The Seoul National University is one of the top-ranked Universities offering fully funded scholarships for International Students to study in South Korea. SNU is offering Masters Degree Programs, PhD Degree Programs, MPhil, Masters Leading to PhD in all Academic Fields & Majors on a Fully Funded Scholarship.
All students from around the world are eligible to apply for the Seoul National University Scholarship.
About the program
The Seoul National University Scholarships offer the following types of scholarship opportunity to candidates seeking to study at the institution;
- SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)
- Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)
Interested students are encouraged to apply before or during the admission application period.
Application Period
- The academic year at SNU begins in the spring, yet the university offers international admissions for both the spring and fall semesters.
Eligibility requirements
For your application to be considered for the Seoul National University Scholarship 2024, applicants must meet the following criteria;
Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)
- Be a non-Korean applicant
- Be currently enrolled or graduated from eligible countries
- Apply and be accepted into SNU
- Apply for the designated college/school participating in the GSFS Program
- List of eligible and participating countries can be found here https://oia.snu.ac.kr/page/bo_notice.php
SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)
Candidate must be both
- Be a faculty member of a major university in a developing country WITHOUT a Ph.D. degree.
- Be a newly admitted student to SNU as Ph.D. student (priority given to faculty members from major universities in developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America etc.)
Overseas Koreans Scholarship
- Overseas Korean students who wish to earn graduate degrees at SNU
Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP/GKS)
- International students applying for SNU’s graduate programs
Benefits
Successful applicants will be privileged to receive the following reward from the Seoul National University;
SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)
- Tuition fee: full tuition exemption for a maximum of 6 semesters
- Living expenses: 1, 500,000 KRW ~ 2,000,000 KRW per month for 3~4 years
- A round-trip airfare (economy class based on GTS system)
- Korean language training (only evening class during regular semesters)
- National Health Insurance fee reimbursement.
- Approximately 8 recipient each semester
Application period
- During the admission period for international students every semester.
Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)
- Tuition fee: full tuition exemption for a maximum of 4 semesters
- Living expenses: minimum of 500,000 KRW per month (different according to recipients’ majors).
- Approximately 20 recipients
Application period
- During the admission period for international students every semester.
Overseas Koreans Scholarship
- 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)
Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP/GKS)
- Full tuition fee: tuition exemption for 4 semesters for Master’s program and 6 semesters for Ph. D program
- Monthly Allowance: 1,308,330 KRW per month
* The monthly allowance includes expenses for living and studying in Korea, such as living expenses, textbooks, insurance premiums, TOPIK scholarships, and thesis printing costs etc.
- 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
Summary
- Program: Scholarship
- Host country: Korea
- Level: Postgraduate | Masters| PhD
- Eligible countries: All countries
- Benefits: Full Scholarship | annual stipend of $17,572 | Accommodation | Flight Costs
- No IELTS required
- Deadline: Not specified
How to apply
All interested and eligible candidates should take note of the following in order to apply successfully;
- Click on the button below to visit the SNU’s graduate scholarship webpage
- Application for GSFS and SPF scholarships are made at the same time for online application for admission every semester
- Selection made by respective Colleges/Schools based on the admission documents
- Selected applicants will be notified of their respective colleges’ decisions.
https://en.snu.ac.kr/admission/graduate/scholarships/before_application
