“Silk Road” Scholarship at Seoul National University, Korea

Seoul National University (SNU) has announced a new scholarship program called the “Silk Road Scholarship” for outstanding international students who want to study social sciences or humanities. This scholarship program is supported by SBS, the third largest media group in Korea.

This scholarship program aims to attract outstanding students from Central Asian and Southeast Asian countries to study. SNU hopes that this program will promote academic exchanges between East and West Asia.

Five full scholarships will be awarded to selected candidates. The scholarship will cover tuition fees (2 years), monthly living expenses, and Korean language support. Applications for this scholarship are accepted during the Fall semester international student admission period.

Scholarship details:

• Object: Students from Southeast Asian and Central Asian countries, including Vietnam.
• Field of study: Social Sciences or Humanities including Korean, History, Culture, Political Science and Economics.
• Number of scholarships: Every year 5 students enter in the Fall semester.
• Scholarship: Tuition for 2 years of study, living expenses 600,000 KRW/month; round-trip airfare up to 1 million KRW; Korean language program for 2 semesters.