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About the scholarship
The PSPS General Scholarship at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul (PSPS), Yeungnam University, South Korea, is awarded to every admitted international student for the Spring 2027 intake. PSPS shares Korea’s development experience through English-taught master’s programmes in public policy, public administration, and forest and environmental policy.
Eligibility
- Non-Korean citizen (neither applicant nor parents may be Korean citizens).
- Bachelor’s degree comparable to a four-year Korean degree.
- English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL iBT 71, TOEIC 750, CEFR B2 — or an official medium-of-instruction statement if the bachelor’s was taught in English.
- Good health; able to attend daytime classes in Korea.
Benefits
- Full tuition waiver for all four semesters.
- Admission fee waiver.
- KRW 1,000,000 per month living allowance for 12 months (March 2027 – February 2028).
- Certificate of Admission + Scholarship for the D-2 student visa.
- Maintain a GPA of 3.0/4.5 with no F grades to keep funding.
Documents required
- Completed application form
- Degree certificate + transcripts
- CV
- Personal statement
- English proof (or MOI statement)
- Recommendation letters
- Passport; parents’ nationality proof; birth certificate
- Application fee payment receipt (KRW 100,000 / USD 80)
How to apply
- Fill the forms on the PSPS admissions pageSelect your degree and major; print and sign where required.
- Pay the non-refundable feeKRW 100,000 (or USD 80) by 23 Oct 2026, 2 PM KST.
- Email scanned documentsTo the PSPS admissions email by 30 Oct 2026; watch for interview requests.
FAQs
Full tuition for four semesters, admission fee waiver, and KRW 1,000,000/month for the first 12 months.
Not necessarily — an official statement that your bachelor’s was taught in English is accepted.
The online application + fee window closed on 23 October 2026 (2 PM KST) — the official schedule states the online system closes automatically after the deadline; required documents (for those who completed the online application) are due by 30 October 2026.
Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0/4.5 with no failing grades.
Verified 24 Oct 2026 via the official PSPS admissions schedule (yu.ac.kr/psps/admissions/schedule.do): the Spring 2027 online application + fee payment ran 28 Sep – 23 Oct 2026, 2 PM KST, and the page states the online application system closes automatically after the deadline — no extension announced (corrected 24 Oct 2026 — applications closed per the official page; document submission for completed applications runs to 30 Oct 2026). Earlier details verified 16 Oct 2026 via Bright Scholarship (23 Oct 2026; full tuition ×4 semesters; KRW 1,000,000/month ×12; KRW 100,000 fee; docs by 30 Oct) and FellowshipsGuide + Gradualin listings (same deadlines, amounts and MOI rule).
