Eligibility

• Both the applicant and his/her parent(s) must be foreigners (non-Korean citizens).
• He/she must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and must match the characteristics sought by HGU.
• Limited to 15 recipients including freshmen and transferring students.

Remarks

• Recipients must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 each semester to retain eligibility for the scholarship
• If the recipient's GPA from the previous semester is lower than 3.0, or receives penalty from the Penalty Committee he/she will be disqualified from the scholarship.
• If a Cornerstone student does not move back to the dormitory after living off campus for one semester, or is evicted again a second time, he/she will be disqualified from the scholarship.
• If the recipient's GPA from the previous semester is lower than 3.0, or receives penalty from the Penalty Committee he/she will be disqualified from the scholarship.
• Cornerstone Scholarship covers maximum 8 semesters for freshman, 6 semesters for sophomore, 4 semesters for junior students.
• Only Students who obtains TOPIK level 2 will continue to receive the Cornerstone Scholarship from the 5th semester.
• After 5th semester, whenever students obtain TOPIK level 2, the students will regain the Cornerstone Scholarship from following semester.

** Notes **
Information of the changes in the Cornerstone Scholarship (made by the Scholarship Committee on August, 21, 2023)
1. All Int'l students who enter after 2020 Fall are obliged to have the Korean National Insurance & a Private insurance. And the Students are responsible for paying both insurance fees.
2. All Cornerstone scholarship applicants MUST submit a language test result. e.g. TOEFL, IELTS, IB, TEPS, TOPIK
3. Asia Christian Leaders Scholarship is open to students from all Asian countries except Republic of Korea. (Applied from 2024 admissions)