Korean scholarships fall into three routes: university, local government, and private foundations. Since each has its own posting sites, eligibility, amounts, and timing, watching only one means missing chances.
The three routes
- University (student/international affairs): 30 to 100% of tuition, posted 4 to 6 weeks before each semester
- Local government (education offices, city/district halls): residency-based, 1 to 5 million won a year, February and August
- Private foundations (companies, nonprofits): by major, nationality, or income, 2 to 12 million won a year, year-round
Strategy
University scholarships have the lowest barrier, local-government ones hinge on residency, and private foundations are narrower but larger. The starting point is tracking all three at once.
See how to search each route, common documents, and rejection reasons