The POSCO Asian Scholarship 2026 is a scholarship in South Korea offered by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation forAsian students wishing to pursue master's and doctoral degrees at South Korean universities. This scholarship is exclusively for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, and only 50 students of Asian nationality will be selected. Nine prestigious universities in South Korea are affiliated with the POSCO Scholarship. After applicants are selected for the scholarship, they can apply to three of these universities. There is no application fee. South Korea is growing in popularity as a destination for international students, and the government aims to attract more, intending to host 300,000 international students by 2027. Details on the requirements and application process are provided below.

Details about the 2025 Bosco Asia Fellowship

• Host country : South Korea
• Degree level : Master's, PhD
• Benefits : Partially Funded
• Deadline: May 31, 2025

Scholarship duration

• Master's : 2 years
• PhD : 3 years

Financial benefits

The scholarship will cover the following:

• Full tuition fees
• living expenses
• National Health Insurance
• Settlement fees
• Korean language lessons online
• Community activities

Eligibility criteria

• The applicant must plan to pursue a degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field.
• Those who are qualified are those who have obtained a bachelor's degree.
• Applicants must apply to one of the eligible universities (listed below).

English language requirements

The applicant must also meet any of the following English language requirements:

• TOEFL test : 550
• IELTS : 6.0
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS ): 750
• New TEPS : 327

Note : Applicants who have graduated from a university in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, or the United Kingdom are exempt from the English proficiency test.

Eligible universities

POSCO also says that applicants can choose up to three universities listed below, which are arranged alphabetically and do not indicate any order or preference.

1. Iowa Woman's University
2. Hanyang University, Seoul
3. Kaist
4. Korea University, Seoul
5. Kyung Hee University
6. Postik
7. Seoul National University
8. Sungkyunkwan University
9. Yonsei University, Seoul

Application timeline

• Result announcement : end of July
• Interview : August
• Final result : end of August
• University application : September

How to apply for the POSCO Asia Fellowship 2026?

First, applicants must apply for the POSCO Asia Fellowship Program and await the results. After being selected, they must apply to the university and receive admission. The link to the official website is below.