Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo (CMK) Foundation Academic Mobility Scholarship for AY 2025-2026

by | Feb 21, 2025 | News, Scholarships

The Hyundai Motor Chung Mong-Koo (CMK) Foundation Scholarship is available for undergraduate students who wish to participate in an exchange program at a university in South Korea for one academic year (11 months).

Program Information

  1. Duration: From August 2025 to June 2026 (11 months, including the Fall semester, a short Winter session, and the Spring semester).

  2. Location: Students will study at one of four universities in South Korea: Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University, or Hanyang University. The CMK Foundation will conduct interviews to determine the most suitable university for each student.

  3. Scholarship Benefits:

    • Full tuition waiver at the host university in South Korea.
    • A monthly stipend of 1,000,000 KRW for living expenses.
    • A one-time grant of 2,500,000 KRW for airfare and accommodation (students must arrange and pay for their own flight tickets and housing).

  4. Number of Scholarships: The Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) will nominate up to 10 students for the CMK Foundation, which will then review the applications and select 5 students for the program.

Eligibility Criteria

  1. General Requirements:

    • Must be a Vietnamese national currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at International University (IU-VNU).
    • Must have completed at least two semesters at the time of application (including Advanced English 1 & 2, Calculus 1 & 2 (or Maths for Business)).
    • Must not have completed the graduation thesis and must not plan to complete it between the second semester of the 2024-2025 academic year and the end of the 2025-2026 academic year.

    Ineligible applicants:

    • Students from cohorts K21 or earlier.
    • Students in joint programs who are scheduled to transfer to a partner university abroad.
    • Students in the UWE 4+0 joint program who have entered the Top-up stage.

  2. Academic Performance:

    • Must have a GPA of at least 3.0/4.0 (students must provide an official transcript issued by IU-VNU).

  3. Eligible Majors:

    • (1) Business Administration and Economics
    • (2) Future Industry-related fields: Environmental Engineering, New Energy, Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Science, Health Sciences, etc.
    • (3) Korean Studies and Korean Research
    • (4) Politics and Public Policy

  4. Language Requirements:

    • English: IELTS 6.5 or higher / TOEFL iBT 79 or higher
    • Korean: TOPIK Level 4 or higher

Required Documents

Applicants must submit one Vietnamese version and one English version of each document:

  1. Scanned copy of the passport’s information page (valid for at least 12 months after completing the exchange program in South Korea).
  2. Official academic transcript (scale 4.0) issued by IU-VNU.
  3. Recommendation letter from IU-VNU (this will be automatically issued for students nominated for VNU-HCM).
  4. Supporting documents: Language proficiency certificates, awards, work experience, etc.

Application Process

Step 1: Applicants must submit their application via email to the Center for International Education Exchange (CIEE) – Office of External Relations at cim@hcmiu.edu.vn with the subject [CMK 25-26] Full Name – Student ID by 1:00 PM on February 20, 2025 (Thursday).

Important Notes:

  • Each document must be submitted in both English and Vietnamese (or bilingual format).
  • The recommendation letter will be issued in both English and Vietnamese for nominated students.
  • Applicants must name their documents in the format:
    Full Name – Student ID – Document Type
    (Example: Nguyen Van A – BABAIU24001 – Transcript of record (Scale 4)).

Step 2: IU-VNU will review and evaluate applications and nominate the most qualified candidates for VNU-HCM.

Step 3: VNU-HCM will select 10 outstanding applicants from all nominations submitted by 8 member universities and recommend them to the CMK Foundation.

Step 4: The 10 nominated students will submit their online applications to the CMK Foundation at:
https://www.cmkfoundation-globalscholarship.org/

Step 5: The CMK Foundation will select the final scholarship recipients and match them with one of the four partner universities in South Korea.

Step 6: VNU-HCM will notify IU-VNU about the final selection results.

Step 7: The CMK Foundation will contact the selected students to provide guidance on scholarship acceptance, program participation, and related procedures.

Step 8: Selected students will work with IU-VNU, the host university in Korea, and the CMK Foundation to complete the necessary paperwork and participate in the exchange program.