Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)

2025학년도 1학기 GSFS 모집 안내(GSFS Guide - Spring 2025)

Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students (GSFS)

Eligibility

Newly-admitted graduates from universities in East, Southeast, and Central Asia(i.e., students in China and Japan are not eligible) and it is aimed at students who applied designated departments of SNU.

Details of the Award

  • Application Period : During the admission application period for international students every semester
  • Number of Recipients : 20 new graduate students
  • Amount and Duration of Award
GSFS
Tuition 4 semesters maximumnote Full Tuition Fee
Living Expenses 500,000 KRWnote monthly

Please note that the amount of living expenses and the duration of award may vary depending on the individual colleges.

The scholarship is renewable up to a maximum four(4) semesters, contingent upon the recipient maintaining a minimum term GPA of 3.0.

Scholarship recipients must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA for graduates at the end of each semester to continue eligibility.

Required Documents

An applicant should apply online during the designated application period.

Contact Information

"Thank You" from Scholarship Recipients

I would like to express my highest appreciation to the SNU OIA for providing the support for my advanced studies in SNU. This scholarship does not only motivate me to always do my best but also taught me to be more grateful. Again, thank you very much.

Anindityo Arifiadi
Anindityo Arifiadi
Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering (Spring 2019 - Fall 2020)
GSFS (Spring 2019 - Fall 2020)

Being accepted as a participant of the GSFS scholarship program gives me great financial and psychological help to achieve my lifelong goal which is to study master`s degree program at SNU. I am very grateful because of sense of freedom during my study. Thanks to the contribution of the scholarship!

Bakhiyor
Bakhiyor
Medicine/Plastic and Reconstructive surgery
GSFS

I express my sincere gratitude to OIA and the committee for selecting me as a recipient of the GSFS scholarship. I am very happy and honored to have received the GSFS Scholarship. By awarding me the GSFS scholarship, you have lightened my financial burden which allows me to focus more on the most important aspect of school, learning, and research. I will work hard and I hope to give back the support which I have received to the society as well. Thank you again for your generosity and support.

Vignesh Saravanan
Vignesh Saravanan
College of Engineering / Department of Aerospace Engineering (Fall 2017 ~ )
GSFS (Fall 2017 ~ Spring 2019)

It is an honor for me to have an opportunity to study at Seoul National University (SNU) with the GSFS scholarship in 2017. I really appreciate your generosity and support, which helped me ease the burden of finance and allowed me to focus more on studying and doing research. I hope this scholarship would be continued to encourage international students to pursue academic degrees in SNU.

Thien Dao
Thien Dao
College of Pharmacy (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)
GSFS (Fall 2017 - Spring 2018)

Growing up in a less privileged community usually offer financial and academic challenges. Thanks to the generous contribution of GSFS scholarship programme for providing the deserved candidate with good education in a world top academic institution.

Muhammad Zahid Anwar
Muhammad Zahid Anwar
College of Engineering (Spring 2015 ~ )
GSFS (Spring 2018- Spring 2020)

I am much thankful to all the person who is directly and indirectly involved in providing such wonderful Scholarship to a foreigner like me. The GSFS scholarship I received has fulfilled my dreams to study in one of the prestigious University here in Korea and provided me all the financial support to pursue my academic career. I am enjoying my time, study and stay here at SNU freely without having financial burden and all the credit goes to the Scholarship that I have been receiving from past few months.

Pallavi Kunwar
Pallavi Kunwar
College of Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department (Fall 2018)
GSFS Scholarship (Fall 2018~Fall 2020)