Scholarship in Sejong University

Scholarship for International Students

1. International students (including ethnic Korean Chinese):

a. To be eligible for a full scholarship (enrollment fee + tuition fee), one of the following criteria must be satisfied:

(1) A person who is recommended by the dean of the institution that has an exchange/sister university relationship with Sejong University (see a list of the universities with exchange/sister university relationships with Sejong University) (2) A person who is recommended by a foreign government (ex: a letter of recommendation by the minister of education) (3) A person who meets a) or b) AND at least one of the c) language ability requirements below: a) A person who is recommended as a researcher for an external research project by the leading researcher of the project (a professor) b) A person who is recommended by the dean of the college (only 1 student can be selected per year; applicable to the Liberal Arts, Social Science and Arts and P.E. divisions only): c) ① The official language ability satisfies the minimum score requirements below:

Test TOEIC TEPS TOEFL (PBT) TOEFL (CBT) TOEFL (IBT) IELTS Score 630 530 500 185 62 5.2

A student whose mother tongue is English is exempted from submitting the language ability test result. ② A person who can communicate in Korean, Chinese (China-related program candidates) or Japanese (Japanese-related program candidates) during classes should submit a letter of verification issued by the head of the department. (ex: certificate of ability to complete courses in Korean).

b. To be eligible for a 50% fee reduction (enrollment fee + tuition fee), one of the following criteria must be satisfied:

(1) The official language ability satisfies the minimum score requirements below:

Test TOEIC TEPS TOEFL (PBT) TOEFL (CBT) TOEFL (IBT) IELTS Score 680 582 520 200 72 5.4

A student whose mother tongue is English is exempted from submitting the language ability test result. (2) A person who can communicate in Korean, Chinese (China-related program candidates) or Japanese (Japanese-related program candidates) during classes should submit a letter of verification issued by the head of the department (ex: certificate of ability to complete courses in Korean).

2. International Students in Asian Studies

a. To be eligible for a full scholarship (enrollment fee + tuition fee), one of the following criteria must be satisfied:

(1) A person who is recommended by the president of a school that has a mutual exchange agreement with Sejong University (see http://cm.sejong.ac.kr/user/oia/ for a list of the universities with exchange/sister university relationships with Sejong University) (2) A person who is recommended by a foreign government (ex: a letter of recommendation by the minister of education)

b. To be eligible for an 80% fee reduction (enrollment fee + tuition fee), one of the following criteria must be satisfied:

(1) A main lecturer of the Graduate School

c. To be eligible for a 60% fee reduction (enrollment fee + tuition fee), one of the following language ability criteria must be satisfied: The official language ability is above the score specified below;

(1) The official language ability satisfies the minimum score requirements below:

Test TOEIC TEPS TOEFL (PBT) TOEFL (CBT) TOEFL (IBT) IELTS Score 798 710 555 225 85 5.8

A student whose mother tongue is English is exempted from submitting the language ability test result. (2) A person who can communicate in Korean during classes and submits a letter of verification issued by the head of the department (ex: certificate of ability to complete courses in Korean).

3. If an international student satisfies the eligibility criteria above for the fee/tuition reductions during his/hers study, the reduction shall take effect from the semester that immediately follows the one in which the student satisfies the criteria.

4. The reduction for foreign students is valid for the periods set under Article 12 of the Graduate School Regulations: Minimum Year Requirement for Graduation Period (under-to-postgraduate programs: 1 year and 6 months; postgraduate and Ph.D. programs: 2 years; master’s-PhD programs: 4 years). Source:

http://www.sejong.ac.kr/eng/03admi/03admi_029.html