Scholarships from Universities Many Korean universities run a variety of scholarship programs for foreign students. Most universities support foreign students for 30~100% of their tuition depending on their academic results.
Scholarships from the Korean Government Various Ministries of the Korean Government run scholarship programs for foreign students and are gradually increasing their quotas.
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Korean Government Scholarship Program for Graduate Students :
Period of support : 2 years for Masters, 3 years for Ph. D, 6 months~1 year for Research
(6 months~1 year for Korean language study, if required)
Support provided : Round trip air fare, Tuition fees, living costs of 900,000 Won per month, research expenses of 420,000 Won per year for humanities fields and 480,000 Won per year for science fields and medical insurance.
Application dates : Late-November ~ February
Scholarship Provider National Institute for International Education (NIIED), Ministry of Education, Science and Technology - Email yhlee@mest.go.kr
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Korean Government Scholarship Program for Undergraduate :
Period of support : 4 years for Undergraduate, 1 year for Korean language study provided separately
Support provided : Round trip air fare, Tuition fees, living costs 800,000 Won per month, medical insurance.
Application dates : Late-November ~ February
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Supporting Excellent Self-supporting Foreign Students :
Period of support : 1 year
Support provided : Living expenses: 500,000 won per month
- Career counseling and participation in culture experience camp
Quota : 400 foreign students
Application dates : January
Apply National Institute for International Education
Telefon number. 82-2-3668-1381 yhlee@mest.go.kr
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Supporting Exchange students :
Period of support : 6 months (one term) or 12 months (two terms)
Support provided : Living Expenses(800,000 won per month),
Reserve Fund(200,000 won per year)
Roundtrip Airfares(1,700,000 won on average),
Medical Insurance Premium(15,000 won per month)
Quota : About 500 foreign students
Application dates : January & August
Scholarship Provider National Institute for International Education
Telefon number. 82-2-3668-1382 yhlee@mest.go.kr
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Art Major Asian (AMA) Scholarship - Ministry of Culture, Sports & Tourism :
Eligibility : Excellent Artists from various Asian countries
Fields supported Arts fields (music, dance, fine arts, film, drama, traditional arts)
Period of support : 4 years undergraduate, 2~3 years postgraduate
Support provided : 18 million won per year for undergraduate, 18 million won per year for postgraduate
Quota : 20 people
Application dates : June~July
Scholarship Provider Korean National University of Arts
Telefon number. 82-2-958-9073, ama@knua.ac.kr
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The International Scholar Exchange Fellowship - Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies
Eligibility : University professors and researchers from Asian countries
Fields supported : Humanities/Social Sciences, Energy, Telecommunications
Period : About 1 year
Support provided : 2.2 million Won research expenses, entry expenses, return airfare and insurance
Quota : About 50 people
Application dates : Deadline February 15
Scholarship Provider : Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies