Programs

1 million won for middle and high-school students in the Jeonnam area from low-income, multicultural, single-parent/grandparent, North Korean defector, disabled or national-merit families; applied for at the local community centre.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A junior mathematics olympiad run by the Korean Mathematical Society for younger students, held once a year as an in-person exam in major cities.

• Grades not published
• Fee: ₩70,000

A long-running national comics contest for school students hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Gyeonggi Province and Bucheon City and run by the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency; middle and high school students enter cartoons or webtoons on a free topic.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

2-3 million won a year for motivated young people at unaccredited alternative middle and high schools or youth shelters in Seoul, nominated by their school or shelter.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A advanced basic science inquiry camp using Seoul National University educational resources for Siheung school students.

• Grade 9
• No fee

One of Korea's longest-running classical music competitions, with elementary, middle-school, high-school and university/general divisions in piano, violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet and voice.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₩200,000

Experience university departments, laboratory-related activities, faculty talks and exchanges with POSTECH students.

• Grade 11
• Cost not published

A fully free AI education camp created by LG Discovery Lab and Seoul National University: 100 selected young people attend a 3-day SNU camp and a 4-month online AI team project, and finalists join a programme in Silicon Valley.

• Grades not published
• No fee

The Samsung Dream Scholarship Foundation selects about 4,600 low-income students from year 2 of middle school to year 3 of high school and pays their scholarship through a mentor teacher.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

KYWA runs the Korean edition of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, a self-paced programme in which 14-24 year olds set goals in service, skills, physical recreation and an adventurous journey to earn Bronze, Silver or Gold awards. Enrolment is year-round through local Award centres.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₩30,000

KOSAF scholarship for high-achieving 2nd- and 3rd-year high-school students from low-income families who want to go to a university abroad: monthly study allowance in high school, then up to USD 70,000 a year at a top overseas university.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

EcoNow, UNEP's partner NGO in Korea, co-hosts with UNEP and WFUNA a Model UN-style youth environmental assembly in Seoul where middle and high school delegates represent UN member states and draft resolutions on a global environmental agenda. The 2027 call has not been posted yet.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₩100,000