SKKU scholarship for Korean language ability
Finish your Korean first and SKKU waives your first-semester tuition: all of it at TOPIK 6, half at TOPIK 5.
Apply for admission Read the official page- 1Reach TOPIK level 5 or 6, or finish that level at SKKU's language institute
- 2Apply for SKKU undergraduate admission
- 3The waiver is applied to your first semester
No separate application. It follows your Korean level.
2 rounds. The soonest is shown above.
SKKU 2027 Spring undergraduate admission guide, page 27 ↗Checked 15 September 2026
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What you pay
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The school does not publish what a year costs to live, so we cannot say what share is left for you. We will not put a figure there until it does.
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Who can apply
- You graduated, or are about to graduate, from a high school outside Korea
- TOPIK level 6, or level 6 finished at SKKU's Sungkyun Language Institute: the whole first semester's tuition
- TOPIK level 5, or level 5 or the degree preparatory course at that institute: half
- It still counts if you reach the level after you are admitted, as long as it is before the semester starts
- A separate award gives 25% of first-semester tuition to admitted students who finished level 4 at SKKU's Sungkyun Language Institute and are recommended by its director.
- First semester only
From the official page. The provider decides, not Waegook.
Keeping it
Not renewed. It is a one-semester award.
From the official page. The provider decides, not Waegook.
Helpers for this
People in Trusted Help who list "Scholarship guidance". Waegook has reviewed their account information. Please still agree fees in writing first. The application itself always goes through the school or the embassy.
Where this comes from
- SKKU 2027 Spring undergraduate admission guide, page 27 ↗Checked 15 September 2026
- Sungkyunkwan University ↗Checked 2 October 2026
- Sungkyunkwan University ↗Checked 2 October 2026
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What do I need?
- TOPIK score report (level 5 or 6)
- Or the Sungkyun Language Institute completion certificate (level 5 or 6, or the degree preparatory course)
From the official guide. The school decides what it accepts, not Waegook.
How do I apply?
No separate application. It follows your Korean level.
- 1Reach TOPIK level 5 or 6, or finish that level at SKKU's language institute
- 2Apply for SKKU undergraduate admission
- 3The waiver is applied to your first semester
- 4Reached the level after admission? Email a scan of the TOPIK report or SLI certificate to fore@skku.edu with your application number and full name
- 5Then hand in the original, in person or by post, before the semester starts. Miss it and the scholarship is not given