奬 Scholarship
Art Major Asian plus Scholarship (AMA+)
◎ Government · Korea National University of Arts
Who is it for?
Full scholarship: round-trip economy airfare (entrance and graduation)
- You are applying for a bachelor’s / graduate (master / phd) program.
- You want full-tuition funding.
- You want a monthly living allowance, not just a tuition waiver.
- You are from an eligible country (OECD DAC ODA-recipient countries only…).
Quick facts
Type
Government
Level
Bachelor’s · Graduate (Master / PhD)
Who can apply
OECD DAC ODA-recipient countries only
Funding period
Full degree period (bachelor’s or master’s), preceded by 3- or 6-month pre-entry Korean language training
Intake year
2027 (Spring 2027 entry; matriculation 23 Feb 2027, semester begins 2 March 2027)
What you get
Benefits
- Full scholarship: round-trip economy airfare (entrance and graduation)
- full tuition (regular semesters only)
- monthly allowance of 800,000 KRW (may increase per regulations)
- 6- or 3-month intensive pre-entry Korean language training plus Korean course during the degree
- settlement allowance of 200,000 KRW on first entry
- graduation thesis allowance up to 1,000,000 KRW in the graduating semester
- Korean proficiency grant of 100,000 KRW/month (added to monthly allowance)
- Korea’s National Health Insurance
- priority in dormitory reservations.
Monthly allowance
800,000 KRW/month (plus a 100,000 KRW / month Korean proficiency grant when applicable)
Funding period
- Full degree period (bachelor’s or master’s), preceded by 3- or 6-month pre-entry Korean language training.
- Tuition covers regular semesters only.
Eligibility
Who can apply
- 1) Nationality: applicant AND both parents must hold citizenship of an OECD DAC ODA-recipient country only (dual citizenship must both be DAC-recipient countries).
- 2) Academic: bachelor applicants need a high school diploma (or expected-graduation certificate)
- master applicants need a bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- expected graduates must graduate by 23 Feb 2027 and submit the official certificate by then.
- Students from countries with fewer than 12 years of primary/secondary education are eligible if their program is recognized by the Korean Ministry of Education as equivalent to a high school diploma.
- 3) Language: must meet each department’s required Korean proficiency and submit a valid TOPIK score
- where TOPIK is unavailable, valid SKA/iSKA scores or King Sejong Institute completion certificates (within 2 years) may be accepted.
- 4) Artistic talent: portfolio required by most departments unless marked ‘portfolio not mandatory’.
- 5) Good mental and physical health.
- 6) Must enter Korea and join the scheduled 3- or 6-month Korean language training before the degree program (TOPIK 5-6 holders exempt).
- Restriction: prior recipients of a Korean government scholarship degree program (AMA+ or GKS / former KGSP) cannot apply, except those who graduated with CGPA >=90% (3.87 / 4.3) or top 10% and hold TOPIK level 5+ (may apply for a higher degree)
- AMA+ grantees who withdrew, gave up, or were expelled cannot reapply
- AMA+ graduates must wait more than 4 years after graduation to apply for a higher degree.
Nationalities
- OECD DAC ODA-recipient countries only (as of 1 April 2026), covering Least Developed, Low Income, Lower-Middle Income, and Upper-Middle Income countries and territories.
- Includes e.g.
- Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Philippines, Viet Nam, Nigeria, Ghana, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Turkiye, Ukraine, and others per the OECD/DAC list.
How to apply
Application period
- annually, typically early-to-mid May.
- For the 2027 intake: online application 5-15 May 2026 (link closes midnight 15 May 2026 KST).
How to apply
- Online application only via www.karts.ac.kr/en/karts/ama.do (link open only during the submission window).
- Inquiries by email only ([email protected])
- no phone, SNS, KakaoTalk, or in-person inquiries.
- Final grantees must post/deliver original (apostilled or Korean-Consular-authenticated) documents to K-Arts (M505, External Affairs Division) by end of July 2026.
Required documents
- [Form 1] Application
- [Form 2] Personal Statement
- [Form 3] Study Plan (Forms 2 & 3 in Korean if TOPIK level 4+)
- [Form 4] Personal Medical Assessment
- [Form 5] three Letters of Recommendation (at least one from the cultural / artistic sector, signed within 6 months)
- [Form 6] Letter of Consent
- official high school diploma and (for master’s) bachelor degree certificate, translated/notarized and apostilled or Korean-Consular-authenticated
- official academic transcript(s)
- passport copies of applicant and both parents
- official document proving nationality of applicant and both parents (birth or family-relationship certificate
- Chinese applicants may use Hukou)
- proof of language proficiency (TOPIK or equivalent SKA / iSKA
- TOEFL / IELTS / TEPS if required by department)
- portfolio
- optional certificates of work experience/awards/achievements.
Keeping the scholarship
Renewal conditions
- Not stated as a GPA-based renewal in the guideline.
- Conditions attached to keeping the award: must reach >=85% attendance in the pre-entry Korean language training or admission is revoked and expenses reimbursed
- any grantee who quits after entering Korea must refund all scholarship benefits (airfare, monthly stipend, language training costs, etc.)
- incomplete/incorrect documents can cause scholarship revocation even after entry.
- Tuition covers regular semesters only. (No explicit semester GPA maintenance threshold published in this guideline.)
Track record. Run by K-Arts (funded by MCST) as an ODA program since 2005; about 400 students from 41 countries supported, 261 graduates to date.
Contact & where to study
Official page
Contact
- Office of External Affairs, K-Arts (M505), 146-37 Hwarang-ro 32-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02789.
- Email [email protected]
- +82-2-746-9075 (Mon-Fri 09:00-17:00). Inquiries by email only.
Participating universities
- Korea National University of Arts (K-Arts) only.
- Admission units: School of Music, School of Drama, School of Film/TV/Multimedia, School of Dance, School of Visual Arts, School of Korean Traditional Arts.
Before you apply — verify.
- Scholarship amounts, quotas, dates, and eligibility can change every cycle — always confirm the current details with the official source before you apply.
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-07-03
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