奬 Scholarship
Woojung Education & Culture Foundation International Student Scholarship (Booyoung Group)
◎ Private foundation · Woojung Education & Culture Foundation, affiliated with Booyoung Group; founded 2008 by Chairman Lee Joong-keun
Who is it for?
Cash scholarship of KRW 8,000,000 per student per year (increased to this level from 2013).
- You are applying for a bachelor’s / graduate (master / phd) program.
- You are from an eligible country (Focus on Korean War participant nations, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central Asi…).
Quick facts
Type
Private foundation
Level
Bachelor’s · Graduate (Master / PhD)
Who can apply
Focus on Korean War participant nations, Southeast Asia, Afr
Funding period
Annual award (KRW 8,000,000 / year), disbursed in two rounds per year; re-selected each cycle
Recipients
~100 students per cycle (2026 H1: 102 students / 32 countrie
Intake year
2026
What you get
Benefits
- Cash scholarship of KRW 8,000,000 per student per year (increased to this level from 2013).
- Paid twice yearly (spring / fall).
- 2026 H1 (1st semester): 102 students from 32 countries received a combined ~KRW 408 million.
- Cumulative since 2010: 45 countries, 2,847 students, over KRW 11.2 billion.
Funding period
- Annual award (KRW 8,000,000 / year), disbursed in two rounds per year
- re-selected each cycle.
Eligibility
Who can apply
- International students enrolled at Korean universities/graduate schools who either demonstrate excellent academic performance OR have financial need.
- Priority focus on students from Korean War participant nations, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central Asia.
- Candidates are recommended/nominated (not direct self-application) by their country’s embassy in Korea, and by schools/educators/prominent figures
- final approval by the Board of Directors.
Nationalities
- Focus on Korean War participant nations, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central Asia.
- In practice broad: 2026 H1 covered 32 countries
- cumulative 45 countries since 2010.
How to apply
Application period
- Twice yearly since 2010 — 1st semester (spring) and 2nd semester (fall).
- Award ceremony for 2026 1st semester held 26 Feb 2026.
- No public fixed application deadline published on the official site (nomination-based).
How to apply
- Nomination/recommendation-based, not a direct public application.
- Recipients are recommended by (1) their home country’s embassy in Korea, (2) school administrators, educators and prominent figures, or (3) special decision of the Board of Directors.
- Universities/international offices typically channel and submit the nomination. (Discovery note ‘apply via university international offices’ is consistent with universities nominating, but the official primary emphasis is embassy recommendation.) (unverified: exact per-university submission workflow)
Required documents
Application form, professor’s recommendation letter, self-introduction essay, study plan, admission certificate, original enrollment/attendance verification, and original academic transcript.
Track record. Run by Woojung Education & Culture Foundation (Booyoung Group) since 2010 (foundation est. 2008); 2,847 students from 45 countries, about KRW 11.2 billion cumulative.
Contact & where to study
Official page
Contact
Woojung Education & Culture Foundation (Booyoung Group): woojungedu.co.kr. Apply via partner university.
Participating universities
- Korean universities/graduate schools where the international student is enrolled (nominating institutions vary each cycle
- specific list not published on official site)
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.
- The official notice is published in Korean only — use an official translation and double-check key dates.
Data from official sources · last updated 2026-07-03
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