Compare 7 university scholarship programmes and 1 university-linked external programmes in the published database. Requirements and benefits below are tied to the stated degree, policy or application cycle.
Application status as of 2026-10-07 (KST). Source review dates are shown individually. A past deadline does not indicate a new call is open. Admission and scholarship deadlines may differ.
Language requirement: Admission English: test report or accepted exemption required; no minimum score. Recommended IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 83 / new-scale 4.0+, TOEIC 800. These are recommendations, not scholarship cutoffs.
Admission through the Non-Korean international undergraduate track required. English test submission or an accepted high-school English-medium letter/nationality exemption is required. No minimum test score is imposed; IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 83 (new-scale 4.0+) and TOEIC 800 are recommendations, not scholarship cutoffs.
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Later semesters and re-application
Full tuition from the first semester; renewal each semester for up to 8 regular semesters requires previous-semester GPA at least 3.0/4.3. Additional academic eligibility criteria apply.
Eligible Non-Korean international undergraduate students. The allowance is intended to cover meals, national health insurance and dormitory costs. Tuition support has separate academic renewal conditions.
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Later semesters and re-application
KRW 500,000 per month throughout the academic year, including vacations. Continued payments are subject to university policy and review. This living allowance is separate from the tuition scholarship.
No residence in Korea during the 6 months before the first semester
No residence in Korea during the 6 months before the first semester
Undergraduate
Up to KRW 2,500,000 travel reimbursement
Reimburses one-way economy airfare from the home country or high-school country to Korea and domestic transportation. No Korean residence in the 6 months before entry. Actual expenses and residence history determine eligibility.
All undergraduate students after completing 3 semesters; eligible learning and personal-development activities only. Not cash living support.
Application dates are not listed for this policy. Check the official announcement for a new call.
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Later semesters and re-application
After completing 3 semesters, the 2027 guide provides a learning voucher worth KRW 11,000,000 for personal development or self-directed activities. It is a voucher, not cash or a recurring tuition waiver.
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistantship (TA/RA)
Teaching or research duties and advisor appointment required
Teaching or research duties and advisor appointment required
Master; PhD; Integrated
Tuition, living and dormitory support through TA/RA
Language requirement: Admission English: TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.0 or TOEIC 750; English-medium degree certificates and specified-country university-degree exemptions are alternatives.
General Graduate School only; not a guaranteed fixed amount for every admitted student. Advisor selection and department regulations govern funding. Admission English: TOEFL iBT 79 or IELTS 6.0 or TOEIC 750; accepted English-medium degree certificates and specified-country university-degree exemptions are alternatives.
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Later semesters and re-application
Funding requires appointment by an advisor as a teaching or research assistant. Tuition, living and dormitory support depend on department and laboratory arrangements; amounts can vary from the second semester with performance.
Newly admitted Asian female international graduate students
Newly admitted Asian female international graduate students
Master; PhD; Integrated
KRW 5,000,000/year
Newly admitted Asian female international graduate students only. Competitive selection of 3 recipients/year. Award has its own selection; the general graduate admission deadline is not a separately announced scholarship-application deadline.
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Later semesters and re-application
If selected, KRW 5,000,000/year (KRW 2,500,000/semester), up to 1 year for Master’s or 2 years for PhD/integrated programmes. Only 3 new recipients per year.
Full tuition; KRW 1,000,000 monthly living allowance; KRW 1,000,000 settlement grant; health insurance.
Non-Korean graduate applicants admitted to a participating university and recommended by that university. Eligible countries, universities and fields are specified in each nomination call.
Obtain admission first, then apply through the university’s scholarship nomination process. This is not a direct individual application to the foundation.
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Award duration and continued support
Master’s: tuition for 4 semesters and living allowance for 22 months. PhD/integrated: tuition for 6 semesters and living allowance for 36 months. The recipient agreement governs continued payments.