Seoul National University Scholarship

Seoul National University Scholarship

Students may apply for the programs before or during the admission application period. The annual announcement will be posted on this website http://en.snu.ac.kr/apply/info.

1) 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

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

E-mail:
intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr


2) Silk-Road Scholarship

Eligibility
Applicants from the countries in the ‘Silk-Road’ area who want to study humanities or social sciences, including Korean language, history, culture, politics, and economics

Number of Recipients
About 5 new graduate students

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

E-mail
 intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr


3) Overseas Koreans Scholarship

Eligibility
Overseas Korean students who wish to take graduate degrees at SNU

Full tuition exemption
Living expenses: 800,000 KRW per month for 4 semesters
Insurance fees: approximately 30,000 per month
Settlement expenses aid upon initial arrival: 500,000 KRW (one-time payment)
Airfare for one economy round trip

Language training expenses: 
for 2 semesters
Application Period
March and September
Selection Procedure

E-mail
 intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr


4) Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP)

Eligibility
International students applying for SNU’s graduate programs

Number of Recipients
327 Subsidies

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
February

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
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E-mail: sck590@snu.ac.kr

Website
http://www.useoul.edu/apply/graduate/scholarships/before-application

Updated 2017