Seoul National University Scholarship 2026 in South Korea | Fully Funded

The Seoul National University Scholarships offer several types of scholarship opportunity to candidates seeking to study at the institution;

• SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)
• Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)
• Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP) (Now GKS)
• Overseas Koreans Scholarship

Students may apply for the programs before or during the admission application period.

Eligibility Requirements

To be considered for the Seoul University Graduate Scholarship, you must mee the criteria below:

Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS) 

• Be a non-Korean applicant
• Be currently enrolled or graduated from eligible countries,
• Apply and be accepted into SNU
• Apply for the designated college/school* participating in the GSFS Program

SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)

• Be a faculty member of a major university in a developing country WITHOUT a Ph.D. degree
• Be a newly admitted student to SNU as Ph.D. student (priority given to faculty members from major universities in developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America etc.)

Benefits

The Seoul National University Scholarship 2026 offers the following benefits;

• • SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)
    • Tuition fee: full tuition exemption for a maximum of 6 semesters
    • Living expenses: 1, 500,000 KRW ~ 2,000,000 KRW per month for 3~4 years
    • A round-trip airfare (economy class based on the GTS system)
    • Korean language training (only evening class during regular semesters)
    • National Health Insurance fee reimbursement
  • Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)
    • Tuition fee: full tuition exemption for a maximum of 4 semesters
    • Living expenses: minimum of 500,000 KRW per month (different according to recipients’ majors)
  • Overseas Koreans Scholarship
    • Full tuition exemption for a maximum of 4 semesters (when conditions are met)
    • Living expenses: 900,000 KRW per month, 4 semesters (maximum)
    • Airfare for one economy round-trip
    • Korean language training fee: fee exemption at the Language Education Institute for 6 months
    • Medical insurance subscription (private company)

• Korean Government Scholarship Program (KGSP/GKS)
  • Full tuition Fee
  • Living Expenses
  • Airfare
  • Korean language training Fee
  • Medical insurance, research fund, thesis printing fees, settlement, and return expenses.
• Read more about SNU Graduate scholarships here.

Application Dealine 10th July 2025

Method of Application

To apply for the Seoul National University Scholarship, interested and qualified applicants should;

• Click on the button below to visit the SNU’s scholarship webpage.
• Applications for GSFS and SPF scholarships are made at the same time as othe nline application for admission every semester.
• Selection made by respective Colleges/Schools based on the admission documents.
• Selected applicants will be notified of their respective colleges’ decisions.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY