奬 Scholarship
POSCO Global Scholarship in Korea (formerly POSCO Asia Fellowship)
◎ Private foundation · POSCO TJ Park Foundation
Who is it for?
Master’s program: full tuition for 4 semesters and living expenses for 22 months (KRW 1,000,000 / month).
- You are applying for a 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 (26 eligible countries…).
Quick facts
Type
Private foundation
Level
Graduate (Master / PhD)
Who can apply
26 eligible countries
Funding period
Master’s 22 months (4 semesters of tuition); Doctoral/Integrated 36 months (6 semesters)
Recipients
20 students per year (subject to change)
Intake year
2026 (unverified) — official site shows a generic annual cycle without explicit 2026 dates
What you get
Benefits
- Master’s program: full tuition for 4 semesters and living expenses for 22 months (KRW 1,000,000 / month).
- Doctoral / Integrated Master’s-Doctoral program: full tuition for 6 semesters and living expenses for 36 months (KRW 1,000,000 / month).
- Initial settlement fee of KRW 1,000,000 (one-time payment), National Health Insurance premium (NHIS) coverage.
- Support for Korean language education, certificate award ceremonies, welfare services, and Korean cultural experience programs.
Monthly allowance
KRW 1,000,000/month
Funding period
- Master’s 22 months (4 semesters of tuition)
- Doctoral/Integrated 36 months (6 semesters).
Eligibility
Who can apply
- Applicants must hold (or be expected to hold) a Bachelor’s degree and possess a non-Korean nationality (applicants with Korean citizenship, including dual citizenship holders, are not eligible).
- Applicants must have been admitted to a Master’s or Doctoral program at a Korean graduate school and must be recommended by their admitting institution.
- Eligible majors: humanities, social sciences, or natural sciences/engineering.
Nationalities
- 26 eligible countries (tentative): Asia – China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam
- Americas – Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, United States
- Europe – Germany, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Türkiye, United Kingdom
- Africa – Egypt, Morocco, South Africa
How to apply
Application period
Selection cycle (generic, no explicit 2026 dates published): Graduate school admission (~Nov), recommendation submission by graduate school (~Dec), interview by foundation (~Jan), final selection announcement (~Feb), certificate award ceremony (Mar)
How to apply
- Applied through the admitting Korean graduate school: candidates must first be admitted to a Master’s/Doctoral program and be recommended by their institution (institutional recommendation).
- No direct application to the foundation is described.
- Inquiries: [email protected], Tel 02-562-0227
Track record. Run by POSCO TJ Park Foundation (formerly POSCO Asia Fellowship); about 50 scholars per year.
Contact & where to study
Official page
Contact
- POSCO TJ Park Foundation: [email protected], +82-2-562-0227.
- 5F West wing, POSCO Center, 440 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
Participating universities
6 designated eligible universities (tentative): KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea University, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), Seoul National University, The Academy of Korean Studies, Yonsei University
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.
- This scholarship is usually applied for through your university’s international office (nomination-based) — check the process and their internal deadline.
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-07-03
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