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Korean Language Excellence Entrance Scholarship

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Application status as of 2026-10-07 (KST). Each source has its own recorded review date. A policy without application dates is not an open call. Alternative award tiers must not be added together.

University scholarship

Dongguk University · Seoul; Goyang

Korean Language Excellence Entrance Scholarship

Undergraduate

30% tuition

Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 4

  • Applicant and both parents must be non-Korean citizens. Admission through the international student track required. Submit a valid TOPIK or TOPIK iBT score. Government-invited and home-government-sponsored external scholarship holders are excluded.
  • Both parents must have non-Korean nationality

Upcoming Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-21 KST

Official source ↗ · PDF pages22–23 campus recruitment; PDF page24 timeline; PDF page29 scholarship table (Korean PDFpage11 controls)

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Undergraduate

50% tuition

Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 5

  • Applicant and both parents must be non-Korean citizens. Admission through the international student track required. Submit a valid TOPIK or TOPIK iBT score. Government-invited and home-government-sponsored external scholarship holders are excluded.
  • Both parents must have non-Korean nationality

Upcoming Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-21 KST

Official source ↗ · PDF pages22–23 campus recruitment; PDF page24 timeline; PDF page29 scholarship table (Korean PDFpage11 controls)

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Undergraduate

100% tuition

Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 6

  • Applicant and both parents must be non-Korean citizens. Admission through the international student track required. Submit a valid TOPIK or TOPIK iBT score. Government-invited and home-government-sponsored external scholarship holders are excluded.
  • Both parents must have non-Korean nationality

Upcoming Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-21 KST

Official source ↗ · PDF pages22–23 campus recruitment; PDF page24 timeline; PDF page29 scholarship table (Korean PDFpage11 controls)

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Later semesters and re-application

First semester only. From semester2, a separate Academic Excellence Scholarship offers20%,40% or60% tuition according to the previous semester GPA (3.0,3.5 or4.0), with at least15 credits. The entrance rate does not automatically continue.

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