We are pleased to announce the call for the Global Hope Scholarship for Fall 2023. 

Please see details of the scholarship below and apply within the designated period.

 

1. Global Hope Scholarship

This scholarship is given by the Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation to foster outstanding graduate students from developing countries that have the potential to become global leaders.

 

2. Eligible Applicants (must meet all the below requirements) 

- Academic status:

1) Graduate students who have admission to Seoul National University for the 2023 Fall semester 

Or

2) Graduate students who are currently going through their courses of a Master’s or a PhD program 

- Nationality: Must be a country listed on the DAC List of ODA Recipients (see attached list for details)

- Financial status: In case of an undergraduate student, a student that does not receive any other scholarships that involves tuition waiver 

- Other requirements: must be a holder of a TOPIK score of level 3 (or higher)

 

3. Candidates to be selected: 3 persons

 

4. Scholarship Benefits 

▶Graduate

- Study Allowance (maximum KRW 5,000,000 each semester)

 

5. Scholarship Period (supported within the normative period) 

- Master's degree program: maximum 4 semesters 

- Doctoral degree program: maximum 6 semesters 

 

6. Required Documents

- Application form (use attached form, both Korean and English acceptable)

- Academic transcript and graduation certificate (for Doctoral degree students, both Bachelor’s and Master’s) 

- TOPIK score transcript (score of level 3 or higher)

- Certificate of scholarship (must show the list of scholarships that the applicant is currently receiving) 

☞ Not required for freshmen

 

7. Deadline: 

 

8. Final Acceptance results: August 2023 to be announced by e-mail (an interview will be held for those who passed the documents screening, approximately during August 2023. Only those accepted will be contacted)

 

9. Contact: Ms. Jinsol Maeng (+82-2-880-2519, eakin@snu.ac.kr)