Scholarships: Korea (6)

Korea passed check

Funder: Korean Government, run by NIIED

Usable in: Any designated GKS university in Korea (SNU, Yonsei, Korea Univ, Ewha, Sogang, KDI School etc.)

Covers: Full: tuition, monthly stipend, airfare, settlement, medical insurance, 1 year Korean language then 2 year master's (per search of 2026 guidelines; amounts unverified)

Eligibility: Malaysian citizen; age limit (usually under 40), GPA (usually 80% or 2.64/4.0) are from memory: unverified. Service/return obligation: unverified

Deadline: 2026 cycle (for 2026 intake): 12 Feb-25 Feb 2026 18:00 KST, embassy track. 2027 date not published: 2026 cycle date, check. Expect Feb-Mar 2027 for Sep 2027 start

Notes: studyinkorea page fetch returned 404; facts come from MOFA embassy notices in search results. Contact the Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysia quota (unverified). Edrina's BA must be complete before start.

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Funder: NIIED via individual universities

Usable in: Only the designated universities that offer the track; apply directly to the university

Covers: Same package as embassy track (unverified)

Eligibility: Same basic criteria; university-specific selection and dates; unverified

Deadline: Varies by university, usually earlier than or around Feb-Mar; 2027 dates unpublished: check each school

Notes: KDI School lists GKS (NIIED) as a scholarship route on its admissions page (verified).

Korea passed check

Funder: KDI School / KOICA / Korean government

Usable in: KDI School only

Covers: Per KDI: 100% of students receive scholarship. MIPD reported as full tuition, stipend, airfare, insurance (secondary sources, unverified)

Eligibility: Automatic consideration on admission; MIPD/KOICA often limited to developing-country government or public-sector applicants: unverified for Malaysia

Deadline: Same as admission: Spring 2027 closed 31 Jul 2026 (secondary); Fall 2027 check

Notes: Confirm Malaysian eligibility for MIPD/KOICA directly with the scholarship coordinator emails on the admissions page.

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Funder: Ewha Womans University

Usable in: Ewha GSIS

Covers: EGPP: full tuition, housing, stipend up to 4 semesters. Sun: half tuition

Eligibility: EGPP: developing-country students, GPA 3.5 (verified on Ewha page). Sun: by admission rank

Deadline: With admission; unverified

Notes: Verified from official page.

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Funder: Sogang University

Usable in: Sogang GSIS

Covers: 25-100% tuition

Eligibility: Admission and GPA-based

Deadline: With admission; unverified

Notes: Snippet only.

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Funder: Korea University / POSCO

Usable in: Korea University GSIS

Covers: 50-100% tuition; POSCO special award

Eligibility: Academic performance

Deadline: With admission; unverified

Notes: Snippet only.