Korea University International Student Scholarships 2023-24

Korea University offers a variety of undergraduate scholarships in recognition of outstanding academic performance. We also understand the challenge of financing your undergraduate studies abroad and think that tuition fee should not be a barrier to your passion to study.
In an effort to lessen the burden of financial hardships, we offer the Bright Futures Scholarship for those who are in need of financial help.
In addition, from Fall 2022, the scholarship system for current students with excellent academic achievement was reorganized, establishing Excellence Scholarship B and High Achievers Scholarship. Please check the application method for each scholarship along with the amount of scholarship, and apply if necessary, to help your studies.

When and How to apply

Year of Study	Types	How to apply	Evaluation Criteria	Benefits	Note(s)
Newly admitted students	Global Leader Scholarship A	All applicants are automatically eligible and therefore there is no separate application required.	Admission evaluation	Full tuition fee (including admission fee) for 2 semesters	Student must maintain GPA of 3.5 or higher for their first semester
Global Leader Scholarship B	50% of tuition fee (including admission fee) for 2 semesters	Student must maintain GPA of 3.0 or higher for their first semester
Current Students	ExcellenceScholarship A	All applicants are automatically eligible and therefore there is no separate application required.	GPA of the previous semester	Full tuition fee for the next semester	Students with an outstanding GPA in the previous semester
Excellence Scholarship B	65% of tuition fee for the next semester
High Achievers Scholarship	GPA of the last two consecutive semesters	50% of tuition fee for the next semester	Students who have achieved a high GPA in the two previous semesters in a row
Challenge Scholarship	Need online application submission on the KUPID.	GPA of the last two consecutive semesters	30% of tuition fee for the next semester	Students who have achieved a better GPA in previous semester compared to the one before
Bright Futures Scholarship	Consideration of economic conditions(Submission of evidential documents)	50% of tuition fee for the next semester	Students with household difficulties among those with GPA 2.75 or higher in the previous semester

Eligibility

1. Students must have;
   • International students (foreign nationality holder) who admitted to KU with international students’ qualifications administered by the International Education Team. Therefore, starting from 2022 Fall semester, newly admitted students who acquire Korean nationality while attending school and reflect it in the academic register, may be excluded from the international student scholarship beneficiaries
   • Completed at least one semester at KU(However, the High Achievers Scholarship and Challenge Scholarship, where the evaluation criteria are GPAs for the last two semesters, should have completed at least two semesters)
   • Achieved at least 12 credits in the semester which GPAs are being considered
   • No academic warning or no violation of academic regulations in the previous semester

Application period

• For Spring semester – January
• For Fall semester – July

How to apply

• Automatically Eligible: Excellence Scholarship A/B, High Achievers Scholarship
• Individual Application: Challenge Scholarship, Bright Futures Scholarship
• The detailed information will be available at ‘Announcements’ and on Portal(KUPID) in January for Spring semester and in July for Fall semester

Go to http://portal.korea.ac.kr  Scholarship Application Select the scholarship type

Result

• Only the selected recipients would be notified by email from GSC
• The value of scholarship would be automatically applied on recipient’s tuition invoice of the following semester. Please print out your tuition invoice and find out.

Things to note

• Scholarships will be awarded within the budget range of KU
• Recipient of the scholarship that covers 100% of tuition fee, should visit Hana bank on campus and make a ‘zero’ deposit during the enrollment period.

Source / More information: Official Website HERE.