Application and Scholarships (LBAT Korea)

Apply for the Program

Application Deadline:  March 15, 2019

If you would like to participate, you should email to Jong Hyun Lee, director of Korean LBAT program (jlee305@mail.gatech.edu). You will also need to fill in the online application form in Atlas (GaTech Online application system).

If you are a Non-Georgia Tech (Transient/Special) student, you are required to submit TWO separate applications to the Office of International Education. Please see the Application Procedures for Transient/Special/Non-Degree Students (Non-Georgia Tech Students) for more details.  Please complete your application by March 1. (The sooner, the better)

Scholarships

Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid.  Georgia Tech students may apply to the Program Director for for the Modern Languages' Campoamor scholarship (appr. $400).  HOPE scholarship does apply.

ROTC students from Georgia Tech and other participating universities are eligible for a special Project GO scholarship to study abroad in Korea.  The scholarship can be applied to the Korean LBAT program.  The placement tests for the Project Go applicants will be given after they complete their applications.  (Students who studied basic Korean only are advised to apply to 2nd year program of Korean LBAT, and those who studied more than the basics of Korean are recommended to choose 3rd or 4th year program when they apply).

Payment Schedule and Deadlines

  • First Payment:  Mar. 30, 2019 - $2600
  • Second Payment:  Apr. 30, 2019 - $2600

Fee Payment Information:  Please adhere to the deadlines stated for the program. Please observe the information in Payment Options to ensure that your payments are processed at the Bursar’s Office on time.  Fees will be charged to your Oscar account on the due dates.  Make sure you make all necessary payments on time in order to avoid a hold on your account. Students expecting financial aid must submit a letter from the Financial Aid Office stating the allocation and date of payments expected.  Tuition (roughly $3,000 ~ $3,900) and student fees (approximately $650) are due according to the Registrar’s schedule for summer tuition.  HOPE (or other) scholarship recipients's tuition will be covered by the scholarship.

Students who (with the Program Director’s approval) apply and register for LBAT programs after the deadlines are responsible for Program Fee payments according to the original deadlines at the time of application or at the time of the applicant's acceptance.

Cancellation Policy

Program descriptions and fees are subject to final approval by educational units and the Office of International Education.  Georgia Tech reserves the right to alter or cancel this program due to low enrollment, unavailability of a professor to teach a planned course, or other unforeseen circumstances.  Once Georgia Tech has made payments to service providers, or if Georgia Tech cancels the program before departure or while the program is in progress for reasons beyond its control, such as political unrest or danger to participants' safety, only those fees that Georgia Tech is able to have refunded by service providers will be returned to participants.  If a student withdraws from the program, the student will be responsible for the payment of all fees.