Leave-of-absence rules do not have one universal effect. Some programmes exclude students who are already on leave, some can cancel or recover an award after immediate leave, and a first-semester entrance award may not carry over to the return semester. General full-time wording is not enough for inclusion.
5 programmes from the published database. Application status as of 2026-10-21 (KST); source review dates are recorded individually. Past calls remain labeled by their year and deadline. A policy without dates is not treated as an open call.
University scholarshipAdditional eligibility conditions
Ewha Womans University · Seoul
ISS TOPIK 6 · Graduate
Women applicants only
Women applicants only
Master; PhD; Integrated
100% tuition including admission fee · First semester only
Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 6
Women applicants only; submit a valid TOPIK certificate during the online application period. Outstanding admission evaluation required; no scholarship carry-over for leave of absence.
Both parents must have non-Korean nationality
Closed Spring 2027 · Admission application · International Graduate Admission deadline: 2026-10-08 KST · 17:00 KST
Official source ↗· PDF pp.36–39 / printed pp.33–36, benefit tables, continuation footnotes and Form 4 application
Source checked:
Later semesters and re-application
This TOPIK entrance scholarship covers the first semester only. It does not automatically continue in later semesters.
Chinese international students enrolled at INU. Prior-semester GPA at least 2.0; entry-semester freshmen and transfers are exempt. Full tuition payment required; no leave, graduation, extended semester or other work scholarship. TOPIK 4 is preferred, not a mandatory cutoff. One foreign student position at the Chinese Student Service Center, Michuhol Campus. Work up to 8 hours/day, 100 hours/month and 480 hours/semester.
Paid for approved work hours during the stated appointment period. Continuing into another semester requires a new recruitment and selection; GPA alone does not guarantee another appointment.
Korea Sanhak Foundation · Children of Foreign Workers
Korea Sanhak Foundation
Actual tuition for Fall 2026 only. Paid to the university.
Enrolled students at four-year universities in Korea whose parents are non-Korean citizens and at least one parent is working in Korea. Concurrent private-foundation or parental-employer tuition support is excluded. Academic merit is considered. University nomination and foundation selection are required.
Apply through your university before its student deadline. Each university may recommend one candidate, including its campuses and branches. The university submits the recommendation to the foundation by July 17, 2026; individual applications are not accepted.
One semester: Fall 2026. No automatic support in later semesters. Selection may be cancelled and the award recovered for false documents, leave immediately after selection, or prohibited duplicate tuition support. Attendance at the award ceremony and foundation training activities is mandatory.
University application routes (1)
Incheon National University
Closed Fall 2026 · University route deadline: 2026-07-10 KST · 17:00 KST
Students email the required documents as one PDF to scholarship@inu.ac.kr by July 10, 2026, 17:00 KST. INU selects one nominee and submits an official recommendation to the foundation; individual foundation applications are not accepted.
Enrolled in Spring 2026 and planning a regular Fall 2026 semester. Both parents must be non-Korean nationals, with at least one parent currently working in Korea. Spring 2026 GPA at least 3.5 with 12 or more credits. No other scholarship receipt under the INU nomination notice. INU recommends one candidate; the foundation makes the final selection.
Korean or international students studying at schools in Korea. Strong academic achievement or low-income household. Master’s students eligible; integrated Master–PhD support limited to Master’s curriculum semesters. Students on leave or preparing for re-entry exams excluded. Proof of acceptance required when moving to a new education level. Recommendation, transcript and other application documents required. Scholarship ceremony attendance required.
Download the foundation forms from https://www.ikdream.kr, combine required documents as a PDF and email to dream@insulationkorea.co.kr.
One award per person. The 2026 notice explicitly prohibits multiple payments to the same individual.
University application routes (1)
Incheon National University
Closed All 2026 · University route deadline: 2026-01-05 KST · 15:00 KST
Download the foundation forms from https://www.ikdream.kr, combine required documents as a PDF and email to dream@insulationkorea.co.kr.
Korean or international students studying at schools in Korea. Strong academic achievement or low-income household. Master’s students eligible; integrated Master–PhD support limited to Master’s curriculum semesters. Students on leave or preparing for re-entry exams excluded. Proof of acceptance required when moving to a new education level. Recommendation, transcript and other application documents required. Scholarship ceremony attendance required.
KRW 4,000,000 · 2025 annual award, two installments
Japanese Korean diaspora students studying in Korea. No nationality or previous-school restriction. Must be enrolled in Spring 2025 and plan a regular Fall 2025 semester. No leave, extended semester or exchange enrollment. Interest in Korean-Japanese human rights, peace and related activities. Orientation, two award ceremonies, an annual essay and designated activities required.
Email the application, personal statement, recommendation, confirmation and enrollment certificate to yi97dd@mongdang.org. Submit prescribed forms as Word files, not PDF. Deadline is March 30, 2025, 24:00 in the notice.
The 2025 annual KRW 4,000,000 award is paid as two KRW 2,000,000 installments. Required attendance and activities apply. Automatic support in a subsequent year is not promised in this call.
University application routes (1)
Incheon National University
Closed All 2025 · University route deadline: 2025-03-30 KST · 24:00 KST
Email the application, personal statement, recommendation, confirmation and enrollment certificate to yi97dd@mongdang.org. Submit prescribed forms as Word files, not PDF. Deadline is March 30, 2025, 24:00 in the notice.
Japanese Korean diaspora students studying in Korea. No nationality or previous-school restriction. Must be enrolled in Spring 2025 and plan a regular Fall 2025 semester. No leave, extended semester or exchange enrollment. Interest in Korean-Japanese human rights, peace and related activities. Orientation, two award ceremonies, an annual essay and designated activities required.
Will every scholarship be cancelled if I take leave?
No. The consequence can be ineligibility for that call, non-carry-over, cancellation or repayment. Read the individual rule and obtain written guidance before taking leave.
Can an entrance scholarship move to my return semester?
Do not assume so. The listed first-semester award explicitly says there is no carry-over for leave of absence; other programmes may use different rules.