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Undergraduate Tuition Fee Assistance and Related Scholarship Standards

• Provide a scholarship corresponding to school support fees if the student has completed at least 12 credits in the previous semester and maintained a cumulative GPA of B- (3.0/4.3).
• Provide a scholarship corresponding to school support fees for 1 year (2 semesters) after admission regardless of academic record.
• Students who have applied for the National Scholarship Fund (type 1), implemented by the Korea Student Aid Foundation, and receive no more than 3 allotments of income are provided with a scholarship corresponding to registration fees (tuition fees + school support fees) regardless of the academic performance in the previous semester.

Basic Policies of Scholarship Operation

• In accordance to the government policy forbidding duplicate payment of scholarships, duplicate payment is prohibited (the more favorable scholarship is provided to students).
• If a student does not apply for or withdraws from a scholarship recommended by the university by their own will, the student will be denied payment of internal university scholarships based on separate standards.
• All scholarships provided by the university on a monthly basis are support for living expenses (cannot exceed 500,000 KRW per month).
• In the case of development fund scholarships: if a particular student receives the scholarship for more than 2 consecutive semesters, the scholarship is classified as a registration scholarship; if a particular student receives the scholarship for a single semester, the scholarship is classified as a academic promotion scholarship.
• Undergraduate scholarships are provided until graduation, within the enrollment duration limit (total 8 semesters).
• Returning students within the enrollment duration limit are granted scholarships based on the most recent semester’s academic record.
• Students returning from studying abroad without taking a leave of absence from the university are granted scholarships based on the grades of the last semester’s academic record before leaving the university (The academic scholarship of students studying abroad without taking a leave of absence from the university may receive a scholarship only once based on the grades of the last semester’s academic record before leaving the university).
• Students meeting one or more of the following conditions are excluded from scholarship candidacy:
  • Students taking a leave of absence.
  • Students placed under academic probation the previous semester.
  • Students under disciplinary action.
  • Students who have acquired less than 15 credits or have a GPA of less than 2.0/4.3 in the previous semester.
    However, National Scholarships (Natural Sciences & Engineering), Development Fund Scholarships, and External Scholarships follow the standards of the respective organization.
  • Students who have surpassed a total of 8 semesters or the enrollment duration limit of 4 years.
    When calculating the total number of semesters and enrollment period, exclude leave of absences but include study abroad without taking leave of absence.
• If the scholarship beneficiary takes a leave of absence, drops out of the university, or is expelled the scholarship received in the particular semester must be returned.
• Undergraduate students who wish to receive a scholarship/educational expense aid must register for the National Scholarship Fund (type 1) implemented by the Korea Student Aid Foundation every semester regardless of application eligibility (failure to register will result in the exclusion from that semesters scholarship & educational expense aid candidacy).

  Operation Direction

  • Can not benefit from duplicate registration scholarships. (Exceptions for cases receiving the National Scholarship (type 1) and part of the Low Income Family Scholarship)
  • Provide a scholarship corresponding to school support fees for 1 year (2 semesters) after admission regardless of academic record.
  • Provide a scholarship corresponding to school support fees if the student has completed at least 12 credits in the previous semester and maintained a cumulative GPA of B- (3.0/4.3).
  • Students receiving National Scholarship and External Scholarships must fulfill the academic requirements of the beneficiary institutions (even if the academic requirements of the beneficiary institutions are not met, a financial aid scholarship is provided if the above 2) and 3) requirements are fulfilled).
  • A scholarship is provided if the student graduates within 8 semesters after admission or fulfills the above requirements.
    For students enrolled after 2007, implement beginning in the Fall semester of 2011.
    • The previous semester’s grades are applied beginning with the Spring semester of 2011.
    • Students taking a leave of absence in the Spring semester of 2011 will only receive a scholarship if they were a scholarship recipient at the time.
    • Students studying abroad without taking a leave of absence in the Spring semester of 2011 will base their scholarship eligibility on the academic record of the semester before studying abroad.
    • Provide scholarship according to previous scholarship system for students enrolled before 2006.

  Registration Scholarship Types

  Type of Scholarship		Breakdown of Support (Semester)	Funding	Grade Requirements of Previous Semester	Notes
  Presidential Science Scholarship		Admission fee, full amount of school support fees	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 3.13/4.3	Study grant and living expenses are provided separately
  National Excellence Scholarship (Natural Sciences and Engineering)		Admission fee, full amount of school support fees	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 3.13/4.3	Study grant and living expenses are provided separately
  National Scholarship (Type 1)	Recipient of the Basic Living Security,Tier 1	Admission fee, full amount of school support fees	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	Standard amount of support: 2,250,000 KRW per semester
  	Tier 2	60% of the standard amount	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	Standard amount of support: 2,250,000 KRW per semester
  	Tier 3	40% of the standard amount	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	Standard amount of support: 2,250,000 KRW per semester
  	Tier 4	30% of the standard amount/td>	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	Standard amount of support: 2,250,000 KRW per semester
  	Tier 5	25% of the standard amount	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	Standard amount of support: 2,250,000 KRW per semester
  	Tier 6	20% of the standard amount	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	Standard amount of support: 2,250,000 KRW per semester
  	Tier 7, Tier 8	15% of the standard amount	Government	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	Standard amount of support: 2,250,000 KRW per semester
  Low Income Family Scholarship (no more than 3 allotments)		Difference of school support fees	University	At least 12 credits, at least 2.50/4.3	National Scholarship (type 1) income, successful candidates of the grade requirements
  Low Income Family Scholarship (no more than 3 allotments)		Full amount of school support fees	University	At least 2.00/4.3	National Scholarship (type 1), unsuccessful candidates of the grade requirements
  Low Income Family Scholarship (no more than 3 allotments)		Tuition + full amount of school support fees	University	Less than 2.00/4.3	National Scholarship (type 1), unsuccessful candidates of the grade requirements
  Financial Aid Scholarship		Full amount of school support fees	University	At least 12 credits, at least 3.00/4.3	National Scholarship (type 1) income, successful candidates of the grade requirements receive the difference of the school support fees
  External Scholarships		Sum determined by the foundation	External	Standard determined by the foundation

  Academic Promotion Scholarship

  Operation Direction

  • Can benefit from duplicate academic promotion scholarships, may benefit in duplication of the registration scholarship.
  • The academic promotion scholarship provides monthly allotments (4 months per semester) for living expenses or a once per semester grant.
  • The academic promotion scholarship provided monthly cannot exceed 500,000 KRW per month.

  Academic Promotion Scholarship Types

  Type of Scholarship		Scholarship Amount	Funding	Eligibility & Standards
  Department Honors Scholarship	Department Valedictorian (1 student)	250,000 KRW/month	University	Acquire at least 15 credits, department valedictorian, salutatorian, and academic honors students (excluding IT Management and Information Communications)
  	Department Salutatorian and Academic Honors Student (3 students)	200,000 KRW/month	University	Acquire at least 15 credits, department valedictorian, salutatorian, and academic honors students (excluding IT Management and Information Communications)
  Academic Excellence Scholarship		400,000 KRW/semester	University	At least 18 credits, when the GPA is at least 3.70/4.3, only IT Management and Information Communications (expected to be discontinued after existing students graduate)
  Department Development Scholarship		Less than 500,000 KRW/month	University	Provide scholarships with funds raised by the department Selecting candidates: select a student in accordance to the selection criteria the department has determined and provide scholarship * Selection criteria categories are: grades, income, and community service
  Study Grant		Less than 500,000 KRW	University	Eligibility: a GPA of at least 3.0/4.3 in the previous semester; educational expense scholarship students who have received a scholarship (less than 2,000,000 KRW) from an external scholarship foundation * Development fund scholarship recipients are excluded Amount Provided: 500,000 KRW if the scholarship exceeds school support fees; 30% of the scholarship provided by the scholarship fund if it is less than the school support fees

  Labor Scholarship

  Operation Direction

  • Can not benefit from duplicate labor scholarships (excluding T/A masters scholarships).
  • Divided into normal labor and special labor.

  Labor Scholarship Types

  Type of Scholarship		Scholarship Amount	Funding	Eligibility and Standards	Notes
  Labor Scholarship	Normal Labor	200,000 KRW/month	University	Up to 25 hours per month, 8,000 KRW per hour Undergraduate: 4 months, graduate: 6 months	All degrees
  	Special Labor	250,000 KRW/month	University	Up to 25 hours per month, 10,000 KRW per hour, 4 months	Undergraduate
  Low Income Family Labor Scholarship		300,000 KRW/month	University	Students who have registered for the National Scholarship (type 1) and have been confirmed to be within the tier 3 income bracket, condition of mandatory labor of 20 hours per month	Undergraduate
  T/A Master’s Scholarship		335,000 KRW/month	University	10 hours per week of T/A duties Select national scholarship master’s students informed by the academic affairs office (Education Support Team) as scholarship students Limit payment according to the T/A guidelines	National Scholarship Master’s

  Financial Aid

  Operation Direction

  • Can not benefit from duplicate financial id
  • Financial aid is provided as a monthly living expense and can benefit from duplicate registration scholarships and academic promotion scholarships

  Financial Aid Types

  Type of Scholarship	Scholarship Amount	Funding	Eligibility and Standards	Notes
  Undergraduate Financial Aid	135,000 KRW/month	University	All enrolled students, within the enrollment duration limit (8 semesters), provide 4 months per semester
  Master’s Financial Aid	265,000 KRW/month	University	All national scholarship students, within the enrollment duration limit (4 semesters), provide 6 months per semester

  Miscellaneous Scholarships

  Operation Direction

  • Can benefit from duplicate miscellaneous scholarships.
  • Miscellaneous scholarships can benefit from duplicate registration scholarships, academic promotion scholarships, labor scholarships, and financial aid.

  Miscellaneous Scholarship Types

  Type of Scholarship	Scholarship Amount	Funding	Eligibility and Standards	Notes
  Family of Bereaved KAIST Faculty Scholarship	300,000 KRW/month	University	Children of deceased tenured KAIST faculty	Undergraduate
  Autonomous Student Community Executive Scholarship	400,000 KRW ~ 600,000 KRW	University	Active executive members of the Autonomous Student (Chief and board members)	All degrees

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