POSCO Global Scholarship, study in Korea
A foundation scholarship that pays the whole cost of a master or PhD in Korea: full tuition for the length of the degree, plus a million won a month to live on. It is narrow. Six graduate schools take part, your nationality has to be on the foundation's list, and that school has to put your name forward.
Read the official page- 1Win your graduate school place first, by about November
- 2At POSTECH the route is published: once your admission is confirmed, email the student affairs office at [email protected]
- 3Ask that graduate school to recommend you, which they send by about December
Through one of the six partner graduate schools, which sends the recommendation
POSCO TJ Park Foundation, programme page ↗Checked 7 September 2026
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Who can apply
- Your nationality is on the foundation's list, which it says can change
- Asia: Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Japan, Myanmar, Philippines, Malaysia, India, United Arab Emirates, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Australia
- Americas: United States, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina
- Europe: Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Türkiye, Poland, Slovakia
- Africa: South Africa, Morocco, Egypt
- You hold a bachelor degree, or you are about to finish one. A bachelor earned in Korea is fine here
- You are a foreign national. Korean citizens cannot apply, dual citizens included
- You already have a place at one of six graduate schools: KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Korea University, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, the Academy of Korean Studies Graduate School of Korean Studies, or POSTECH
- The foundation says that list of schools can change too
- Any master, PhD or combined programme at those schools. No subject is excluded
- Your graduate school puts your name forward. You cannot apply on your own
- About twenty people are chosen each year
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- POSCO TJ Park Foundation, programme page ↗Supports: the benefits, the durations and the yearly timeline · Checked 7 September 2026
- POSCO TJ Park Foundation, FAQ ↗Supports: the 27 countries, the six graduate schools, and the contact · Checked 8 September 2026
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How do I apply?
Through one of the six partner graduate schools, which sends the recommendation
- 1Win your graduate school place first, by about November
- 2At POSTECH the route is published: once your admission is confirmed, email the student affairs office at [email protected]
- 3Ask that graduate school to recommend you, which they send by about December
- 4Sit the foundation interview, around January
- 5Results come out around February, and the ceremony is in March
- 6The foundation publishes these as months, not dates, so ask your school for the real ones
What can I study?
- KDI School of Public Policy and Management
- Korea University
- Seoul National University
- Yonsei University
- Academy of Korean Studies, Graduate School of Korean Studies
- POSTECH
Published by POSCO TJ Park Foundation. Which of these a scholarship covers is decided by the school.