The South Korean government will offer more scholarship to pre-university students in Myanmar, saying that students who win an average mark of over 70 in each subject in matriculation examination in the country can apply for the scholarship, sources with the Korean embassy said on Sunday.

A monthly provision of 800 U.S. dollars will be extended to the winning students for their living expense, the sources said.

The applicants are to undergo proficiency test for English or Korean languages and the winning students will be taught with Korean language in the first year of the university class in Korea which lasts for three years, the sources added.

According to the sources, under the Korean Government Scholarship Program for 72 countries for 2009, five Myanmar students won the scholarship to study in the National Institute for International Education (NIED) in South Korea's capital city of Seoul.

The NIED is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and Human Resources and is involved in the education of overseas Koreans while further supporting international co-operation and educational exchange.

New scholarship winners for next year will be announced in December-January of 2009-2010, the embassy sources added.

Source: Xinhua