The Korean
Government Scholarship Program is designed to provide higher education in Korea
for international students, with the aim of promoting international exchange in
education, as well as mutual friendship amongst the participating countries.
Eligibility
- International
students applying for SNU’s graduate programs
Number of Recipients
- 130
Scholarship value
- Full
tuition fee: tuition exemption for 4 semesters for master’s program and 6
semesters for Ph. D program
- Living
expenses: 900,000 KRW per month
- Airfare:
one economy round trip
- Korean
language training fee: for one year
* Korean language training is mandatory and when the student does not achieve TOPIK grade 3 within a year, she/he is not eligible to enter the degree program - Others:
medical insurance, research fund, thesis printing fees, settlement and
returning expenses
Application Period
- January
Selection Procedure
Applicants
choose one of the following application methods.
- University
Recommendation Program: applicants submit applications to SNU’s Office of
Admission ⇒ the National Institute for International
Education make the selection
- Embassy
Recommendation Program: applications submit applications to Korean
Embassies in their countries ⇒ the National Institute for
International Education make the selection
