NOTICE FOR 2ND ROUND SELECTED CANDIDATES

(2023 GKS-U University Track)

Dear Selected Candidates of the 2023 Global Korea Scholarship Undergraduate Degree Program,

Huge congratulations to you all who made through the second round of 2023 GKS-U!
We ask all selected candidates of the 2nd round whose names are included in the attached result to
carefully read the following information and take appropriate actions for the final selection process.

1. Medical Examination, Consent Form – Due December 21

(For ALL selected candidates of the 2nd round)

All candidates whose names are listed in the 2nd round result must conduct a medical checkup from a
licensed doctor or a physician at a local hospital and submit an Official Medical Examination AND a
laboratory evidence (result of your examination) officially issued by a hospital or a medical clinic.

 Download the Forms “Official Medical Examination” and “Consent to collect, use and provide
personal information” attached to this announcement. Please read and sign the consent form.
 The Official Medical Examination form must be completed and signed by a licensed physician
or a doctor with a MD degree.
 The laboratory evidence must include all the examinations listed in section 2~4 in the Official
Medical Examination form.

 How to submit:
- (1) Scan your Official Medical Examination report and all laboratory results into ONE
SINGLE PDF FILE. The name of the file should be [Your Candidate Number*]-Medical.
*Candidate Number: Please refer to the "2023 GKS-U University Track 2nd Round Result Successful Candidates"
file. Each candidate is given a Candidate number in the first column. (ex. 2023U-UNI321)
- (2) Scan the signed “Consent to collect, use and provide personal information” form into
a pdf file. The name of the file should be [Your Candidate Number]-Consent
- Attach both (1) and (2) pdf files in an email and send your email to gksselection@korea.kr
Please limit the size of each file to less than 5 MB.
- The subject line of your email should be: [Your Candidate Number]-Medical

For example, a candidate should attach [2023U-UNI321]-Medical and [2023U-UNI321]-Consent files in a single
email with the subject line, [2023U-UNI321]-Medical.

 Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 (Korea Standard Time)

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 2. Exemption from Korean Language Program – Due December 21

All 2023 GKS-U scholars should take one-year mandatory Korean language program from early March
2023. From 2023, the Korean language program and the degree program will be conducted at the
same university.

<Exception>
GKS scholars who have valid TOPIK level 5 or 6 will be exempt from the language training program and
start their degree program in March 2023. If you have attained TOPIK level 5 or 6 after you have
submitted your applications or if you have already received TOPIK level 5 or 6 but did not report us of
your score, please inform us by submitting the scanned copy of your TOPIK certificate to NIIED.
* The 85th TOPIK score is the last TOPIK score one should report to NIIED for exemption from the
Korean language program. Applicants who achieved TOPIK level 5 or 6 after application deadline must
submit the valid TOPIK certificate to NIIED by December 21. If you have already submitted your TOPIK
certificate at the time of application and if there is no change to your TOPIK level, you do not have to
re-send the certificate.

 How to submit
- Save a scanned file of your TOPIK certificate into a PDF file and name it into the following
format: [Your Candidate Number]-TOPIK. Limit the size of the file to less than 5 MB.

For example, a candidate should attach [2023U-UNI321]-TOPIK (if any) file in an email with the subject line,
[2023U-UNI321]-TOPIK.

 Where to submit: gksselection@korea.kr

 Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 21, 2022 (Korea Standard Time)

Important Notes on gksselection@korea.kr account

This is a receive-only email account for document submission. You will not receive any response to
your inquiries regarding the program or application. Should you have inquiries that require response,
please send an email to kgspniied@korea.kr.

You will not receive confirmation email after your submission. If there is an issue with your submitted
email or if we do not receive your email until the due date, then we will contact those candidates
individually.

Due to security reasons, we cannot open files that are sent via google drive, dropbox, one drive or any
internet-linked files. We only accept files that are attached in an email.

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 3. Additional Document Submission

For those of you who were expected to graduate at the time of application or applied with a
provisional graduation (or degree) certificate, must submit your authenticated official graduation
certificate by February 28, 2023 to NIIED through the university. Each university should send NIIED
scanned copy of the documents by February 28, 2023. Please send hard copies to NIIED to the address
below:

GKS Center (Selection Dept. of 2023 GKS-U)

191 Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do,
13557, Rep. of Korea
*Indicate your Candidate Number next to your name

Your document should be authenticated (apostilled or consular-confirmed). If the document is written in

a language other than Korean or English, you should submit a notarized translation along with your
authenticated document. Please note that all documents submitted to NIIED will NOT be returned in any
case.

Conditional Successful Candidates

Candidates who applied with certificate of expected graduation or a provisional graduation (degree)
certificate will be announced as Conditional Successful Candidates in the Final Announcement if the
university does not submit their official graduation certificate or diploma to NIIED by December 21,
2022.

If Conditional Successful Candidates fail to submit their authenticated official graduation (degree)
certificate or diploma by February 28, 2023 to NIIED through the university, their scholarship may be
cancelled.

Note: We will announce the final results in late-December. However, even after a candidate was
announced as a final successful scholar, we may cancel the scholarship at any time if a scholar is found
to be disqualified or an application document of a scholar is discovered to be a fraud.

※ NIIED will contact GKS scholars to the email account submitted in their application. If scholars need to
change their contact information before their enrollment to the university/Korean language institution,
please let us know about the updates via email (both kgspniied@korea.kr and gksselection@korea.kr)

We thank you in advance for your full cooperation.

Sincerely,
GKS Center, NIIED
December 5, 2022