KOREA UNIVERSITY Graduate School

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Scholarship

KU Scholarships

Korea University Graduate School Scholarship for International Students

International Students can apply for this Scholarship when they apply for Korea University Admission if they meet the conditions below.

A. Requirements for Scholarship Award


Global Leader Scholarship (Scholarship Type A)	- Cumulative GPA from the previous (latest) school of 4.0 or higher (out of 4.5), 3.83 or higher (out of 4.3), 3.57 or higher (out of 4.0), or 90 or higher (out of 100) - TOEFL (iBT) 90 or higher (My Best Score accepted), New TEPS 386 or higher, Academic IELTS 7.0 or higher, or TOPIK level 6 - Recommended by the department and permission from the Dean of the KU Graduate School ※ All the three requirements above must be satisfied to receive “Scholarship type A” ※ Scholarship recipients are selected through a relative evaluation process and may be awarded a different scholarship from the one they have originally applied for.
Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship (Scholarship Type B)	- Cumulative GPA from the previous (latest) school of 3.5 or higher (out of 4.5), 3.36 or higher (out of 4.3), 3.14 or higher (out of 4.0), or 85 or higher (out of 100) - TOEFL (iBT) 82 or higher (My Best Score accepted), New TEPS 337 or higher, Academic IELTS 6.0 or higher, or TOPIK level 4 or higher - Recommended by the department and permission from the Dean of the KU Graduate School ※ All the three requirements above must be satisfied to receive “Scholarship type B” ※ Scholarship recipients are selected through a relative evaluation process and may be awarded a different scholarship from the one they have originally applied for.
Natural Science and Engineering Scholarship (Scholarship Type C)	- Cumulative GPA from the previous (latest) school of 3.5 or higher (out of 4.5), 3.36 or higher (out of 4.3), 3.14 or higher (out of 4.0), or 85 or higher (out of 100) - TOEFL (iBT) 82 or higher (My Best Score accepted), New TEPS 337 or higher, Academic IELTS 6.0 or higher, or TOPIK level 4 or higher - Recommended by the department and permission from the Dean of the KU Graduate School ※ All the three requirements above must be satisfied to receive “Scholarship type C” ※ Scholarship recipients are selected through a relative evaluation process and may be awarded a different scholarship from the one they have originally applied for.

TOEFL Home Edition and IELTS Home Test(Indicator) are NOT acceptable.

If native-English speakers (or applicants who have completed their degree program (Bachelor's or higher) in English speaking countries) would like to apply for one of those scholarships, the original copy of the TOEFL iBT, Academic IELTS, New TEPS or TOPIK test score is mandatory.

Both admission evaluation and scholarship award evaluation will be conducted automatically and simultaneously. You do not need to contact the department individually for recommendations from the department.

International students in College of Medicine will be granted scholarship C only.

These scholarship benefits are only for the first semester after enrollment. For continued scholarship support, students must apply and be selected for scholarships each semester. Scholarship students are selected based on GPA for each semester as enrolled students from the second semester.

Students are not allowed to be awarded these scholarships with other scholarships such as Global Korea Scholarship(GKS) or students from foundations at the same time.

Business Analytics(BA) in Business Administration Applicant can't apply for the scholarship above.

B. Scholarship Benefits


Foreign Student Scholarship A	- 100% of entrance fee and tuition fee - Living support fee (Only 4 months during semester)
Foreign Student Scholarship B	- 60% of tuition fee
Foreign Student Scholarship C	- 65% of tuition fee