Notification of the changes in the standard of Scholarships given to International Students,Kangwon National University Korea

Notification of the changes in the standard of Scholarships given to International Students.

Office of the International affairs, Kangwon National Unversity hereby notifies to all the International Students about the change in the standards of the Scholarships provided by the University. International Students from all the concerned countries who are getting university scholarship are requested to update yourselves.
1. * Major Changes

Division: Graduate Students/ Enrolled Students/ Merit based Scholarship Students

Current: * Above 3.0 Average GPA until previous semester .

* Minimum 6 credits in a semester .

Amendments:

* average GPA should be above 3.5. until previous semester.
* Minimum 6 credits in a Semester

(Exception: If the student has an average of more than 4.0 GPA in total semesters and has completed more than 80% of the credits required for degree.)

Remarks: Including ACES and BEST KNU scholarship students.

* Duration of ACES and BEST KNU scholarship:

Current: MasterCourse -4 semesters
Phd. Course - 5 semesters
Masters and Phd. Combined Course: 8 Semesters

Amendments: Master Course- 4 semesters
Phd. Course: 6 semesters Masters and Phd. Combined course- 8 semesters.


* Undergraduate/ Graduate Merit based selection Scholarship:
Current: Students meeting all the required criterias according the scholarship standards.
Amendments: Students meeting all the required criterias according to the scholrships depending upon the availability of University Funds every year.

Enforcement Period: Applied from the second semester 2012, (Merit based scholarships for 2nd semester of 2012 will be selected on the basis of 1st semester 2012 grades record).

Additional particulars: Merit based scholarhips for undergradauate students are not based on the standards includingKorean students. Merit competition is based on the standards of foreign students only. According to the grades among Foreign students, merit scholarship will be provided.
Study sincerely.

Undergraduate Students:
Among the International Students who have completed 15 credits Until Previous semester and having more than average GPA of 2.5.

1. Top 1% student: Exemption of 100% Tuition fees.

2. Top 5% student: Exemption of 100% Student Association Fees.

3. Top 10% student: Exemption of 50% Student Association fees.

4. Top 30% student: Exemption of Class Tuition fees


For Details: Contact Office of the International Affairs , KNU
Mr. Ha Kwon Young/ Mr. David
033-250-7194, supportu@kangwon.ac.kr)