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Scholarships for the Korean Language Training Program

  1. If a student earns a score of 70 or higher in the first semester after admission, an academic scholarship of KRW 200,000 per person will be provided.
  2. A TOPIK Excellence Scholarship will be awarded upon obtaining a level in the Test of Proficiency in Korean, TOPIK.

Scholarships for Undergraduate Students
(20%–70% Tuition Scholarship Support)

Scholarships for undergraduate students
Category Type Condition Criteria Scholarship Amount
Undergraduate Students Freshman Scholarship Students who have TOPIK scores at the time of undergraduate admission Below TOPIK Level 3 or KWU-TOPIK 30% of tuition
TOPIK Level 3 35% of tuition
TOPIK Level 4 50% of tuition
TOPIK Level 5 60% of tuition
TOPIK Level 6 70% of tuition
Scholarship for Enrolled Students Students with excellent academic performance who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the previous semester Below TOPIK Level 3 20% of tuition
TOPIK Level 3 30% of tuition
TOPIK Level 4 50% of tuition
TOPIK Level 5 60% of tuition
TOPIK Level 6 70% of tuition
  • Scholarships for international students may be subject to change in accordance with university regulations and scholarship regulations.

Graduate School Scholarships

  1. 40% tuition scholarship support: TOPIK Level 3 or below
    (KWU-TOPIK or TOPIK Levels 1–3 administered by the National Institute for International Education)
  2. 50% tuition scholarship support: TOPIK Levels 4–6

Dormitory Fee Support
Undergraduate Students Only

  1. Dormitory Fee: 16 weeks / 1 semester
  2. Support is provided only for the first semester of admission for new and transfer students.

Personal Accident Insurance Support
Undergraduate Students and Korean Language Training Program Students

  1. Insurance that international students must purchase to prepare for accidents, diseases, death, and other risks during their study abroad period.
  2. Cost: KRW 99,000
  3. Support is provided only for the first semester of admission for new and transfer students, undergraduate students.
  4. For Korean language trainees, students pay the insurance fee for the first year, and insurance support is provided from the second year.

Guide to On-Campus Scholarships

After checking the scholarship notice on the university website each semester, students must submit the scholarship application documents to the Office of Student Affairs, Scholarship and Welfare Team.

Principles for Scholarship Selection and Payment
  • All scholarships shall be paid within the scope of tuition.
  • However, exceptions shall apply to scholarships for work, service, Nabi Mileage, mentor-mentee programs, SOS Angel, MAUM Sharing, teaching assistantship, T/A, and scholarships donated by external organizations with designated scholarship recipients or scholarship purposes.
  • In principle, duplicate receipt of scholarships is not allowed. If scholarships overlap, the scholarship more favorable to the student shall be paid.
  • However, exceptions shall apply to scholarships for meritorious service, Magnolia, work, service, exemplary students, guidance, encouragement of study, department-special scholarships for new and transfer students, Songgang Love for freshmen, Do Dream for freshmen, Songgang Future, excluding international transfer students admitted after the 2025 academic year among new and transfer students, academic excellence for freshmen, Happiness, Nabi Mileage, mentor-mentee programs, SOS Angel, MAUM Sharing, Academic Improvement, JUMP, teaching assistantship, T/A, RE Academy for students on academic probation, Songgang Family, Songgang Woman Power, Love Sharing, and external scholarships.
  • Scholarship payment may be suspended if a person selected as a scholarship recipient takes a leave of absence, is expelled, receives disciplinary action for violating university regulations, or fails to register within the designated period.
  • For new and transfer students, academic grades are not reflected in scholarship selection.
  • However, exceptions shall apply to Academic Excellence Scholarship recipients, Talent Development Scholarship recipients, International Student Admission Scholarship recipients, and Songgang Love Scholarship recipients.
  • For new and transfer students, academic grades are not reflected in scholarship selection.
  • Other types of scholarships, the number of scholarship recipients, and scholarship amounts may be selected and paid through deliberation by the Scholarship Committee, depending on the budget.
Scholarship Selection Criteria and Scholarship Amount
Talent Development Scholarship Recipients
Freshmen / Early Admission and Regular Admission
Scholarship Name
Talent Development Scholarship Recipients, freshmen / early admission and regular admission
Scholarship Selection Criteria

Recipients shall be selected within 5% of the admission quota for each recruitment unit if they meet any of the following criteria.

  1. Among those whose overall high school average grade is within Grade 2, applicants who have an official English test score of TOEIC 750 or higher, G-TELP Level 2 75% or higher, or New HSK Level 5 or higher.
  2. Applicants who have received Grade 2 or higher in at least two of the Korean language, mathematics, and foreign language areas of the College Scholastic Ability Test, and whose average grade of the two best subjects in the inquiry area is Grade 2 or higher.
Scholarship Amount
Full tuition for each required semester.
Academic Excellence Scholarship Recipients
Enrolled Students
Scholarship Name
Academic Excellence Scholarship, enrolled students
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students with excellent academic performance who have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester, and have no F grades.
Scholarship Amount
Differentiated amount
Academic Excellence Scholarship Recipients
Freshmen
Scholarship Name
Academic Excellence Scholarship, freshmen
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among successful applicants admitted through early admission and regular admission in the relevant year, students with excellent academic performance, recommended according to the selection plan of the relevant department or academic unit.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Service Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Name
Service Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria

Students who have made contributions through activities in student self-governing organizations, such as the Student Council, departmental student councils, and clubs.

  • President of the Student Council: Full tuition
  • Vice President of the Student Council: KRW 2,500,000
  • Director of the Student Council: KRW 1,500,000
  • Manager of the Student Council: KRW 1,000,000
  • President of each departmental student association: KRW 800,000
  • Vice President of each departmental student association: KRW 300,000
  1. Limited to departments with three or more academic years or 120 or more students.

Representatives by Academic Year

  1. KRW 200,000 for academic years with 15 or more enrolled students, and KRW 100,000 for departments with fewer than 15 enrolled students.
    However, departments for which recruitment has been suspended in the relevant academic year and departments with fewer than five students by academic year are excluded.
  2. In principle, academic-year representatives shall be paid only to the number of representatives calculated as one representative per 40 enrolled students.

Reference Date for Number of Enrolled Students

  • 1st Semester: First day of the relevant semester
  • 3rd Semester: First day of the relevant semester
  • Media Center: Delegated to the supervising professor
  • Flag Corps: KRW 200,000, based on one person per year
  • Clubs: KRW 50,000
    Limited to clubs that have submitted five or more club event approval applications and result reports per year, and the amount shall be paid to the club president.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Veterans Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students who are eligible under laws and regulations related to veterans’ benefits and who have submitted the relevant certificate, and who have achieved a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
Scholarship Amount
  • Applicant: Full tuition
  • Children of veterans: 1/2 of tuition
North Korean Defector Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students who are eligible for protection and settlement support as North Korean defectors and who have submitted the relevant certificate, and who have achieved a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
Scholarship Amount
Full tuition
Magnolia Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria

Students whose two or more immediate family members are enrolled in this university or graduate school, and who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
However, all eligible persons must have a GPA of 2.5 or higher.

  • If three or more family members are enrolled, full tuition within the tuition limit shall be paid only to one person whose scholarship benefit amount is the lowest.
Scholarship Amount
KRW 600,000 each
Work Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students of good conduct who are diligent and sincere, and who have been assigned work duties in accordance with the university’s work activity plan.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Songgang Family Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Faculty or staff members working at this university, or their children, spouses, or siblings, who are enrolled in this university, based on the GPA in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
Scholarship Amount
  • GPA of 3.5 or higher: 50% of tuition
  • GPA of 3.0–3.49: 30% of tuition
Meritorious Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
  • Students who are recognized as having made significant contributions to the development of the university through on-campus or off-campus activities.
  • Students who have won 3rd place or higher in academic, arts, or sports competitions, based on the highest award.
  • Students who have passed national or local public official examinations.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Encouragement of Study Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among students who have difficulty studying due to financial hardship and difficulty paying tuition, students who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester, and have been recommended by the department chair.
Scholarship Amount
KRW 600,000, up to two students per department
Guidance Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students who are recognized as needing support for student guidance. Recipients shall be selected from among students with financial hardship, students with disabilities, certificate holders, students with excellent foreign language ability, participants in overseas volunteer service, students with excellence in teacher education, and students with outstanding volunteer service records.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Exemplary Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students of upright conduct who have become role models for others through various good deeds and acts of filial piety, and who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Athletic Team Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Up to eight athletic team members, paid upon recommendation by the relevant department, including applicants for the national scholarship.
Scholarship Amount
Full tuition
Mature Student Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among new or transfer students admitted in the relevant year, students who are 30 years of age or older, meaning those born on or before March 1 of the year used as the basis for age 30, and who have achieved a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
However, the Department of Nursing and the Department of Physical Therapy are excluded.
Scholarship Amount
KRW 500,000 for each required semester.
However, KRW 1,000,000 is provided only for the semester of admission.
【Appendix 1】 Scope of Recognized Industrial Organizations
  • National government, local governments, and public organizations, including military officers and professional non-commissioned officers
  • Schools prescribed in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Higher Education Act
  • Newspaper companies and broadcasting stations registered with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Medical institutions prescribed in Article 3, Subparagraph 4 of the Framework Act on Health and Medical Services
  • Private institutes registered with the supervisory authority, including private teaching institutes
  • Businesses registered with the National Tax Service, as workplaces subject to Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Labor Standards Act and employing five or more regular employees
  • Submission of Certificate of Employment at an Industrial Organization: A certificate confirming employment at an industrial organization as of March 1 of each year must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs. If the student leaves the industrial organization, scholarship payment will be suspended.
Industrial Employee Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among new or transfer students admitted in the relevant year, students who are employed at an industrial organization and who have achieved a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
However, the following are excluded: Department or Division of Airline Service, Department of Early Childhood Education, Department of Elementary Special Education, Department of Secondary Special Education, Department of Nursing, Department of Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, Department or Division of Beauty Science, Department of Special Education, Elementary Special Education Major, Department of Special Education, Secondary Special Education Major, Department of Dental Hygiene, and those who have been employed at an industrial organization for less than one year after graduating from high school.
Scholarship Amount
KRW 500,000 for each required semester.
However, KRW 1,000,000 is provided only for the semester of admission.
【Appendix 1】 Scope of Recognized Industrial Organizations
  • National government, local governments, and public organizations, including military officers and professional non-commissioned officers
  • Schools prescribed in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Higher Education Act
  • Newspaper companies and broadcasting stations registered with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Medical institutions prescribed in Article 3, Subparagraph 4 of the Framework Act on Health and Medical Services
  • Private institutes registered with the supervisory authority, including private teaching institutes
  • Businesses registered with the National Tax Service, as workplaces subject to Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Labor Standards Act and employing five or more regular employees
  • Submission of Certificate of Employment at an Industrial Organization: A certificate confirming employment at an industrial organization as of March 1 of each year must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs. If the student leaves the industrial organization, scholarship payment will be suspended.
Adult Learner Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among new or transfer students admitted to the adult learner-only program in the relevant year, students who have achieved a GPA of 2.0 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester.
Scholarship Amount
KRW 500,000 for each required semester.
However, KRW 1,000,000 is provided only for the semester of admission.
【Appendix 1】 Scope of Recognized Industrial Organizations
  • National government, local governments, and public organizations, including military officers and professional non-commissioned officers
  • Schools prescribed in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Higher Education Act
  • Newspaper companies and broadcasting stations registered with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism
  • Medical institutions prescribed in Article 3, Subparagraph 4 of the Framework Act on Health and Medical Services
  • Private institutes registered with the supervisory authority, including private teaching institutes
  • Businesses registered with the National Tax Service, as workplaces subject to Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the Labor Standards Act and employing five or more regular employees
  • Submission of Certificate of Employment at an Industrial Organization: A certificate confirming employment at an industrial organization as of March 1 of each year must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs. If the student leaves the industrial organization, scholarship payment will be suspended.
International Student Scholarship Recipients
Freshman Scholarship
  1. Scholarship Conditions: Students with excellent academic performance whose TOPIK scores are confirmed at the time of undergraduate admission
  2. Scholarship Amount:
    • Below TOPIK Level 3: 30%
    • TOPIK Level 3: 35%
    • TOPIK Level 4: 50%
    • TOPIK Level 5: 60%
    • TOPIK Level 6: 70%
Scholarship for Enrolled Students
  1. Scholarship Conditions: Among students who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester, students whose TOPIK scores are confirmed
  2. Scholarship Amount:
    • Below TOPIK Level 3: 20%
    • TOPIK Level 3: 30%
    • TOPIK Level 4: 50%
    • TOPIK Level 5: 60%
    • TOPIK Level 6: 70%

However, this shall apply to students admitted from the first semester of the 2020 academic year.

  • “Below TOPIK Level 3” refers to those who have taken the university’s own TOPIK, regardless of level, or those who have obtained TOPIK Level 1 or Level 2 administered by the National Institute for International Education.
International Student Scholarship Recipients
Korean Track
Scholarship for New and Transfer Students
  1. Scholarship Conditions: Students whose TOPIK scores are confirmed at the time of undergraduate admission
  2. Scholarship Amount: Fixed amount
Scholarship for Enrolled Students
  1. Scholarship Conditions: Among students who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester, students whose TOPIK scores are confirmed
  2. Scholarship Amount: Fixed amount
International Student Scholarship Recipients
English Track
① Students from countries where English is used as a native language or official language

Freshmen

  1. Scholarship Conditions: Students from countries where English is used as a native language or official language
  2. Scholarship Amount: Fixed amount

Enrolled Students

  1. Students whose average GPA was calculated for the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester
  2. Scholarship Amount: Fixed amount
② Students from general countries
Countries where English is not used as a native language or official language

Freshmen

  1. Scholarship Conditions: Students whose English scores are confirmed at the time of undergraduate admission
  2. Scholarship Amount: Fixed amount

Enrolled Students

  1. Among students who have achieved a GPA of 2.5 or higher in the previous semester, 1st or 3rd semester, students whose English scores are confirmed
  2. Scholarship Amount: Fixed amount
Nabi Mileage Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students who have submitted a participation application and supporting documents in accordance with the procedures of the Nabi Mileage Scholarship System.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Happiness Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among applicants for the Korea Student Aid Foundation National Scholarship in the relevant semester of the relevant year, students with financial hardship.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Mentor-Mentee Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students who have submitted a participation application and supporting documents in accordance with the procedures of the Mentor-Mentee Scholarship System.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
SOS Angel Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students who have submitted a participation application and supporting documents in accordance with the procedures of the SOS Angel Scholarship System.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Department Special Scholarship Recipients
Freshmen
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Department Special Scholarships shall be paid to freshmen in the relevant year who have not applied for the National Scholarship.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Department Special Scholarship Recipients
Transfer Students
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Department Special Scholarships shall be paid to transfer students in the relevant year.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Songgang Life Scholarship
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students admitted to the adult learner-only program in the relevant year.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Songgang Love Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among freshmen admitted in the relevant year, students with excellent academic performance based on rank calculated according to this university’s grade conversion method.
Recommended according to the selection plan of the relevant department or academic unit.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Do Dream Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among freshmen admitted in the relevant year, students recommended by the chair of each department.
Recommended according to the selection plan of the relevant department or academic unit.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Songgang Future Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among new and transfer students admitted in the relevant year, students recommended by the chair of each department.
Recommended according to the selection plan of the relevant department or academic unit.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
MAUM Sharing Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students admitted in the relevant year or students who have participated in the practice of MAUM Sharing.
Recommended according to the selection plan of the relevant department or academic unit.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Academic Improvement, JUMP, Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Students whose academic performance has significantly improved compared to the previous semester.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
Teaching Assistant, T/A, Scholarship Recipients
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among students who assist classes and help with the operation of lectures, students recommended by the relevant department.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount
RE Academy Scholarship Recipients
Students on Academic Probation
Scholarship Selection Criteria
Among students who have participated in programs operated by the Student Counseling Center and the Center for Teaching and Learning Support, students recommended by the relevant department.
Scholarship Amount
Fixed amount

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