Regional Scholarships With Residence or Settlement Requirements in Korea
These verified programmes connect eligibility or selection to a particular region: interest in employment and settlement in Busan, at least one year of residence in Chungcheongbuk-do, or six months of residence in Suncheon. They are local one-call examples, not a nationwide rule, and every reviewed 2026 route is closed.
3 programmes from the published database. Application status as of 2026-10-23 (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.
Local authority scholarshipUndergraduate;Master;PhD;Integrated
Global Busan Scholarship (GBS)
Busan Metropolitan City
Up to KRW 2,200,000 per person, paid once.
International degree-seeking students interested in employment and settlement in Busan, with a good attitude toward study and campus life. Students graduating in February or August 2027 receive priority. The reviewed Pusan National University call selected up to two students; this is not the citywide quota.
The Pusan National University application closed on July 8, 2026 at 23:59 KST. Submit the application and privacy consent in Korean to isupport@pusan.ac.kr. Other universities may have separate nomination schedules; this deadline applies only to the reviewed university route.
Chungbuk Koryo-saram International Student Scholarship
Chungbuk Institute for Talent and Lifelong Education
KRW 1,000,000 in living-expense support for the reviewed 2026 call.
Foreign Koryo-saram nationals from former Soviet countries who hold an F-4 visa, have lived in Chungcheongbuk-do for at least one year as of the notice, and are currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s programme at a university in the province. PhD students are excluded. At least one parent or ancestor must previously have held Korean nationality; reliable ancestry documentation is required. No numerical GPA or language-score minimum is stated in the reviewed plan.
The reviewed Chungbuk National University department route closed June 25, 2026; other university deadlines are not established by this notice. Apply through your university for presidential nomination and institute committee review. Submit signed application, presidential recommendation, privacy consent, enrollment and domestic residence certificates issued June 18, 2026 or later, passport, your own bankbook copy and reliable Koryo-saram ancestry proof. The plan targeted 24 recipients, subject to eligibility review; this is not a confirmed final recipient count. No later application call is established here.
2026 living-expense award through university nomination and institute selection. No automatic renewal is specified. The July–August payment timetable was provisional.
University application routes (1)
Chungbuk National University
Closed 2026 · University route deadline: 2026-06-25 KST
Submit to the university department by June25 for presidential nomination; no provider-wide cutoff or exact time is established.
Foreign Koryo-saram nationals from former Soviet countries who hold an F-4 visa, have lived in Chungcheongbuk-do for at least one year as of the notice, and are currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s programme at a university in the province. PhD students are excluded. At least one parent or ancestor must previously have held Korean nationality; reliable ancestry documentation is required. No numerical GPA or language-score minimum is stated in the reviewed plan.
KRW 1,000,000 in living-expense support for the reviewed 2026 call.
Local foundation scholarshipUndergraduate;Master;PhD
Suncheon City International Student Scholarship · 2026
Suncheon City Talent Development Scholarship Foundation
KRW 1,000,000 in living-expense support; 20 recipients planned for the reviewed 2026 call.
Foreign undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a regular semester who had continuously resided in Suncheon for at least six months as of September 21, 2026. Previous-semester GPA at least 2.0; new students submit a Korean-language institute completion certificate. A valid TOPIK certificate is required. No parental-nationality condition is stated.
The reviewed Sunchon National University route closed October 16, 2026 at 18:00 KST. Email the application and evidence to the university. This campus deadline and the 20-person plan are not generalized to another university or future call.
One 2026 selection. No automatic renewal or later cycle is stated.
University application routes (1)
Sunchon National University
Closed Fall 2026 · University route deadline: 2026-10-16 KST · 18:00 KST
Email the signed application and consent, foreign-registration fact certificate, enrollment certificate, bankbook copy, transcript or new-student language-institute completion certificate, and valid TOPIK certificate to 720666@scnu.ac.kr.
Foreign regular-semester undergraduate or graduate student; six months continuous Suncheon residence as of September 21, 2026; previous-semester GPA 2.0+ or language-institute completion for new students; valid TOPIK certificate.
Not always. One programme asks about employment and settlement; the other two require a documented residence period and additional status, ancestry, GPA or language conditions.
Are these calls open now?
No. The reviewed 2026 university routes are closed. Their dates and quotas are historical facts, not promises of a later call.