Master’s & PhD
POSCO Global Scholarship in Korea — Doctoral / Integrated
POSCO TJ Park Foundation
What it covers
- Tuition
- Full tuition at the nominated graduate program
- Support duration
- 6 semesters, subject to continuation rules
- Living support
- KRW 1,000,000 per month for 36 months
- Cash award
- KRW 1,000,000 one-time settlement payment
- Other support
- National Health Insurance premium support
- Korean-language education and cultural/community activities
Can you apply?
- Nationality
- Non-Korean nationals from the Foundation-designated countries. Korean citizenship, including dual citizenship, is excluded. The eligible-country list can change.
- Other conditions
- Admission to a participating doctoral or integrated master’s/doctoral program and nomination by that admitting university.
- The current program accepts completed or expected bachelor’s qualifications; degree-specific admission rules still apply.
- Eligible fields include humanities, social sciences and natural sciences/engineering. Partner universities and country lists are tentative.
Verified partner universities
The documented partner institutions for this award are linked below. Confirm your degree program and intake with the university.
This award requires a nomination. Obtain graduate admission at a participating university, request consideration under its internal POSCO nomination process, then complete the Foundation’s requested selection steps if nominated.
This is a partial list of documented partner links. Check the current foundation and university notices for the full eligible scope.
- Seoul National University
- Korea University
- Yonsei University
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- KDI School of Public Policy and Management
- The Graduate School of Korean Studies
How to apply
Obtain graduate admission at a participating university, request consideration under its internal POSCO nomination process, then complete the Foundation’s requested selection steps if nominated.
- Intake / policy
- Current published graduate scholarship policy; each admitting university sets its nomination cycle.
- Application dates
- Apply to a participating graduate school and follow its internal nomination deadline. No general 2027 open-application window is confirmed.
- Keep your award
- Check the current award agreement. The latest dated 2026 partner-university plan requires the university’s B0-equivalent semester grade, participation in Foundation activities and Korean-language study or TOPIK 3. These continuation rules are not entry-GPA or entry-TOPIK thresholds.
From a possibility to a plan
Your application steps
Obtain graduate admission at a participating university, request consideration under its internal POSCO nomination process, then complete the Foundation’s requested selection steps if nominated.
- Check that the current country, university and intended degree appear in the applicable nomination notice.
- Apply for the university’s graduate admission and meet its academic and language requirements.
- Ask the admitting university’s scholarship or international office about its POSCO nomination process and internal deadline.
- If nominated, submit the materials requested by the Foundation and complete its selection interview.
- Confirm award duration, payment timing and restrictions on other scholarships before accepting funding.
Dates & intake
Current published graduate scholarship policy; each admitting university sets its nomination cycle.
Apply to a participating graduate school and follow its internal nomination deadline. No general 2027 open-application window is confirmed.
Prepare these documents
The scholarship source does not provide a complete document checklist. Use the current program admission notice before preparing your submission.
Funding route & other awards
Admission first, nomination next
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.
Check the combination rules ↗ (opens a new tab)Keep the award
Check the current award agreement. The latest dated 2026 partner-university plan requires the university’s B0-equivalent semester grade, participation in Foundation activities and Korean-language study or TOPIK 3. These continuation rules are not entry-GPA or entry-TOPIK thresholds.
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