2012 InKAS Korean Language Scholarships
for spring semester
Please note that the application for Seoul
National University will be closed on December 31st and for all other schools you can apply until January 28th.
This is
a great opportunity to learn the Korean language at a prestigious university in
South Korea. InKAS provides Korean language scholarships to overseas Korean
adoptees. In association with a grant from the Ministry for Health, Welfare,
and Family Affairs, scholarship grantees can study at any of these language
Institutes: Ewha Woman’s, Korea, Kyunghee, Seoul National, Sogang, Sookmyung
and Yonsei University. Any overseas Korean adoptee over the age of 18 who can
invest a semester or more of studying Korean is qualified for the scholarships.
1. Application
– Required documents
-
Application form
- One
photocopy of adoption document with your Korean name
- One
photocopy of your passport with passport number
- One photocopy of your high school graduation certificate
- One
photo (3x4cm)
- One page of self-introduction
* In
case this is your second term, you could submit just the application; the
other documents are not necessary but may need to be sent on a special case basis to InKAS.
2. Application
Dates
Starting
from December 14th, first-come, first-served basis
*Only the fully-completed
application along with all the required documents received between December 14th and January 28th, will be accepted. Selections will be made entirely on
a first-come, first-serve basis.
*In
case you had any problems academically or in any other ways in your school in
any previous semesters, your application can be rejected or your acceptance can
be cancelled.
3. How to
Apply
① Sign-up
through the InKAS website and go to the Korean Language Scholarship section:
Services -> Scholarship -> InKAS Scholarship Program Request (http://www.inkas.or.kr/eng/programs/programs02.asp)
② Submit an application form on the page and upload all
the required documents on “Mypage”
*MyPage is on your right top after you log
in.
4.
Korean Language Schools
Course period for each university
1)
Kyunghee
Uni. – 2012.4.2~2012.6.13
2)
Korea
Univ. – 2012.4.2~2012.6.13
3)
Ewha
Womem’s Univ. –2012.3.14 (Wed)~2012.5.23 (Wed)
4)
Yonsei
Univ.- 2012.4.2~2012.6.12
5)
Sogang
Univ.- 2012.3.6~2012.5.17
6)
Sookmyung
Univ. –2012.4.2~2012.6.12
7)
Seoul
National Univ. – 2012.3.5~2012.5.11
Generally, the classes at all the universities run
from 9a.m. to 1p.m.from Monday through Friday. *Unlike last semester,
unfortunately, we can’t afford to grant scholarships for any evening classes due
to reduced funds. However, even though you have to cover the whole tuition on
your own, if you still want to attend an evening class, you yourself can apply
for it directly to the school that you want to go.
5. Fee
- Application fee to InKAS : $77 US
dollar or 82,000won (You can make the payment through Paypal on the website or
directly at the office)
- Tuition fee is 50% covered by InKAS Korean Language Scholarship.
(excluding the registration fee to a
school) In case this is your second term
on the same university, you don’t need to pay the registration fee.
*Except Yonsei University, students need to
pay 70% of the tuition fee.
All notices related to fees will be sent by notification individually after being chosen as a scholarship beneficiary. You will
get the results sometime after the application period is ended by email, which is January 28th, 11:59pm Korean time.
If you have further
inquiries regarding the InKAS Korean Language scholarships, please visit the
InKAS website to check out the information or leave a message in the Q&A
section.
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