Scholarships in Korea That Include Meals or Meal Allowances
These recorded benefits explicitly include meals or a meal allowance. A general living stipend, free dormitory or room-and-board phrase without a separate meal component is not reclassified as meal support. Amounts, vacation coverage, credit conditions and duration remain programme-specific.
3 programmes from the published database. Application status as of 2026-10-18 (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.
GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) · Gwangju
Graduate Student and Meal Allowance · GIST
Master
KRW 140,000/month + approximately KRW 100,000/month meal allowance
International graduate student; complete at least 9 credits in the previous semester for student and meal allowances.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Tuition, monthly student/meal allowance and international allowance
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PhD
KRW 295,000/month + approximately KRW 100,000/month meal allowance
International graduate student; complete at least 9 credits in the previous semester for student and meal allowances.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Tuition, monthly student/meal allowance and international allowance
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Later semesters and re-application
Student and meal allowances require at least 9 completed credits in the previous semester. Master’s student allowance is KRW140,000/month; PhD is KRW295,000/month; meal allowance is approximately KRW100,000/month.
100% tuition and admission fee, dormitory, meals and approximately KRW 200,000 monthly daily expenses during specified term; vacation housing and meals limited
Official award applies only to stated period/selection conditions.
Language requirement: An official language test result is required; the scholarship policy lists examples without a numerical entrance minimum. TOPIK level 2 is required for continuation from semester five.
Competitive selection for foreign freshmen and transfers; the applicant and parents must be non-Korean citizens. Outstanding academic achievement and an official language test result are required. The policy limits Cornerstone recipients to 15. GPA 3.0 applies after enrollment as a renewal condition, not as a numerical admission GPA threshold.
Selected international freshmen or transfer students with non-Korean citizenship for themselves and parents
Both parents must have non-Korean nationality
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Maximum eight regular semesters for freshmen, six for sophomore transfers and four for junior transfers. Maintain GPA at least 3.0 each semester; a lower GPA or disciplinary penalty can cause permanent loss. Dormitory residence is required. From semester five, TOPIK level 2 is required; obtaining it later restores support from the following semester. Vacation dormitory and meals are supported only for the first two vacations in year one. Seasonal tuition and both national/private insurance premiums are excluded.
University scholarshipAdditional eligibility conditions
UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) · Ulsan
Global Uni-Star and Dream Living Scholarship · UNIST
Scholarship-track admission; non-scholarship offers are excluded
Undergraduate
KRW 130,000–630,000/month + meals
UNIST assigns Gold, Silver or Dream based on admission evaluation. Gold: KRW630,000/month; Silver: KRW330,000/month; Dream: KRW130,000/month. Receiving one type does not imply eligibility for a higher type. Fall 2027 permits non-scholarship admission offers; these scholarships apply to scholarship-track recipients, not every admitted student.
Upcoming Fall 2027 · Admission application · International Undergraduate Admission deadline: 2027-01-22 KST · 16:00 KST
Official source ↗· Tuition, living scholarship and first/second-semester exceptions
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Later semesters and re-application
To retain the selected Gold or Silver living award, previous-semester credits must be at least 12 and GPA at least 2.7; Dream requires 12 credits and GPA 2.0. The type is assigned by UNIST. The posted first-term award and second-term criteria apply to the assigned type; meals are provided separately without GPA criteria.