Competitions for Foreigners
Korean speech contests, essay and video contests, and other competitions that foreigners can enter, many with cash prizes or trips.
- CompetitionApply by 25 Oct 2026
2026 Byeolbyeol Hwaseong Awards: AI Ad and Short-Form Contest
Make an AI-generated short-form video, ad video or jingle about Hwaseong on the theme 'Happiness for all, a bigger Hwaseong'. The deadline was extended, and the total prize pool is large.
- Where
- Online
- Cost
- Free
- CompetitionApply by 27 Oct 2026
2026 Seoul Video Contest: Seoul Night Log
Film a vertical short video (YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels) about your night routine in Seoul. Post it with the required hashtags, then submit the link online.
- Where
- Online
- Cost
- Free
- CompetitionApply by 28 Oct 2026
2026 KNN International Student Short-Form Challenge: New POV 60s
Show Busan and Gyeongnam through your own eyes in a vertical video of 60 seconds or less (beauty and wellness, travel and culture, or daily life). Finalists get video training, a TV station tour and a company tour.
- Where
- Busan and Gyeongnam (submit online)
- Cost
- Free
- CompetitionApply by 5 Nov 2026
2nd Busan International Student 'I Love Busan' Writing Contest
An on-the-spot handwritten writing contest about life in Busan. The topic is given on the day and there is no length limit.
- Where
- Busan (Busan University of Foreign Studies, Manoh Hall G203)
- Cost
- Free
- CompetitionApply by 6 Nov 2026
2026 National Multicultural Family Life Story Contest
Write a true story in Korean about your life in Korea: settling in, cultural differences, family, work or school. 44 winners share KRW 17 million.
- Where
- Online (submit by email)
- Cost
- Free
- CompetitionApply by 7 Nov 2026
Design the Next Trilateral Initiative: Korea-US-Japan Idea Challenge
Propose a new Korea-US-Japan cooperation project for 2027 in a policy paper. Finalists present at the Ministry in late November.
- Where
- Seoul (submit by email)
- Cost
- Free
- CompetitionApply by 15 Nov 2026
2nd Yonsei International Writing Contest
Celebrating Han Kang's Nobel Prize, this contest has three categories: an essay on 'The Power of Literature: Where Does Imagination Take Us?', a book review of Han Kang's Greek Lessons, and a 60 to 90 second short video. There are domestic and overseas divisions.
- Where
- Online (ceremony in Seoul)
- Cost
- Free
Every listing was checked on the organizer's official notice on the date shown in our records, and listings disappear when their deadline passes. Details can change, so read the official notice before you apply.