Scholarship Renewal in Korea: GPA, Credits and Continued Support
These awards have reviewed guidance for continuing the same scholarship and a recorded numerical GPA condition. Renewal can also require credits, language scores, research duties or other obligations. A later semester may receive a different amount. Separate merit awards and new recruitment are excluded from this renewal comparison; the original award is not automatically extended.
20 programmes from the published database. Application status as of 2026-10-11 (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.
University scholarshipAdditional eligibility conditions
Ewha Womans University · Seoul
Outstanding Doctoral Students (N)
Women applicants · Financial difficulty
Women applicants · Financial difficulty
PhD
Full tuition excluding admission fee · 1 year
New General Graduate School doctoral applicants experiencing financial difficulty; apply to the college hosting the department. This award has a separate college application period.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· PDF pp.36–39 / printed pp.33–36, benefit tables, continuation footnotes and Form 4 application
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Later semesters and re-application
The award covers one year. For the next scholarship semester maintain previous-semester GPA 3.00/4.3 or above. Leave of absence ends carry-over except childbirth leave.
GIST (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology) · Gwangju
International Student Allowance · GIST
Master; PhD; Integrated
KRW 120,000/month
International graduate students with previous-semester GPA 3.0/4.5 or higher.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Tuition, monthly student/meal allowance and international allowance
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Later semesters and re-application
Continue to meet previous-semester GPA 3.0/4.5 or higher for this monthly international-student allowance. The allowance is separate from tuition support and the student/meal allowances.
Gyeongsang National University · Jinju / Tongyeong
Graduate Full-Time Scholarship · GNU
Master; PhD; Integrated
Full tuition in semester 1 · 70% tuition from semester 2
Full-time, unemployed students; previous degree obtained within five years before admission; advisor recommendation; research/teaching obligations; previous-semester GPA 3.0+ for continuing students. No concurrent tuition scholarships.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Full-Time Scholarship conditions and tiering from 2026; BK21 eligibility and benefits
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Later semesters and re-application
The rate changes from 100% in semester 1 to 70% from semester 2. Continue full-time study without employment, obtain advisor recommendation, fulfill department obligations and previous-semester GPA 3.0+. From semester 3, department continuation criteria also apply; selection is repeated.
Full tuition including entrance fee · Master’s/PhD: 4 semesters; integrated: 6
General Graduate School only. Advisor joint-research commitment, research plan and financial-capacity proof required during admission; assist the advisor and publish an international scholarly journal (SCI) paper.
Open Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-10-12 KST · 24:00 KST
Official source ↗· Printed pp.8–10 campus programme tables; pp.16,19 Global Scholarship documents and benefits
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Later semesters and re-application
Full tuition including entrance fee covers 4 semesters for master’s/PhD and 6 for integrated degrees. Maintain GPA 3.5 or higher, assist the research advisor, and fulfill the SCI-paper obligation.
Korean-track freshmen only; native English speakers are excluded. Four-year recipients are competitively selected by admission rank within the budget; conditional pre-selected recipients receive the award. Submit all required certificates; no double scholarship benefits.
Both parents must have non-Korean nationality
Admission track: korean
Open Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-11-05 KST · 17:00 KST
Official source ↗· PDF pp.5–7,15–16; printed pp.3–5,13–14: schedule, nationality, scholarship and continuation
Korean-track freshmen only; native English speakers are excluded. Four-year recipients are competitively selected by admission rank within the budget; conditional pre-selected recipients receive the award. Submit all required certificates; no double scholarship benefits.
Both parents must have non-Korean nationality
Admission track: korean
Open Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-11-05 KST · 17:00 KST
Official source ↗· PDF pp.5–7,15–16; printed pp.3–5,13–14: schedule, nationality, scholarship and continuation
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Later semesters and re-application
Tuition is funded for 4 years (architecture: 5). GPA below 3.20 suspends tuition and living support; below 4.00 withholds one month of living allowance. GPA below 3.20 in two semesters, GPA below 2.50 in one semester, or first-year leave ends eligibility. Later-year leave suspends support. Normally register 16 credits and earn 15; final semester needs 12 registered and 9 earned. Housing, when included, is a four-person room.
STEM field; top-tier overseas talent; no separate scholarship application.
International freshman
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Printed17 (PDF18): scholarship benefit and renewal; printed5–6: nationality; printed1: deadline
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Undergraduate
Continue award
At least 12 credits in previous semester.
Renewal
Minimum GPA: 3.5 / 4.5
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Printed17 (PDF18): scholarship benefit and renewal; printed5–6: nationality; printed1: deadline
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Later semesters and re-application
Full tuition for up to 4 semesters if awarded. Renewal requires At least 12 credits and GPA 3.5 every semester. This is the same entrance scholarship, with no separate merit application. Top-tier admitted overseas student in STEM fields; Seoul Campus.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Printed17 (PDF18): scholarship benefit and renewal; printed5–6: nationality; printed1: deadline
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Later semesters and re-application
Full tuition for up to 4 semesters if awarded. Renewal requires At least 12 credits and GPA 3.5 every semester. This is the same entrance scholarship, with no separate merit application. Highest admission results; Seoul Campus.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Printed17 (PDF18): scholarship benefit and renewal; printed5–6: nationality; printed1: deadline
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Later semesters and re-application
50% tuition for up to 4 semesters if awarded. Renewal requires At least 12 credits and GPA 3.0 every semester. This is the same entrance scholarship, with no separate merit application. Upper-ranking admission results; Seoul Campus.
Africa, South America, or other developing countries; excellent admission results.
Developing-country international freshman
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Printed17 (PDF18): scholarship benefit and renewal; printed5–6: nationality; printed1: deadline
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Undergraduate
Continue award
At least 12 credits in previous semester.
Renewal
Minimum GPA: 3 / 4.5
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Printed17 (PDF18): scholarship benefit and renewal; printed5–6: nationality; printed1: deadline
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Later semesters and re-application
Full tuition for up to 4 semesters if awarded. Renewal requires At least 12 credits and GPA 3.0 every semester. This is the same entrance scholarship, with no separate merit application. Outstanding admitted student from Africa, South America, or another developing country; Seoul Campus.
Must have been selected as scholarship recipient by national government/institution and have excellent admission results.
International freshman
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· Printed17 (PDF18): scholarship benefit and renewal; printed5–6: nationality; printed1: deadline
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Later semesters and re-application
KRW 1m per semester for up to 8 semesters if awarded. Renewal requires At least 12 credits and GPA 3.0 every semester. This is the same entrance scholarship, with no separate merit application. Excellent admission results and selection as a scholarship recipient by the applicant’s national government; Seoul Campus.
University scholarshipAdditional eligibility conditions
SeoulTech (Seoul National University of Science and Technology) · Seoul
SeoulTech Alliance Graduate Scholarship
Graduates of designated SeoulTech Alliance partner universities only
Graduates of designated SeoulTech Alliance partner universities only
Master; PhD; Integrated
Full tuition + housing in year 1
Bachelor’s degree or higher from a listed Alliance partner university; graduate admission required. Housing support excludes meals.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Official source ↗· PDF pp.3–4,9,20–21; printed pp.1–2,7,18–19: departments, schedule and undergraduate/Alliance scholarships
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Later semesters and re-application
Full tuition continues with at least 6 previous-semester credits, GPA 3.5+, and no course graded C0 or lower. Master’s: 4 regular semesters plus 1 eligible extra semester; PhD: 5 plus 1; integrated: 7 plus 2. Extra support is for students unable to graduate or complete. Housing is for year 1 only.
Selected from within the top 1% of admitted applicants; scholarship committee selection and foreign citizenship required. Scholarship is revoked on acquiring Korean citizenship.
Official source ↗· PDF pp.26,29,37–38; printed pp.25,28,36–37; English scholarship table visually inspected
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Later semesters and re-application
100% tuition continues for up to 8 semesters if the previous semester has at least 12 credits and GPA 2.80/4.30 or higher. Second-year transfers: up to 6 semesters; third-year transfers: up to 4.
Selected from within the top 3% of admitted applicants; scholarship committee selection and foreign citizenship required. Scholarship is revoked on acquiring Korean citizenship.
Maintain at least 12 credits (9 allowed only in semester 7), no F grades, and either term GPA 3.7+ (3.5+ for semesters 1–2) or cumulative GPA 3.7+. One failure suspends the next semester award; two failures end eligibility for remaining semesters.
Criteria A: university nomination; nationality must be an OECD DAC ODA recipient country with at most 3 students enrolled at SKKU and visa-free entry eligibility. The university publishes the eligible country list.
Eligible nationalities
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
Maintain 12 credits (9 in the semester before the final semester), GPA 3.5+ and no F grades. One failure suspends the next semester award; two failures end remaining eligibility. An eligible 100% language award can cover the first term; this scholarship then covers 50%.
University scholarshipAdditional eligibility conditions
UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) · Ulsan
International Undergraduate Tuition Scholarship · UNIST
Scholarship-track admission; non-scholarship offers are excluded
Undergraduate
Full tuition in the first semester
Admitted international undergraduate freshmen. Subsequent-semester waivers depend on previous credits and GPA. Fall 2027 permits non-scholarship admission offers; these scholarships apply to scholarship-track recipients, not every admitted student.
Official source ↗· Tuition, living scholarship and first/second-semester exceptions
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Later semesters and re-application
First semester: full tuition. Second semester: full tuition with at least 12 credits and GPA 2.0+. Later semesters: full tuition with 12 credits and GPA 2.7+; half tuition with 12 credits and GPA 2.0+. Conditions are assessed from the previous semester.
University scholarshipAdditional eligibility conditions
UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) · Ulsan
Global Uni-Star and Dream Living Scholarship · UNIST
Scholarship-track admission; non-scholarship offers are excluded
Undergraduate
KRW 130,000–630,000/month + meals
UNIST assigns Gold, Silver or Dream based on admission evaluation. Gold: KRW630,000/month; Silver: KRW330,000/month; Dream: KRW130,000/month. Receiving one type does not imply eligibility for a higher type. Fall 2027 permits non-scholarship admission offers; these scholarships apply to scholarship-track recipients, not every admitted student.
Official source ↗· Tuition, living scholarship and first/second-semester exceptions
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Later semesters and re-application
To retain the selected Gold or Silver living award, previous-semester credits must be at least 12 and GPA at least 2.7; Dream requires 12 credits and GPA 2.0. The type is assigned by UNIST. The posted first-term award and second-term criteria apply to the assigned type; meals are provided separately without GPA criteria.
Full or half tuition continues during regular semesters if the previous semester has at least 15 credits and GPA 3.5/4.3 or higher. If the condition is not met, the next semester award is not paid.
Underwood Outstanding International Student Scholarship
Undergraduate
Full tuition incl. admission fee OR half tuition during regular semesters
Selected among UIC foreign-admission admits; no application. Prior semester 12+ credits and GPA 3.0+ required; if unmet, next-semester scholarship not paid.
Underwood International College
Minimum GPA: 3 / 4.3
Closed Spring 2027 · Admission application deadline: 2026-09-22 KST
Full or half tuition continues during regular semesters if the previous semester has at least 12 credits and GPA 3.0/4.3 or higher. If the condition is not met, the next semester award is not paid.
Not by itself. Credits, enrollment, language, academic conduct, research duties and other recorded conditions may also apply.
Will the benefit stay the same?
Not always. For example, some programmes change from full to partial tuition in later semesters. The individual continuation guidance explains the recorded policy.