UIC Scholarship Application Announcement: 2024 Spring

* From 2022 winter, documents for Need-based Scholarship(언더우드자유장학금) should be submitted via Yonsei Portal System(http://portal.yonsei.ac.kr) during the application period. 

 * Note: Merit-based scholarship(진리장학금) applicants do not need to submit a scholarship application except for students currently on leave and are planning to return in the 2024 Spring Semester. 

1. Types of Scholarship and Eligibility 

A. Common Requirements: Minimum of 12 credits in 2023 Fall Semester  (or the most current semester for those on leave of absence). No overlapping scholarships are permitted except for 국가장학금 (the scholarship provided by Korea Student Aid Foundation). Students who have completed more than 8 semesters as of 2023 Fall Semester cannot apply.
B. Merit-based Scholarship (성적우수장학금): outstanding 2023 Fall Semester  (or the most current semester for those on leave of absence)  GPA
C. Need-based Scholarship (가계곤란장학금): 2023 Fall Semester  (or the most current semester for those on leave of absence) GPA 2.5 or higher 
D. ESP (Exchange Student Program) Scholarship (교환학생장학금) : 2023 Fall  Semester  (or the most current semester for those on leave of absence) GPA 2.5 or higher, Outbound exchange students who have been selected to be dispatched in the 2024 Spring Semester.

2. Amount: Full tuition, 1/2 of the tuition, 1/3 of the tuition, etc. 

3. Selection Criteria  

A. Merit-based: Academic excellence (GPA)
B. Need-based: Financial need 
C. ESP: Students who meet the above qualifications will be automatically selected without any additional application procedures.

 *  Students who plan to return from leave of absence (복학생) should submit a merit-based scholarship application (attached) via email to each division’s office(UD: uic_ud@yonsei.ac.kr / HASS: uic_hass@yonsei.ac.kr ISE: uic_ise@yonsei.ac.k ) by January 18, 2024.

It is the student's responsibility to check the application status with each division’s Office.
(UD: 02-2123-3925 / HASS: 032-749-3761 / ISE: 032-749-3801) 

4. Need-based Scholarship Application Period: 10:00 A.M. December 18(Monday), 2023  ~  5:00 P.M. January (Thursday) 18, 2024. (Korea Standard Time)
Documents for need-based scholarship should be submitted via Yonsei Portal during the application period.

5. Application Materials for Need-Based Scholarship: 

 *    Korean Students:

1) 가계곤란장학금신청서 (Scholarship Application Form: Attached) : 학사포탈에서 다운로드하여 반드시 영문으로 작성 
2) 기타 가계곤란 증빙서류{파산증명서, 부채증명서, 직계가족의 장기입원확인증명서, 실직증명서(구직등록필증-고용안정센터 발급) 등} 각 1부(해당자만)
3) 근로소득 원천징수 영수증, 건강보험료 납부확인서, 지방세세목별과세증명서 등은 제출할 필요 없음.
4) 제출 증빙서류가 여러개인 경우, 지원서양식을 제외한 모든 증빙서류를 병합하여 하나의 PDF파일로 제출 (반드시 A4사이즈로 통일)
5) 국가장학금 (I, II유형)을 반드시 신청해야 함. 국가장학금 미신청자는 가계곤란장학금 심사 대상에서 제외됨.  (횟수초과 등으로 국가장학금 신청불가자는 국가장학금 신청 없이 신청가능. 단, 지원서에 해당 사항 명시)

* 한국장학재단 산정 소득분위가 있을 경우 소득분위 확인서로 증빙서류를 갈음함.

 *  Non-Korean students: 

The following should be prepared in English.

1)Scholarship Application Form: Downloadable from the Yonsei Portal
2) Tax return statements from both you and your parent(s) or guardian(s) (if applicable)
3) A copy of a salary statement from both you and/or your guardian(s) for the last six or twelve months (if applicable)
4) Other income/asset information documents (if applicable)
5) Any other documents proving a need for financial aid.
6) All the documents mentioned above shoud be merged into one PDF file except for the application form.

* It is the student's responsibility to convince the school of true financial need. The more supporting documents you can submit the higher your chances of success will be. If possible, for example, you should submit copies of your banking and credit card statements for the past 6 months (12 months preferred), your housing lease agreement, statements of unemployment and bankruptcy by your guardian, and income tax and estate tax statements by yourself and/or guardian. All documents not in English or Korean must be translated into English or Korean. 

6. Interview schedules for the need-based scholarship will be announced individually, if necessary.  

7. Results Announcement: 2024 Spring Tuition Fee Bill Print Period through Bill Print Menu on Yonsei Portal System 

8. Scholarship payment method: Automatic deduction on tuition statements. 

For any questions or concerns, please contact to each division’s office (UD: uic_ud@yonsei.ac.kr / HASS: uic_hass@yonsei.ac.kr / ISE: uic_ise@yonsei.ac.kr )

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