Scholarship for Asian Students Studying in Korea

This scholarship program supports prospective leaders of Asia by providing tuition and living expenses to young intellectuals from Asian countries as they enroll in Master’s or Doctoral courses at some of the most prestigious Korean universities and institutions and learn more about various aspects of Korean society and culture.

Whereas scholarships in Korea are generally designed to benefit Koreans who wish to study abroad,
this project is unique in that it brings Asian students to Korea to help them establish intimate relationships with Korean society.

The Foundation believes that this program will not only enhance the participants’ expertise in their individual fields of study
but also help them grow as global leaders and provide them with a deeper understanding of Korea by giving them opportunities
to gain first-hand knowledge of Korea and its culture.

• Graduate schools for international studies and Korean studies

  From the first stages of the project, the POSCO TJ Park Foundation has put a lot of effort into selecting the most suitable graduate schools in Korea to help Asian students excel. As a result of these efforts, four international graduate schools were finally selected as host institutions for fellowship recipients. The Foundation has also established a collaborative relationship with the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Graduate School of International and Area Studies and Ewha Womans University’s Graduate School of International Studies and supports the Korean Studies program and The Academy of Korean Studies at these schools in order to nurture professionals wishing to teach Korean studies or the Korean language in the future.

• Graduate schools for government and public policy

  To stimulate exchanges and collaborations between Korea and other Asian countries, the Foundation invites public service workers from various countries in Asia in Korea and supports them as they take master’s courses at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management.

• Graduate schools. for engineering and environmental studies

  Aimed at building networks among Asian countries by developing human resources in the engineering sector, the Foundation has set out to establish collaborative relationships with POSTECH and GIST. Each year, its committees strive to select excellent Asian students and help them grow into future engineering and ecological leaders.

The program focuses on improving individuals expertise in their areas of study while also helping them achieve a better understanding of Korea. The vision of this program is to see these students find advantageous career opportunities with employers such as government institutions, universities, or research institutes, and grow as leaders in their fields of expertise after their graduation.