Seoul National University Scholarship 2026 in South Korea | Fully Funded
The scholarship is offered to new graduate students applying to the university to cater for their full tuition fees and to also provide up to a living stipends of 2, 000,000 KRW per month.
The Seoul National University Scholarships offer several types of scholarship opportunity to candidates seeking to study at the institution;
- SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)
- Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)
- Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) (Now GKS)
- Overseas Koreans Scholarship
Students may apply for the programs before or during the admission application period.
Eligibility 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
SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)
- 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.)
Benefits:
- 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 the GTS system)
- Korean language training (only evening class during regular semesters)
- National Health Insurance fee reimbursement
- 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)
- 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)
- Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP/GKS)
- Full tuition Fee
- Living Expenses
- Airfare
- Korean language training Fee
- Medical insurance, research fund, thesis printing fees, settlement, and return expenses.
- Read more about SNU Graduate scholarships here.
How to Apply?
Deadline: July 10, 2025
