The Catholic University of Korea
Foreign new students: Excellence A — full admission fee plus 70% of tuition for applicants with TOPIK 5–6 or TOEFL iBT 91 / IELTS 6.5 / NEW TEPS 348 or higher; Excellence B — full admission fee plus 40% of tuition for TOPIK 3–4 or TOEFL iBT 83 / IELTS 6.0 / NEW TEPS 317 or higher. Continuing foreign students can receive 50% or 30% tuition support under the stated academic/language criteria.
Partial scholarship
INTERNATIONAL / GRADUATE: Foreign students admitted through the Graduate School's foreign-student admission track. The current Graduate School scholarship system includes foreign-new-student scholarships based on TOPIK/English proficiency and other selection categories. INDIAN STUDENTS: India is not listed as excluded in the cited foreign-student admission/scholarship criteria.
Date to be confirmed
Check the university scholarship notice for the current semester.
How to apply: Separate application
Essays this award asks for:
Most awards also ask for transcripts, ID and an admission offer. Check the official page for the exact list.
Ajou University
Undergraduate: Ajou Frontier scholarships can provide 100% tuition for selected periods; graduate Ajou Global Scholarship: Master's 40% tuition, Doctoral 80% tuition for qualifying new international students, subject to current criteria.
Chonnam National University
For GKS-selected students, support follows the current NIIED GKS package: tuition support, Korean-language training where applicable, airfare and living/academic allowances under the applicable GKS cycle. CNU may also provide university scholarships under its own current rules.
2026 undergraduate guide lists admission, merit, TOPIK and other international-student scholarships; graduate guide lists Research Assistant 50% tuition and Excellent/Admission scholarships 33% tuition. A current MECA Talent Development Scholarship for international graduate students can provide up to one-half of tuition and fees for the supported semester.
Chung-Ang University
International Student Scholarship: full or partial tuition waiver depending on scholarship type and the language/academic criteria. CAYSS: scholarship support for outstanding international graduate students recommended by full-time CAU faculty; amount varies by the applicable scholarship.