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TOPIK 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

Kyungpook National University · Daegu; Sangju

TOPIK Entrance Scholarship

Undergraduate

Approximately 20% of total tuition

Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 3

  • Applicant and both parents must be non-Korean citizens. Admission through the international student track required. TOPIK or TOPIK iBT score; department-specific admission language standards also apply.
  • Both parents must have non-Korean nationality

Upcoming Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-30 KST · 18:00 KST

Official source ↗ · PDF pages 4–8 timeline and campus recruitment; PDF page 12 language documents; PDF page 19 scholarships

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Undergraduate

Approximately 40% of total tuition

Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 4

  • Applicant and both parents must be non-Korean citizens. Admission through the international student track required. TOPIK or TOPIK iBT score; department-specific admission language standards also apply.
  • Both parents must have non-Korean nationality

Upcoming Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-30 KST · 18:00 KST

Official source ↗ · PDF pages 4–8 timeline and campus recruitment; PDF page 12 language documents; PDF page 19 scholarships

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Undergraduate

Approximately 80% of total tuition

Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 5

  • Applicant and both parents must be non-Korean citizens. Admission through the international student track required. TOPIK or TOPIK iBT score; department-specific admission language standards also apply.
  • Both parents must have non-Korean nationality

Upcoming Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-30 KST · 18:00 KST

Official source ↗ · PDF pages 4–8 timeline and campus recruitment; PDF page 12 language documents; PDF page 19 scholarships

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Undergraduate

100% of total tuition

Language requirement: TOPIK ≥ 6

  • Applicant and both parents must be non-Korean citizens. Admission through the international student track required. TOPIK or TOPIK iBT score; department-specific admission language standards also apply.
  • Both parents must have non-Korean nationality

Upcoming Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-30 KST · 18:00 KST

Official source ↗ · PDF pages 4–8 timeline and campus recruitment; PDF page 12 language documents; PDF page 19 scholarships

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Later semesters and re-application

First semester only. Later-semester Academic Excellence Scholarship is a separate award: approximately80% tuition for the top7% of international students in the college; approximately20% for ranks8–37%.

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