2026 Korean Honor Scholarship (KHS) 재미한인장학기금 장학생 선발 안내

Korean Honor Scholarship (KHS) 2026 Announced

- 88 KHS recipients will be selected in 2026

The Korean Honor Scholarship Committee extends an invitation to Korean and Korean-American undergraduate and graduate students to compete for the 2026 Korean Honor Scholarship.

The Scholarship was first established in 1981 with the gift fund of one million US dollars donated by the government of the Republic of Korea to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between Korea and the U. S. A. Now the total amount of the fund is 2.90 million US dollars. The scholarship is awarded to encourage outstanding students who have Korean heritage to achieve their highest academic performance and develop leadership qualities for their future professional careers in the global society.

The Korean Honor Scholarship Committee has awarded 3,555 scholarships to outstanding Korean and Korean-American students over the past 44 years. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be attending college or university for at least both 2025 fall and 2026 spring semesters in the U. S. A. In addition to academic achievement, an essay, a letter of recommendation, awards, honors, performances, and extracurricular activities are reviewed for selection. Approximately 81 scholarships* in the U.S. and 7 scholarships in Canada will be awarded in the U. S. this year.

*They include special scholarships for U.S. Presidential Scholarship winners

The following dates are important for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in applying for the Korean Honor Scholarship in the U.S.

- Application period: April 27 ~ June 26, 2026 (Arrival by June 26)

- First round evaluation at regional consular offices: June 29 ~ July 8, 2026

- Final round evaluation by Central Selection Committee: July 31

- Scholarship Award presentation: After September 29

• Applications also must be submitted to the regional consular office CLOSEST TO his or her HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION. 

• Applications for the scholarship in Arts, Adoptee, and Special must be directly submitted to the Office of Education Minister Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Washington, D.C.(202.939.5679/5681, education_usa@mofa.go.kr) by mail (2320 Massachusetts Ave., Washington, D.C., 20008)

• All of the required documents should be emailed to kecc@chicagokec.org or delivered by mail to the Chicago Korean Education Center (9810 Capitol Drive, Wheeling, IL 60090) by June 26 (Fri), 5pm CST 

• Due to the large geographic area served by the Korean Education Center in Chicago, applicants from the Midwest region may submit their application form, essay, and resume by email. We also prefer to receive official electronic transcripts and letters of recommendation directly from the applicant's school and professors via email. The Korean Education Center in Chicago will organize and compile all application materials before forwarding them to the selection committee.