REPUBLIC OF KOREA – GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA SCHOLARSHIPS

The Higher Education Council (HEC) wishes to inform the general public that through the bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the Government of Rwanda, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has offered additional 2025 KOICA scholarship programs for Master's Degree and PhD programs (List of courses per level and Universities is attached). Interested candidates should submit of the following documents:

Documents required by HE?

1. Application letter addressed to the Director General of HEC clearly indicating the level applied for and course applied for
2. Valid Passport
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. One (1) recent passport size photos
5. Original notified certificate and transcripts

Documents required by KOIC?

1. KOICA Application form
2. Recommendation letter from applicant's government
3. A scanned copy of an applicant's passport (Mandatory)

HEC documents and KOICA documents should be submitted online via HEC MIS. Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted to submit the original university documents to the universities directly.

Please check below for more information, and refer to the attached guideline.

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- Facebook: KOICA Rwanda Office

- Twitter: @KOICA_Rwanda

https://www.koica.go.kr/sites/ciat/index.do

Please note:

• Prospective applicants must meet all of the following conditions:
• Citizenship: Be a citizen.
• Government Nomination: Be officially nominated by their Governments.
• Be a government employee. With a minimum of 2 years of experience in the field of study and officially nominated by the Government of Rwanda.
• AGE: (Preferably) be under age 40 as of February 1, 2025.
• Health: Be in good health, both physically and mentally. - Those with disabilities, but in good mental and physical health, are eligible to apply. Those with severe illness are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply.
• Level of Education: Have completed a Bachelor's degree or an equivalent to college/university level educational background.
• English Proficiency: Have a good command of both spoken and written English in order to take classes conducted entirely in English and to be able to write academic reports and theses in English.
• Not be a person who has withdrawn from KOICA's scholarship program. • Person belonging to the institution in which candidates submitted false documents and returned to his/her country arbitrarily in the middle of SP program cannot apply.

• Applicants who apply to the KOICA Doctoral degree program must be the KOICA fellows who have successfully completed the KOICA Master's degree program.
• For other qualifications from the university you are going to apply, please refer to the PI.
• The offer covers all costs of study including airfare of one round-trip, tuition fees, fees for extra-curricular activities, monthly allowance, accommodation, settlement allowance, scholarship completion grants, and insurance. Any other extra expenses that are associated, or which may arise in due course will be covered personally by the candidate.
• Applications are submitted online through HEC MIS using the link: https://mis.hec.gov.rw/system-login.
• The selected candidates will be requested to submit the certain documents by the university in a sealed envelope, later on.

Application deadline: 23/05/2025.