Korea University School of Mechanical Engineering

Around 90% of all admitted international students will be awarded scholarships.

1. Requirements for Scholarship Award

   Foreign Student Scholarship A

   • GPA from the previous (latest) school 4.0 or above (out of 4.5), 3.83 or above (out of 4.3), 3.57 or above(out of 4.0), or 90 or above (out of 100)
   • TOEFL (PBT) 577 or above, TOEFL (CBT) 233 or above, TOEFL (iBT) 90 or above, TEPS 700 or above, IELTS 7.0 or above or TOPIK level 6 or above(It is also mandatory for English native speakers)
   • Recommendation from the department and permission from the dean of graduate school
   • All three requirements should be satisfied to be awarded Scholarship A.

   Foreign Student Scholarship B

   Recommendation from the department and permission from the dean of graduate school

   Foreign Student Scholarship C

   Recommendation from the department and permission from the dean of graduate school

   Both admission evaluation and scholarship award evaluation will be conducted automatically and simultaneously. You do not need to contact the department individually for recommendation form the department.

2. Scholarship Benefits

   Foreign Student Scholarship A

   100% of entrance fee and tuition fee

   Foreign Student Scholarship B

   60% of entrance fee and tuition fee

   Foreign Student Scholarship C

   75% of tuition fee

   Scholarship will be awarded to master's students and doctoral students for four semesters and to integrated master's and doctoral students for eight semesters.

3. Conditions to maintain the Scholarship Award

   Foreign Student Scholarship A

   • Maintain GPA 3.8 or above
   • For the GPA range 3.0 above to GPA 3.8: Students within this range for two consecutive semesters will receive 75% scholarship; Students whose GPA remains 3.8 or above afterward will be awarded a 100% scholarship.
   • GPA 3.0 below for two consecutive semesters: Scholarship award will be suspended. However, student maintaining GPA 3.0 or higher afterward will be granted a 75% scholarship.
   • Scholarship A will not be granted after scholarship suspension.

   Foreign Student Scholarship B

   Maintain GPA 3.5 or above

   Foreign Student Scholarship C

   Maintain GPA 3.5 or above

   Some professor may offer a stipend to exellent students individually from their own research fund. Please contact the head of department.