Dongguk University · Seoul; Goyang
SRD-B Scholarship · International Buddhist Studies
Restricted field; advisor recommendation; prior academic performance and research obligations
Full tuition including entrance fee · Up to 4 semesters
- International Buddhist Studies only. Previous major must be similar or equivalent. Previous degree score at least 80/100 OR class rank in top 40%. Dongguk advisor recommendation and joint research plan required. International-admission nationality, parent-nationality and language criteria apply; these are not replaced by the scholarship. Publish one paper as co-author in SSCI-level, with a full-time Dongguk advisor as corresponding author. No unconditional award.
Closed Fall 2026 · Scholarship application deadline: 2026-06-24 KST · 17:00 KST
Submit scholarship forms and advisor recommendation / joint research plan to the Office of General Graduate School. International admission acceptance is required.
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Full tuition including entrance fee · Up to 6 semesters
- International Buddhist Studies only. Previous major must be similar or equivalent. Previous degree score at least 80/100 OR class rank in top 40%. Dongguk advisor recommendation and joint research plan required. International-admission nationality, parent-nationality and language criteria apply; these are not replaced by the scholarship. Publish two papers as first author in SSCI-level, with a full-time Dongguk advisor as corresponding author. No unconditional award.
Closed Fall 2026 · Scholarship application deadline: 2026-06-24 KST · 17:00 KST
Submit scholarship forms and advisor recommendation / joint research plan to the Office of General Graduate School. International admission acceptance is required.
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Full tuition including entrance fee · Up to 8 semesters
- International Buddhist Studies only. Previous major must be similar or equivalent. Previous degree score at least 80/100 OR class rank in top 40%. Dongguk advisor recommendation and joint research plan required. International-admission nationality, parent-nationality and language criteria apply; these are not replaced by the scholarship. Publish three papers as first author in SSCI-level, with a full-time Dongguk advisor as corresponding author. No unconditional award.
Closed Fall 2026 · Scholarship application deadline: 2026-06-24 KST · 17:00 KST
Submit scholarship forms and advisor recommendation / joint research plan to the Office of General Graduate School. International admission acceptance is required.
Official source ↗Source checked:
Official source ↗ · PDF pp.1–4, sections 1–6Source checked:
Later semesters and re-application
Tuition support is conditional. Funding stops if semester GPA falls below 3.5 and may resume when the grade requirement is met. An adverse advisor evaluation can also stop funding after committee review. Degree-specific publication obligations must be completed; withdrawal requires repayment or satisfying the paper obligations.
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