Opportunities from Korea Hana Foundation

The Korea Hana Foundation's current guidance states that eligible North Korean defectors at national/public universities receive full exemption of tuition and related fees, while eligible students at private universities and accredited credit-recognition facilities receive a 50% tuition subsidy. Standard support can cover up to eight semesters within six years from first admission; medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine and Korean medicine can receive up to 12 semesters within eight years, and architecture up to 10 semesters within seven years. Academic-performance restrictions apply to private-institution support as described on the official page. The Ministry of Unification also lists the higher-education fee-support scheme as current policy.

Applicants must be eligible North Korean defectors entering, transferring to or enrolled at a national/public university, private university or qualifying accredited credit-recognition institution in South Korea. Applicants obtain academic-recognition and education-support eligibility documents through the relevant local government office and submit them to the institution's scholarship or administrative office. Specific academic-performance restrictions apply to private-institution support.