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GKS Scholarship for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines students.

Each year, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is allocated 1 graduate Global Korea Scholarship place on the embassy track, for master's and PhD study. GKS is the Korean government's fully funded scholarship, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a partner country.

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Undergraduate embassy places
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Graduate embassy places

Source: 2026 GKS-U Application Guidelines, 3. Program Quota, Embassy Track (p. 4) and 2026 GKS-G Application Guidelines, Program Quota (pp. 6 to 8), published by NIIED. Compare all countries and download the dataset.

How Saint Vincent and the Grenadines students apply

There are two tracks. On the embassy track, you apply through the Korean embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, which screens candidates against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's quota above and recommends them to NIIED. On the university track, you apply directly to a single Korean university. Which one fits you, and the trade-offs, are in the embassy vs university track guide.

The eligibility rules (citizenship, age, and GPA), the document set, and the month-by-month timeline are the same for every country. Work through them here: eligibility, documents, and the application timeline.

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Frequently asked questions

How many GKS scholarships does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines get?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has no undergraduate embassy-track allocation in the 2026 guidelines, but the undergraduate UIC university-track program is open to applicants from any country. On the graduate embassy track, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is allocated 1 place across master's and PhD study. These quotas are set per country in the official guidelines; a few strands, like the undergraduate UIC program and the graduate Research program, are open to all countries instead.
Can students from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines apply for the Global Korea Scholarship?
Yes. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is a GKS partner country for the graduate scholarship (GKS-G), through the Korean embassy in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines or directly to a Korean university. At the undergraduate level, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has no embassy-track quota in the 2026 guidelines, but the UIC university-track program accepts applicants from any country.
Do students from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines need to speak Korean to apply for GKS?
No. GKS includes a funded year of Korean language study before your degree begins, so you can apply with no Korean. You only need to reach TOPIK Level 3 during that year to move on to your degree, and holding TOPIK at application time adds points.
What does the GKS scholarship cover for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines students?
GKS is fully funded: it covers tuition, a monthly living stipend, round-trip airfare, a funded year of Korean, plus settlement and completion grants and health insurance. The exact amounts are set each year in the official guidelines.
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