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Undergraduate Degree Student Scholarships

Full Degree Students

Scholarship for Outstanding New International Students

    • Candidate Selection: Outstanding new international students selected annually by the Office of International Admissions and Management
    • See: http://international.hufs.ac.kr > Announcements for more information
    • Selection Period: New international students’ final registration period
    • Scholarship Amount: Amount and period may vary (entrance fee - full tuition / 1 semester ~ 8 semesters)
    • Selection Criteria: Determined annually

GPA-based Scholarship

Candidate Selection

All students who were enrolled (and attained a GPA) for the semester before scholarship selection are eligible. As all aforementioned students are eligible automatically, there are no individual requirements.

*Detailed criteria may differ according to major (e.g., limitations regarding the amount ofobtained major class credits, etc).

Payment Period: Reduced tuition is reflected on the tuition bill in February and August

Scholarship Amount:

    • President’s Scholarship: 100% tuition
    • Dean’s Scholarship: 40% tuition
    • Head of Department Scholarship: 30% tuition

Selection Criteria: 14+ credits / Higher than 3.5 GPA for the previous semester

GPA-based International Students Scholarship

Candidate Selection

    1. International students who are in their 2nd - 7th semester.
    2. Recipients of full-scholarships such as the 6.25 UN Korean War Descendent Scholarship, Korean Government Scholarship, Overseas Korean Foundation Scholarship, King Sejong Foundation Scholarship (etc.) are not eligible to apply.
    3. Recipients of GPA-based scholarship are not eligible to apply.

Application Period

    • 1st Semester: End of March
    • 2nd Semester: Early October

Apply through the Office of International Admissions & Management

Scholarship Amount

    • “우” Scholarship: 700,000 won
    • “수” Scholarship: 1,000,000 won

Selection Criteria

    • 12+ credits
    • higher than 3.5 GPA for the previous semester

Topik Scholarship

Candidate Selection

    1. International students who are in their 2nd semester-7th semester.
    2. International students who have received TOPIK 5 or 6 certificates.
    3. Recipients of full-scholarships such as the 6.25 UN Korean War Descendant Scholarship, Korean Government Scholarship, Overseas Korean Foundation Scholarship, King Sejong Foundation Scholarship (etc.) are not eligible to apply.
    4. TOPIK scholarship for the same level can be obtained only once.

Application Period

    • 1st semester: Late March
    • 2nd semester: Early October

Apply through the Office of International Admissions & Management

Scholarship Amount

    • TOPIK level 5 : 300,000 won
    • TOPIK level 6: 500,000 won

Selection Criteria: 12+ credits

Family Scholarship

Candidate Selection

Two or more siblings enrolled at Seoul or Global Campus at the same time

* Applicable to only undergraduate students at HUFS

Application Period

    • 1st Semester: mid-March
    • 2nd Semester: mid-September

Scholarship Amount: 1,000,000 won (total sum for all siblings, can be paid maximum two times during enrollment period)

Selection Criteria

    • 12+ credits
    • higher than 2.00 GPA for the previous semester

Organization Activities Scholarship (Student Organization)

Candidate Selection

Students involved in independent student councils, campus media organizations, and other student bodies

* E.g. Student council, department student council, club associations, FBS, GSA, CSO, The Argus, school magazine editorial committee, etc.

Application Period: During the semester, submit documents to relevant organization

Scholarship Amount: Amount varies

Selection Criteria

    • 12 credits during previous semester
    • 2.0 or higher GPA
    • Each student organization has their own regulations—requirements vary.

7+1 Study Abroad Scholarship

Candidate Selection

Enrolled students who have been selected for the study abroad program by the Office of International Affairs (OIA)

Application Period: Please contact the OIAMS for more information

Phone: 02) 2173-2070

Website: http://oia.hufs.ac.kr

Scholarship Amount: Full tuition at HUFS (scholarship recipient is responsible for paying tuition at the foreign institute)

Selection Criteria: Higher than 3.0 GPA (could be higher depending on the foreign institute)

Exchange/Visiting Students

Global Exchange Scholarship (GES)

Funded by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies offers scholarships to up to five exchange students, with outstanding academic merit, from our international partner institutions. Each scholarship is worth KRW 500,000 (one-off payment) per semester.

Eligibility & Conditions

The scholarships are awarded to applicants from our international partner universities who are accepted for admission to our exchange program.

    1. The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the strength of their exchange application: academic merit and international community contribution.
    2. Scholarship awardees will work towards promoting global awareness and international understanding through participating in HUFS community outreach programming, including but not restricted to the Children's Library Initiative, the Peer Tutoring Language Program, and/or the HUFS & You international student magazine.
    3. The number of scholarship holders may change according to availability.
    4. Global Exchange Scholarship winners will be considered at the time of application to the exchange program.

Global Korea Scholarship (GKS)

Funded by the Korean Government for Foreign Exchange Students

This scholarship program is organized to provide continual opportunities for international exchange students to study in Korea and delve into Korean culture. Any international student with academic merit is eligible to apply for this scholarship program. All incoming exchange students are automatically considered as candidates for screening. so there is no separate application form.

HUFS will select the top-qualified students within the given number of slots for each year.

Number of slots for 2019 Recommendation:TBA

Eligibility & Conditions

    • Students should be officially nominated by our international partner universities.
    • Students should take at least one regular semester course related to Korea during the exchange program.
    • Students are required to provide evidence (academic transcript) of grade point averages over 3.2 out of 4.0.
    • Current exchange students are not eligible to apply for this program.
    • Only undergraduate students are eligible to apply for this scholarship program.

Application Procedures

    1. Exchange students should submit their exchange application packets before the deadline.
    2. HUFS will screen & evaluate all applications received at the time of application to the exchange program.
    3. HUFS will recommend a select number of students to the Korean government and receive final confirmation.
    4. Final scholarship winners will be announced in late February/August on this website.

Scholarship Benefits

    • Airfare reimbursement (round-trip)
    • Monthly stipend of KRW 500,000 (for 3 months)
    • Settlement allowance of KRW 200,000 for the first month (one-off payment)
    • Medical insurance

Peer Tutoring Scholarship

Scholarship Amount: 500,000 won

Application: Through the Office of International Admissions & Management

Note

    • Only native speakers of a language can apply
    • If selected as a tutor, you will meet with Korean students once a week to share your language and culture. You will also do a project together.