Scholarship for Studying in Korea

*You can find overall and basic information about Korean Government
Scholarship Programs
at www.studyinkorea.go.kr
Also you can check the updated notice and information at this website by
following steps.
www.studyinkorea.go.kr -> GKS -> NOTICE

Korean Government Scholarship Program

1. Korean Government Scholarship Program for Undergraduate (standard of
2014 KGSP)
Eligibility: Both an applicant and his/her parents must possess the
citizenship of the country of origin. Should be under25 years of age as
of the date of entrance and shouldnt have ever enrolled in a university
in Korea. Have finished or be scheduled to finish high school courses as
of the date of arrival. Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above
80% from the last educational attended or have earned top 20% of
G.P.A. among classmates.
Scholarship Covers: 4 years for undergraduate degree program plus 1
year of Korean language training.
Awarded: Tuition, monthly stipend (800, 000 won), settlement
allowance (200,000 won, once at arrival), repatriation allowance
(100,000 won, once at departure), air fare, language training fee,
medical insurance
Application Period: announcement around September of the previous
year
Contact: The Ministry of Education and Human Resources
Development,
National
Institute
for
International
Education
Development, www.niied.go.kr / or www.studyinkorea.go.kr /
2. Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate (standard of 2013
KGSP)
Eligibility: Both an applicant and his/her parents must possess the
citizenship of the country of origin. Should be under40 years of age as
of the date of entrance and shouldnt have ever enrolled in a university

in Korea. Hold a Bachelor degree/Masters degree as of the date of

arrival. Possess a grade point average (G.P.A.) above 80% from the last
educational attended or have earned top 20% of G.P.A. among
classmates
Scholarship Covers: Masters or Ph. D. courses at general graduate
schools of Korean university plus 1 year of Korean language training
Awarded: Tuition, monthly stipend (900,000 won), research allowance
(Humanities Social Sciences 210,000 won, Natural Science 240,000
won per semester), settlement allowance (200,000 won, once at
arrival), repatriation allowance (100,000 won, once at departure), air
fare, language training fee, dissertation printing costs (500,000 ~
800,000 won, depends on actual amount), medical insurance (20,000
won, per month)
Application Period: announcement February of the year
Contact: The Ministry of Education and Human Resources
Development,
National
Institute
for
International
Education
Development +82-2-3668-1364/ www.niied.go.kr /
or www.studyinkorea.go.kr

3. Art Major Asian Scholarship (AMA)

Eligibility: Applicants with outstanding artistic talents, gifted skills and
excellent academic record, Applicants recommend by the government,
ministries, and embassies of Korea and each other country, Applicants
recommend by the reactor of the university graduated or attending, or
head of government approved organizations, companies and art
related institution etc.
Awarded: tuition (3,000,000 won per semester), monthly stipend
(700,000 won), one round trip flight ticket, Korea language tuition
Contact: Korean National University of Arts +82-2-746-9073/
www.knua.ac.kr /
ama@knua.ac.kr
Korea Foundation Fellowships
1. Fellowship for Korean Language Training
Eligibility: Persons who are engaged in Korea-related research within
the context of humanities or social science studies or persons who are
professionally involved in Korea-related activities and who also
correspond to one of the following profiles:
-Undergraduates: Undergraduate students in colleges located in
Eastern Europe, the Middle East or Southeast Asia who are studying
the Korean Language as a major or minor;

- MA or PhD candidates: Graduate students pursuing a Korea-related

degree as a major or minor;
- University faculties and researchers: Professors, lecturers and
researchers who are teaching Korea-related courses or Korean
language courses, or who are conducting Korea-related research at a
university or research institution; or
- Professionals: Professionals engaged in Korea-related activities in the
fields of arts and culture.

Persons corresponding to any of the following will not be considered:

-persons already studying or conducting research in Korea
-persons planning to enroll in a degree program in a Korean higher
education institution
-persons having received the Fellowship for Korean Language Study in
the last two years
Scholarship Covers: 6 months
Awarded: monthly stipend (undergraduates, BA degree holders, MA
candidates and MA degree holders 1,000,000 won, PhD candidates
and higher 1,200,000 won) settlement allowance 300,000 won (one
time), tuition for Korean language course, and travel insurance
Application Period: applications should be received by the end of July
for the next academic year.
Contact: If you want more information and notice, follow below steps
www.kf.or.kr -> find English tab -> top menu Digital Archive -> side
menu Fellowships -> Korean Language Training Fellowship

2. Fellowship for Field Research

Eligibility: Doctorate-level students and scholars conducting research
on Korean Studies or Korea-related comparative/case studies within the
fields of humanities and social science(excluding programs in natural
science, medicine and engineering, and programs at a business school,
law school or a school of translation and/or interpretation)
Scholarship Covers: 1 ~ 6 months
Awarded: monthly stipend ( 2 to 5 million won), air fare, travel
insurance
Application Period: applications should be received by the end of July
for the next academic year
Contact: If you want more information and notice, follow below steps
www.kf.or.kr -> find English tab -> top menu Digital Archive -> side
menu Fellowships -> Field Research Fellowship
University Scholarship
1. Ewha Womans University
1) EGPP (Ewha Global Partnership Program)

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Eligibility: Application from a developing country who demonstrate

high potential to become a female leader, and apply for
undergraduate or graduate program via special admission for
international students.
Scholarship Covers: Undergraduate(freshmen)-max 8 semesters,
Under(transfer)-max
4
semesters,
Grand(Masters)-max
4
semesters, Grand(Doctorate)-max 6 semesters, Grand(Combined)max 6 semesters
*There is a minimum GPA requirement to maintain scholarship
Awarded: Full tuition fee(including admission fee), on-campus
dormitory fee, plus stipend
IES F4 and IES H4
Eligibility: International student who is deemed capable of
contributing to international exchange in education and who applies
for undergraduate program(freshmen) via special admission for
international students
Scholarship Covers: max 8 semesters
*Undergraduate: There is a minimum GPA requirement to maintain
scholarship
Awarded: F4-full tuition fee(including admission fee), H4-half of
tuition fee(including admission fee)
IES F3 and IES H3
Eligibility: International student who is deemed capable of
contributing to international exchange in education and who applies
for graduate program (combined masters and doctoral program)
via special admission for international students
Scholarship Covers: max 6 semesters
Awarded: F3-full tuition fee(including admission fee), H3-half of
tuition fee(including admission fee)
IES F2, IES H2, IES F1, IES H1
Eligibility: International student who is deemed capable of
contributing to international exchange in education and who applies
for undergraduate program or graduate program via special
admission for international students
Scholarship Covers: F2 & H2-max 4 semesters (*Undergraduate:
There is a minimum GPA requirement to maintain scholarship), F1 &
H1-2 semesters
Awarded: F2-full tuition fee (including admission fee), H2-half of
tuition fee(including admission fee), F1-full tuition fee(including
admission fee), H1-half of tuition fee(including admission fee)
IES E (Entrance fee)
Eligibility: International student who is deemed capable of
contributing to international exchange in education and who applies
for undergraduate program or graduate program via special
admission for international students

 Scholarship Covers: The first semester

Awarded: Much of entrance fee (or admission fee)
6) Ewha Language Center Scholarship in Excellence in Korean Language
Eligibility: International freshmen students (transfer students not
eligible) who gave completed at least more than 3 semesters and
completed Level 6 of the Korean Intensive Program at Ewha
Language Center
Scholarship Covers: The first semester
Awarded: Part of tuition fee
*For detailed information about Ewha University Scholarship
Contact:
Office
of
Global
(ECC
B329
isadmit@ewha.ac.kr), http://enter.ewha.ac.kr

+82-2-3277-6988,

2. Korea University
1) Foreigner Scholarship A
Scholarship Covers: 8 semesters
Awarded: all tuition(including admission fee), monthly stipend
500,000 won
*There is a minimum GPA requirement to maintain scholarship.
Selection Standard: entrance score
2) Foreigner Scholarship B
Scholarship Covers: 8 semesters
Awarded: 50% of tuition
*There is a minimum GPA requirement to maintain scholarship.
Selection Standard: entrance score
*For detailed information about Korea University Scholarship
Contact: http://www.korea.edu/
3. Yonsei University
1) Yonsei Outstanding Foreigner Scholarship
Scholarship Covers: 8 semesters
Awarded: all tuition(including admission fee), on-campus dormitory
fee
*There is a minimum GPA requirement to maintain scholarship
2) Yonsei Underwood Outstanding Foreigner Scholarship
Scholarship Covers: 8 semesters
Awarded: all tuition(including admission fee) or 50% of tuition
*There is a minimum GPA requirement to maintain scholarship
This Scholarship is only for students who enter Underwood
International College.
3) Yonsei VSP Scholarship
Awarded: 80% of tuition

This Scholarship is only for students who enter through Visiting

Student Program.

*For more detailed information about Yonsei University Scholarship

Contact: admission.yonsei.ac.kr/seoul

Other Institute & Corporate Scholarship

1. POSCO Asia Fellowship Supporting Asian Students
Eligibility: Asian who hold bachelors degree, Must be of Asian
Nationality, In order to be considered as our scholarship recipient one
must be accepted to the program of one of our cooperating universities
and nominated by the universities.
Awarded: Full tuition and living expenses for 2 years of staying in Korea
Application Period: June for fall semester, December for KDI, February
for Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Contact: +82-2-562-0227, fellowship@postf.org
2. SAMSUNG Global Scholarship Program
Eligibility: This scholarship is for students from developing countries,
SAMSUMG provides tuition and monthly stipend.
Application Period: from January to February
Contact: http://www.sdream.or.kr/
3. Woojung Education & Culture Foundation
Eligibility: This scholarship is for foreign students studying in Korea
especially whose grade is good or family circumstance is not good.
Contact: https://www.facebook.com/Woojungfoundation