Studying in Korea — scholarships, and how to compare schools honestly

Agencies will happily pick a school for you. These are the public sources they are quoting from, so you can check the same numbers yourself. Links only, nothing copied.

Government scholarships

The government scholarship covers tuition, a monthly stipend and a year of Korean language training. Applications go through an embassy or a university track, and the two have different deadlines.

The scholarship call is posted here first. Anything you read elsewhere is a copy, often of last year's round.

Comparing schools with real numbers

Universities are required to publish tuition, dropout rates, dormitory capacity and employment outcomes. It is dull reading and it answers most of the questions an agency will not.

Ministry of EducationSets admission rules for international students and publishes the university disclosure requirements.moe.go.kr

Admission rule changes are announced here first, ahead of the university notice boards.

Useful for a sanity check on living costs in the city you are considering, rather than a forum guess.

Admission requirements and scholarship rounds change every year, and agency pages are often a year behind. Go by the official announcement.

How did you choose your school, and would you choose it again?