KU Scholarships
Year of Study | Types | How to apply |
Evaluation Criteria |
Benefits | Note(s) |
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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
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50% of tuition fee (including admission fee) for 2 semesters |
Student must maintain GPA of 3.0 or higher for their first semester |
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Challenge Scholarship C |
Applicants who submitted a certificate of completion (Level 5-6) from the KU Korean Language Center(Seoul Campus) during the application period are automatically eligible, therefore, no separate application is required. |
Submission of a certificate of completion level 5 or higher in regular program offered by the KU Korean Language Center (Seoul Campus). |
Level 6: KRW 500,000 Level 5: KRW 300,000 |
Scholarship will be granted once in the first semester |
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Bright Futures Scholarship(B)
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Applicants selected as national scholarship recipients in their home country are automatically eligible for the Bright Future Scholarship. |
Admission evaluation |
KRW1,000,000 per semester / up to 2 semesters |
Student must maintain GPA of 3.0 or higher for their first semester |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Challenge Scholarship(B) |
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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 |
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Bright Futures Scholarship(A) |
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 |