Scholarships

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 Excellence Scholarship 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(A) 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
Challenge Scholarship(B) a Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) score of 6 or higher KRW 300,000 Students who obtained TOPIK score after admission to KU limited to once during the school year
Bright Futures Scholarship Need online application submission on the KUPID 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
  1. Eligibility

    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(A), 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
  2. Application period
    • For Spring semester – January
    • For Fall semester – July
  3. How to apply
    • Automatically Eligible: Excellence Scholarship A/B, High Achievers Scholarship
    • Individual Application: Challenge Scholarship(A), 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
    1. Go to http://portal.korea.ac.kr
    2. Scholarship Application
    3. Select the scholarship type

    Required documents and proof for the Bright Futures Scholarship, please refer to the notice on the portal.

  4. 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.

For any inquiries

Tel
+82-2-3290-5174, 5158
gsc@korea.ac.kr
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