Korea Government KOICA Scholarship 2025 (Korea International Cooperation Agency) | Fully Funded
The Korea International Cooperation Agency has called for applications for its 2025 KOICA Scholarship from students from foreign partner countries.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency Scholarship offers a fully funded opportunity covering tuition, monthly stipend, round-trip international airfare, settlement allowance. university housing, and national health insurance.
Requirements:
- Be a citizen of an eligible country (see list below)
- Be in good physical and mental health
- Be under 40 years old as of February 1, 2025
- Have proficiency in English (as courses are taught in English)
- Be a civil servant or professional officially recommended by their government
- Have relevant professional experience of at least 2 years for Master’s and 3 years for Doctorate programs
Benefits:
- Full tuition fee exemption
- Monthly allowance of approximately 999,000 KRW (around USD 750)
- Round-trip international airfare
- Settlement allowance (600,000 KRW for Master’s, 1,200,000 KRW for Doctorate)
- University housing
- National health insurance
- Support for academic and cultural activities
- Completion grant at the end of the program (300,000 KRW for Master’s, 600,000 KRW for Doctorate)
Eligible Programs
- Master’s in e-Government and Public Management – Handong Global University
- Doctorate in e-Government and Public Management – Handong Global University
- Master’s in e-Government and Public Management 2 – Sungkyunkwan University
- Doctorate in Health Policy and Capacity Building – Yonsei University
- Master’s in Health Policy and Capacity Building – Yonsei University
- Doctorate in Economic Development Policy for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth – KOICA
- Master’s in Economic Development Policy for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth – KOICA
- Master’s in Capacity Building for Climate and Environmental Change Management – KOICA
