The KDI School of Public Policy and Management is a government-run graduate school located in Sejong City, South Korea. It is affiliated with the Korea Development Institute and is also a member of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences. KDI School is the 6th Top think tank in Asia, 22nd in the world and 8th best-affiliated think tank in the world.

Why choose to study at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management? KDI School has a range of very dynamic and vibrant education programme that attracts international students. It harbors multinational faculty members from the world’s best institutions. KDI also offers its students diverse learning opportunities.

This scholarship, offered at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, is supported and funded by the Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation. Students can undertake any preferred master’s or PhD programme and secure the educational expense of it with this scholarship. Applicants from an ASEAN member state are eligible.

How to Apply
How to Apply: Applicants must complete their admission application on the online application portal of the school. For scholarship application details, students must contact internationaladmissions2@kdis.ac.

Supporting Documents: The students are required to present the following documents to the university:
Undergraduate Academic Transcript with official Grading System document

Undergraduate Degree Diploma
Graduate Academic Transcript with official Grading System document
Graduate Degree Diploma
Two Recommendation letters
Certificate of valid English Proficiency Test or Medium of Instruction
Employment verification (required for government officials)
Dissertation Research Proposal
Video Essay
Two photos or Photo uploaded on the online application
Copy of passport
Employment verification
Research proposal

Admission Requirements: The applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Language Requirement: The students must submit scores of the following English language proficiency tests:
TOEFL IBT
TOEFL PBT
TOEFL ITP
TOEIC
TOEIC – S
TEPS
NEW TEPS
TEPS – S
I – TEPS
PTE Academic
OPlc
Cambridge English Exams

Benefits

KDI School of Public Policy and Management will award the selected students this scholarship that will cover the cost of studies of master’s programme for up to 3 semesters (about 1 year) and PhD programme for at least 3 years.

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