Before departure
Start from where you are.
Check the overseas application or partner-university route before planning your move.
1 verified policy route at this stageCompany & foundation scholarships
More ways to fund
your next chapter.
Discover Korean company and foundation scholarships, then connect each opportunity to the right university, stage and application route.
Build a plan around your possibilities
Look beyond the university award.
A foundation scholarship can help with tuition, living costs or learning expenses. Start with the route that fits where you are today.
- Foundations reviewed
- 5
- Current policy routes
- 10
Find your starting point.
With university admission
Connect your offer to funding.
Some foundations consider students after admission and a university nomination. Keep both timelines in your plan.
5 verified policy routes at this stageAfter enrollment
Find support while you study.
Explore awards for students already enrolled in Korea, including living and learning support.
4 verified policy routes at this stageAn admission-linked award may be selected before you travel, but admission, nomination, scholarship selection and payment are separate steps. Use the dates in your chosen route.
Daewoong FoundationHyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo FoundationPOSCO TJ Park FoundationSamsung Dream Scholarship FoundationWooJung Education & Culture Foundation
Official sources. Practical next steps.
Explore the funding routes.
These are reviewed scholarship policies. Check the linked intake notice for an application window and the university or nominating office that handles your submission.
Company & foundation funding
Daewoong Foundation
A scholarship and career-development program for international students studying in Korea.
Daewoong Global Scholarship Program — Master’s
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- No separate tuition waiver specified.
- Living support
- The current call determines grant use and paid months; no separate living payment is specified.
- Cash or learning award
- Scholarship grant; the amount and paid months follow the current call. A closed 2026 call advertised KRW 500,000 per month.
Combining awards: check the rules
The reviewed public guidance does not establish whether other awards can be combined. Confirm with both providers.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Standing program; undergraduate and master’s students. The last independently verified 2026 call has closed.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
Daewoong Global Scholarship Program — Undergraduate
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- No separate tuition waiver specified.
- Living support
- The current call determines grant use and paid months; no separate living payment is specified.
- Cash or learning award
- Scholarship grant; the amount and paid months follow the current call. A closed 2026 call advertised KRW 500,000 per month.
Combining awards: check the rules
The reviewed public guidance does not establish whether other awards can be combined. Confirm with both providers.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Standing program; undergraduate and master’s students. The last independently verified 2026 call has closed.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
Company & foundation funding
Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo Foundation
The CMK Global Scholarship supports international study through university nomination and a separate foundation selection process.
CMK Global Scholarship — Graduate
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- Full tuition, including admission fees, for the selected eligible program.
- Living support
- Study and settlement support is available; confirm the amount, payment period and conditions in the current offer.
- Support period
- Master’s: up to 4 semesters; PhD: 8; combined master’s/PhD: 10, with research-semester review.
Other-award conditions
SNU’s Fall 2026 call excluded government-invited scholarship recipients. Confirm the current foundation and university rule before combining awards; this example does not establish permission elsewhere.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Current graduate program guidance; the dated Fall 2026 example is closed.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
CMK Global Scholarship — One-year Undergraduate Exchange
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- Full tuition, including admission fees, during the selected visiting program.
- Living support
- Study and settlement support is available; confirm the amount, payment period and conditions in the current offer.
- Support period
- Two regular semesters (fall and spring), plus the specified winter program.
Combining awards: check the rules
A universal concurrent-scholarship rule was not established in the reviewed program pages. Ask both sending university and foundation before combining funding.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)One-year visiting/exchange program; the verified 2026/27 university calls are closed.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
Company & foundation funding
POSCO TJ Park Foundation
A POSCO corporate foundation supporting international graduate study through university nominations.
POSCO Global Scholarship in Korea — Doctoral / Integrated
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- Full tuition at the nominated graduate program
- Living support
- KRW 1,000,000 per month for 36 months
- Cash or learning award
- KRW 1,000,000 one-time settlement payment
- Support period
- 6 semesters, subject to continuation rules
Other-award conditions
The latest dated 2026 partner-university call prohibits concurrent external scholarships. Yonsei also excludes its International Companion scholarship. Recheck the current university notice and award agreement; do not add POSCO support to another package automatically.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Current published graduate scholarship policy; each admitting university sets its nomination cycle.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
POSCO Global Scholarship in Korea — Master’s
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- Full tuition at the nominated graduate program
- Living support
- KRW 1,000,000 per month for 22 months
- Cash or learning award
- KRW 1,000,000 one-time settlement payment
- Support period
- 4 semesters, subject to continuation rules
Other-award conditions
The latest dated 2026 partner-university call prohibits concurrent external scholarships. Yonsei also excludes its International Companion scholarship. Recheck the current university notice and award agreement; do not add POSCO support to another package automatically.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Current published graduate scholarship policy; each admitting university sets its nomination cycle.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
Company & foundation funding
Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation
A scholarship foundation supporting students with financial need, including international degree students at Korean partner universities.
Global Hope Scholarship — Graduate
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- No universal tuition-waiver percentage in the foundation-wide record. Check your university’s award package.
- Living support
- The foundation grant is recorded below as a semester award, not an additional monthly stipend.
- Cash or learning award
- Foundation policy: KRW 4,800,000 per semester; confirm the amount and allocation in your university’s offer.
- Support period
- Master’s: up to 4 semesters; PhD: 6; combined master’s/PhD: 8. No extra semesters.
Other-award conditions
GKS recipients are excluded. Other-award treatment depends on the university and award type; do not assume the foundation grant can be added to every university scholarship.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Standing Global Hope policy; the next university nomination call must be checked.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
Global Hope Scholarship — Undergraduate
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- No universal tuition-waiver percentage in the foundation-wide record. Check your university’s award package.
- Living support
- The foundation grant is recorded below as a semester award, not an additional monthly stipend.
- Cash or learning award
- Foundation policy: KRW 4,800,000 per semester; confirm the amount and allocation in your university’s offer.
- Support period
- Up to 8 academic semesters, limited to the remaining supported degree period.
Other-award conditions
GKS recipients are excluded. Other-award treatment depends on the university and award type; do not assume the foundation grant can be added to every university scholarship.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Standing Global Hope policy; the next university nomination call must be checked.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
Company & foundation funding
WooJung Education & Culture Foundation
A foundation established by Booyoung Group chairman Lee Joong-keun that supports international students studying in Korea.
WooJung International Graduate Scholarship
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- No separate tuition waiver specified.
- Living support
- No separate living stipend specified.
- Cash or learning award
- KRW 8,000,000 per year reported by the foundation; confirm your selected period and payment schedule.
Combining awards: check the rules
The reviewed public guidance does not establish whether other awards can be combined. Confirm with both providers.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Standing selection policy; annual amount reported in September 2026.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
WooJung International Undergraduate Scholarship
Policy · intake dates vary
- Tuition
- No separate tuition waiver specified.
- Living support
- No separate living stipend specified.
- Cash or learning award
- KRW 8,000,000 per year reported by the foundation; confirm your selected period and payment schedule.
Combining awards: check the rules
The reviewed public guidance does not establish whether other awards can be combined. Confirm with both providers.
Read the combination rules (opens a new tab)Standing selection policy; annual amount reported in September 2026.
Source reviewed: 2026-10-29
Your next move
Make the route work for you.
Keep the official notice with your shortlist and start with the office named in the application instructions.
- Find the entry point.Confirm whether you apply directly, through your university, or through an embassy or other nominating body.
- Prepare for that intake.Check the accepted degree, country and language evidence, documents and nomination deadline.
- Plan the money and timing.Separate tuition support from cash payments. Check other-award restrictions and the date support would reach you.
This directory covers selected company and foundation routes for study in Korea. Each provider makes its own selection. See our sources and coverage.