ or CGPA 2.64/4.0 (or equivalent).
- Academic stage
- High school, Undergraduate
- Minimum grade
- Top 20% of class, or 80%+, or CGPA 2.64/4.0 (2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5, 3.23/5.0)
Mandatory conditions
- You must not already hold a bachelor's degree.
- Neither you nor your parents may hold Korean citizenship.
- You must not have received a Korean government degree scholarship before.
Funding package
Tuition (NIIED up to KRW 5 million; university covers the rest), economy airfare, all-inclusive monthly support (living costs, insurance, settlement and completion grants) and a year of Korean language training.
- Tuition covered
- Stipend or salary covered
- Travel covered
- Accommodation not stated
- Health insurance covered
Application dates
- Deadline
- To be confirmed Deadline to be confirmed
- Duration
- 1 year Korean language + 4 years bachelor's
Verification
- Status
- Verified against the official source
- Official source
- partiuintercambio.org
- Last checked
- 18 Oct 2026
- Listing updated
- 18 Oct 2026
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