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re-selected each cycle<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><h3>Recipients<\/h3><p>~100 students per cycle (2026 H1: 102 students \/ 32 countrie<\/p><\/div>\n        <div class=\"infocard\"><h3>Intake year<\/h3><p>2026<\/p><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>What you get<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\">\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Benefits<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Cash scholarship of KRW 8,000,000 per student per year (increased to this level from 2013).<\/li><li>Paid twice yearly (spring \/ fall).<\/li><li>2026 H1 (1st semester): 102 students from 32 countries received a combined ~KRW 408 million.<\/li><li>Cumulative since 2010: 45 countries, 2,847 students, over KRW 11.2 billion.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Funding period<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Annual award (KRW 8,000,000 \/ year), disbursed in two rounds per year<\/li><li>re-selected each cycle.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>Eligibility<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\"><div class=\"drow\"><b>Who can apply<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>International students enrolled at Korean universities\/graduate schools who either demonstrate excellent academic performance OR have financial need.<\/li><li>Priority focus on students from Korean War participant nations, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central Asia.<\/li><li>Candidates are recommended\/nominated (not direct self-application) by their country&#8217;s embassy in Korea, and by schools\/educators\/prominent figures<\/li><li>final approval by the Board of Directors.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"drow\"><b>Nationalities<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Focus on Korean War participant nations, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central Asia.<\/li><li>In practice broad: 2026 H1 covered 32 countries<\/li><li>cumulative 45 countries since 2010.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>How to apply<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\">\n        <div class=\"drow\"><b>Application period<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Twice yearly since 2010 \u2014 1st semester (spring) and 2nd semester (fall).<\/li><li>Award ceremony for 2026 1st semester held 26 Feb 2026.<\/li><li>No public fixed application deadline published on the official site (nomination-based).<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"drow\"><b>How to apply<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Nomination\/recommendation-based, not a direct public application.<\/li><li>Recipients are recommended by (1) their home country&#8217;s embassy in Korea, (2) school administrators, educators and prominent figures, or (3) special decision of the Board of Directors.<\/li><li>Universities\/international offices typically channel and submit the nomination. (Discovery note &#8216;apply via university international offices&#8217; is consistent with universities nominating, but the official primary emphasis is embassy recommendation.) (unverified: exact per-university submission workflow)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n        <div class=\"drow\"><b>Required documents<\/b><div>Application form, professor&#8217;s recommendation letter, self-introduction essay, study plan, admission certificate, original enrollment\/attendance verification, and original academic transcript.<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <p style=\"margin-top:16px\"><a class=\"btn btn--red\" href=\"https:\/\/www.woojungedu.co.kr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Official page &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"note\"><b>Track record.<\/b> Run by Woojung Education &amp; Culture Foundation (Booyoung Group) since 2010 (foundation est. 2008); 2,847 students from 45 countries, about KRW 11.2 billion cumulative.<\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <h2>Contact &amp; where to study<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"dtable\">\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Official page<\/b><div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.woojungedu.co.kr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.woojungedu.co.kr<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Contact<\/b><div>Woojung Education &amp; Culture Foundation (Booyoung Group): woojungedu.co.kr. Apply via partner university.<\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"drow\"><b>Participating universities<\/b><div><ul class=\"dlist\"><li>Korean universities\/graduate schools where the international student is enrolled (nominating institutions vary each cycle<\/li><li>specific list not published on official site)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <section class=\"section section--tight\">\n      <div class=\"prose\">\n        <div class=\"note\"><b>Before you apply &mdash; verify.<\/b>\n          <ul class=\"dlist\" style=\"margin-top:8px\"><li>Scholarship amounts, quotas, dates, and eligibility can change every cycle &mdash; always confirm the current details with the official source before you apply.<\/li><li>This scholarship is usually applied for through your <b>university&#8217;s international office<\/b> (nomination-based) &mdash; check the process and their internal deadline.<\/li><li>The official notice is published in Korean only &mdash; use an official translation and double-check key dates.<\/li><\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"fineprint\">Data from official sources &middot; last updated 2026-07-03<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    \n    <section class=\"ctaband\">\n      <h2>Planning to study in Korea?<\/h2>\n      <p>Join GoKorea Insider for scholarship deadlines, university updates, and visa tips &mdash; free.<\/p>\n      <a class=\"btn btn--white\" href=\"\/ko\/gokorea-insider\/\">Join Insider &mdash; Free<\/a>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":278,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"rank_math_title":"Woojung Booyoung Scholarship - KRW 8M a Year in Korea","rank_math_description":"Booyoung Woojung Foundation gives KRW 8M a year to international students in Korea, twice yearly across 30+ countries. 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