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SNU offers a variety of scholarship programs for foreign students. More than 50% of international students are partially or entirely exempt from tuition fees. SNU scholarship programs are mostly merit-based, but the University applies more generous criteria for international student. Internal scholarships are awarded each semester, and external scholarships are generally provided until graduation if all requirements are continually satisfied.
The scholarship programs available to international students currently attending SNU are given below.
For information on scholarships for prospective undergraduate/graduate students, see our admissions information pages.
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| Scholarships for Graduate Students: Internal Scholarships(University Scholarships) |
Graduate students may have their tuition waived through Tuition Grants for Overseas Graduate Students, and the Lecture Research Support Scholarship. These scholarships are awarded each semester at the Office of International Affairs or at the administration office of each department, depending on the program. |
| Tuition Grants for Overseas Graduate Students |
Foreign graduate students and overseas Koreans who earned a GPA of 3.0 or above in the preceding semester may apply for this scholarship. The Office of International Affairs manages the entire application procedure, and the recipients get a tuition waiver for 4 semesters at most. Students studying on national funds and at the government’s invitation are exempt from paying tuition fees, and others are partially exempt from paying tuition fees. If a recipient stays out of university without registering as a scholarship recipient after the selection has been made, the recipient will have his or her scholarship privileges revoked. |
| Lecture & Research Support Scholarship |
Graduate students who exhibit excellence in an academic or research field may be awarded this scholarship by being recommended by their academic advisors. Each professor is able to recommend one student amongst the current graduate students in a master’s or doctoral program, or a researcher who has completed either a master’s or doctoral program, but has yet to receive their degree. For graduate students in a master’s program, the full tuition fee is waived, and a stipend of 200,000 won per month is paid directly to the student’s personal bank account. |
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For doctoral students, the conditions are the same except the recipients are given a monthly stipend of 300,000 won. If a professor recommends a researcher who has completed a master’s
course but has yet to receive his/her degree,, the researcher is given 500,000 won per month, and for a researcher who has completed a doctoral program but has yet to receive his/her degree,
900,000 won is paid to the recipient every month. This scholarship is awarded for 2 academic years maximum.
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| Brain Korea 21 (BK 21) Scholarship Program |
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Brain Korea 21 Scholarship is designed by the Korean government to hone extensive research in universities by sponsoring researchers of excellent performance. Graduate students working with a professor who undertakes BK 21 projects are sponsored 500,000 to 1,500,000 won each month for those in a master’s program, and 900,000 to 2,000,000 won per month for those in a doctoral program, upon recommendation by the professor. The Office of Research is in charge of the application procedure for this scholarship program. |
| Teaching Assistant (T.A.) Scholarship |
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Graduate students who work as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Liberal Education receive a monthly stipend of 600,000 won for a T.A. who assists Core Courses and 300,000 won for others. In order to work as a T.A. a student must be recommended by his or her advisor. Recipients of this scholarship may not be awarded other concurrent scholarships. |
| Work-Study Scholarship |
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International graduate students may be offered a limited number of Work-Study Scholarship opportunities through selection from the applicant’s department. Recipients work as administration assistants in the administration office of their department, and an 800,000 won monthly stipend is paid to the recipient directly to his or her personal bank account. There is another work-study scholarship to sponsor foreign graduate students who wish to earn money for their living expenses. Recipients mainly work as librarian’s assistants for 10 to 15 hours a week, with 6,000 won per hour, and 300,000 won per month, being guaranteed. The application period and other details will be announced on the SNU website whenever there is a need.
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