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The following is the scholarship programs offered for graduate applicants. Students may apply for the programs before or during the admission application period. The annual announcement will be posted on this website.Info for International Applicants
Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)
Eligibility
Asian students, excluding Japanese and Chinese nationals, who wish to study one of the designated graduate programs
* The programs eligible for this scholarship are subject to change, and different by applicants’ nationalities. The eligible programs list is announced every semester.
Number of Recipients
Approximately 20
Subsidies
Tuition fee: full tuition exemption for a maximum of 4 semesters
Living expenses: 500,000 KRW per month (different according to recipients’ majors)
Application Period
During admission period for international students every semester
Selection Procedure
Applicants who submit admission application to SNU’s Office of Admissions → Applicants submit scholarship application to SNU’s Office of International Affairs → Selection made by respective Colleges/Schools based on the admission documents → Decision noticed
Contact
SNU staff in charge: 82-2-880-2519, intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr
Silk-Road Scholarship
Eligibility
Applicants from the countries in the ‘Silk-Road’ region who want to study humanities or social sciences, including Korean language, history, culture, politics, and economics
Number of Recipients
About 5 new graduate students
Subsidies
Tuition fee: full tuition fee exemption for a maximum of 4 semesters
Living expenses: maximum of 600,000 KRW per month for 4 semesters
Airfare: maximum of 1 million KRW for one economy round trip
Korean language training fee: fee exemption at the Language Education Institute
Application Period
During admission period for international students every Fall semester
Selection Procedure
Applicants who submit admission application to SNU’s Office of Admissions → Applicants submit scholarship application to SNU’s Office of International Affairs → Selection made by respective Colleges/Schools based on the admission documents → Decision noticed
Contact
SNU staff in charge: 82-2-880-2519, intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr
Overseas Koreans Scholarship
Eligibility
Overseas Korean students who wish to earn graduate degrees at SNU
Subsidies
Full tuition exemption for a maximum of 4 semesters (when conditions are met)
Living expenses: 900,000 KRW per month 4 semesters (maximum)
Airfare for one economy round trip
Korean language training fee: fee exemption at the Language Education Institute for 6 months
Medical insurance subscription (private company)
Application Period
February or March (Once per year, Recruitment period is about one month)
Selection Procedure
Applicants submit applications (apply online and print) and other documents to Korean embassies in their countries → The embassies make the first selection → The Overseas Koreans Foundation make the second selection
Contact
SNU staff in charge: 82-2-880-2519, intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr
Overseas Koreans Foundation: 82-64-786-0274, scholarship@okf.or.kr
* The latest announcement on this scholarship can be found via the foundation’s website.
ReferenceKorean net website22th (2019) notice Link (Korean)
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