There is no single age limit for every scholarship in Korea. These programmes explicitly record either an age ceiling or a birth-date cutoff, and the reference date and exceptions differ. A blank age field is not treated as permission to apply at any age, and one programme’s age rule is never applied to another.
4 programmes from the published database. Application status as of 2026-10-21 (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.
Tuition support, living allowance, airfare and Korean-language training
NIIED-designated nationality; required prior degree; CGPA 80%+ or top 20% or accepted CGPA threshold; age rules; health/restrictions apply
2026 selection is closed. Embassy and University Tracks use different first-round application routes.
University Track: one program + one university + one department; Embassy Track rules differ
University Track deadlines and eligible departments are set separately for each university. A common national programme does not establish one application deadline for all routes.
Award duration and continued support
Master’s: 1 year of Korean-language training + 2 years of degree study; PhD: 1 + 3 years. Research: 6 months or 1 year. Track exemptions and NIIED academic regulations apply.
Official source ↗· Program, universities, quota, eligibility, documents, selection, benefits
Full tuition + living allowance + airfare + Korean-language training
Applicant and parents must not hold Korean citizenship, including Korean dual nationality. Embassy Track nationality quotas apply; UIC is open to all countries. Born on or after March 1, 2002. High-school or associate-degree graduate by December 31, 2026; bachelor’s degree holders cannot apply.
Embassy applications: September 15–30, 2026 (KST). University Track has separate university schedules and designated departments.
Embassy General: up to 3 universities, including at least one Type B; R-GKS: up to 2 Type B universities. University Track: one university and one department.
University Track deadlines and eligible departments are set separately for each university. A common national programme does not establish one application deadline for all routes.
Award duration and continued support
Bachelor’s: funded degree period of 4–6 years, plus a 1-year Korean-language programme. Associate degree: 2–3 years, plus language training. TOPIK 5 or 6 submitted at application exempts the language year. NIIED and university academic regulations apply throughout the award.
Official source ↗· 2027 application guidelines and eligible university files
Seoul Metropolitan Government / Seoul Future Foundation
Full tuition and admission fees; KRW 1,000,000/month living support, health insurance and one economy-class entry flight. Living support depends on time spent in Korea.
STEM master’s applicants at nine designated Seoul universities; applicant and both parents must not hold Korean nationality. Born on or after January 1, 1986; bachelor’s degree by August 31, 2026. Grades: 80/100 or CGPA 2.64/4.0, 2.80/4.3, 2.91/4.5 or 3.23/5.0. Language requirements vary by university; TOPIK provides selection bonus points, not an automatic award.
Fall 2026 recruitment is closed. Online deadline: March 6, 2026, 16:00 KST; original documents had to arrive by March 25. Both submissions were required. No 2027 schedule has been confirmed.
Up to two years, renewed every six months. Maintain full-time study at the selected graduate school and a semester average of at least 80. Other scholarships (except compensation-based awards), changing programme or major, and interruption of study can suspend support.
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International Scholar Exchange Fellowship (ISEF)
Chey Institute for Advanced Studies
KRW 3,500,000 per month research stipend; KRW 1,000,000 settlement support; KRW 1,000,000 on submission of the final research paper. Round-trip airfare and medical insurance are provided. Publication incentives have separate conditions.
Doctorate-holding faculty, researchers or postdoctoral researchers currently employed at an overseas university or research institute. Korean nationals and people currently residing or researching in Korea are excluded. In principle, applicants must be aged 50 or younger at the deadline and able to conduct research in English. This is not a degree tuition scholarship.
Apply through the Chey Institute ISEF application system with a research proposal, supporting documents and recommendations. At least one referee must be outside the home institution. The general annual application window is early November to mid-February; exact dates for the next call have not been announced on the reviewed page.
Dates not listed · Scholarship application
Next application dates have not been announced on the reviewed programme page.
Award duration and continued support
Research in Korea for six months or one year. A one-year extension for postdoctoral researchers may be granted after review; it is not automatic. Initial, interim and final research reports are required. If entry to Korea is not made within one month of the recommended entry date, the monthly stipend for that period is forfeited.