National Scholarship for the 2nd Semester, Application Period from the 17th to the 16th of Next Month

Current students can apply without deduction of relief opportunities
Grade requirement is B or higher, C grade accepted for basic and low-income groups
Consent to provide household member information and submission of support section review documents required

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Education and the Korea Student Aid Foundation will accept applications for the second round of the 2021 academic year second semester national scholarships from the 17th of this month until September 16th.

The national scholarship is an income-linked scholarship provided by the government to university students whose income and assets are below a certain level (tuition support level 8) and who meet academic criteria. Students from a four-person household with a median income of 200% or less are supported with an annual amount ranging from 675,000 KRW to 5.2 million KRW.

Eligible applicants include currently enrolled students, freshmen, transfer students, re-enrolled students, and returning students. Applications can be submitted 24 hours a day through the scholarship foundation’s website and mobile application. On the application deadline, September 16th, applications are accepted only until 6 p.m.

To receive the national scholarship, students must have a grade of B or higher in the previous semester. Students from basic livelihood security or near-poverty classes can apply with a grade of C or higher, and students in levels 1 to 3 can apply up to twice during their enrollment period if they have a grade of C. Freshmen, transfer students, and re-enrolled students are exempt from the grade requirement in their first semester.

The second round of applications for the second semester allows currently enrolled students to apply without penalty once, considering the difficult academic conditions caused by COVID-19. In principle, enrolled students can only apply during the first round, but they are allowed to apply during the second round up to twice during their enrollment period.

To apply for the scholarship, applicants must complete consent for providing household member information and submit documents for tuition support level assessment by 6 p.m. on September 24th.

The tuition support level assessment reviews the income, assets, and debts of the student and household members (parents or spouse), so consent to provide household member information is also required. Consent can be given via certificate (joint, financial, or private) through the foundation’s website or mobile app, and if consent was given after 2015, it can be omitted.

If a household member is residing overseas or is elderly and unable to provide certificate consent, a consent form (including a copy of ID) can be submitted by mail or fax, or the household member can visit a regional foundation center with their ID.

If the family information entered during application differs from the resident registration system data, documents such as a family relation certificate or resident registration copy must be submitted through the foundation’s website or mobile app. If additional documents are required, applicants will be notified by text message 1 to 3 days after application and can check on the foundation’s website.

In the first semester of this year, 877,000 university students received a total of 1.6743 trillion KRW (an average of 1.91 million KRW per person) in support.

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