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South Korea Spring 2026 (March) intake: applications around September–November 2025; Fall 2026 (September) intake: applications around April–June 2026

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) International Scholarship

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) is Korea's leading university for languages, international studies, translation and interpreting, and area studies — it teaches dozens of foreign languages and runs a highly regarded Graduate School of Interpretation and Translation. Its international-student scholarships follow the standard Korean structure: an entrance tuition reduction of 30%–100% based on your record at admission, then continuing reductions each semester tied to GPA. HUFS suits Sri Lankan applicants aiming at international relations, global business, languages, or diplomacy-oriented study, and it offers English-taught tracks (notably in its Global Business and international-studies colleges) that accept IELTS or an English-medium degree, so Korean is not required to begin. As with other Korean schemes, this reduces tuition rather than funding you fully — Seoul living costs, flights, and the deposit are yours to cover, and the top bands are competitive.

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

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Value

30%–100% Tuition Reduction

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Strength

Languages, International Studies, Interpreting

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Application

With admission; renewed on GPA

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International Applicant

Open to non-Korean nationals applying for a full HUFS degree. Sri Lankan citizens qualify.

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Academic Record at Entry

Your entrance-scholarship band reflects your prior results — A/Ls for undergraduate, Bachelor's/Master's for graduate entry. Strong Sri Lankan results compete for the higher reduction tiers.

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GPA for Renewal

Continuing reductions require a minimum semester GPA. Merit-maintained — grades below the threshold shrink the award.

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Language Proficiency

English-taught colleges (Global Business, international studies) accept IELTS ~5.5–6.5 or an English-medium degree; a Sri Lankan MOI letter can evidence this. Korean-taught programmes need TOPIK level 3–4, and some scholarship tiers reward higher TOPIK.

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Apply to HUFS for admission

Submit the international application through HUFS admissions for your intake, with transcripts, certificates, study plan, financial evidence, and IELTS/TOPIK results.

Entrance scholarship decided at offer

Admitted international students are assigned an entrance-scholarship band automatically; your offer states the first-semester tuition reduction.

Maintain GPA each semester

From semester two, the reduction is recalculated on GPA. Consistent grades keep the higher bands.

Apply for the D-2 student visa

Use your admission certificate and proof of remaining tuition plus living funds to apply for the D-2 visa via the Korean mission serving Sri Lanka.

Why HUFS?

HUFS is uniquely specialised — no other Korean university matches its breadth of language and area-studies programmes, and its interpreting/translation graduate school feeds Korea's diplomatic and international-organisation pipeline. Campuses in Seoul (Global) and Yongin (Global Campus) host a large, genuinely international student body.