Entry fee, cancellation and refunds

Check how to pay and how refunds work before you pay the entry fee

Your entry is complete only once both the entry form and the payment of the entry fee have been confirmed.
Before you pay, please check the payment methods and the refund terms, which depend on when you cancel.

Entry fee

Entry fee: KRW 1,100,000 per entrant
Payment method: Bank transfer, or card payment arranged offline
Completion: Entry form submitted + payment confirmed
Payment deadline: 31 October 2026 (Sat) 23:30

Paying the entry fee alone does not complete your entry. Submit the entry form on the website first, then pay the fee.

Transfer the entry fee to the account below

Bank: 하나은행 113-890123-10505
Account holder: 한국금융신문사
Amount: KRW 1,100,000
Name on transfer: The entrant's or the guardian's name

When you transfer

Use the entrant's or the guardian's name, as given on the entry form, as the name on the transfer.
If the name on the transfer differs from the entrant's or the guardian's name, please let the secretariat know.
Your entry is complete only once both the entry form and the payment have been confirmed.
Confirming a payment may take some time on business days.
Once your payment is confirmed, the status of your entry changes to `Entry complete`.

Paying by card

Card payment is not available on the website. If you wish to pay by card, contact the secretariat and a member of staff will explain how to pay and process the payment offline.

Telephone: +82-2-773-1730
Contact person: Moon Su-hee (Manager) (☎+82-2-773-1730)
Office hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (KST)

We cannot process requests during the lunch hour (12 noon – 1 p.m.), at weekends or on public holidays.

When paying by card

Never send card details such as the card number or expiry date through the website, by email or by text message.
A card receipt is issued once the payment is complete.

Cash receipts

Income deduction: Issued against the applicant's mobile phone number. If a guardian paid the fee, it can be issued against the guardian's mobile phone number.
Business expense: Issued against the business registration number provided by the applicant.
Required details: Entrant's name

Registration number

Name on the transfer

Date of payment

Type of receipt

Mobile phone number or business registration number
Contact person: Moon Su-hee (Manager) (☎ +82-2-773-1730)

To request a receipt, contact the secretariat. Issuing may take some time on business days, and issued receipts can be checked on the National Tax Service's Hometax or Sontax.

Cancelling your entry

Entries cannot be cancelled on the website. To cancel, call the secretariat to confirm your identity and complete the cancellation.

Cancellations: ☎ +82-2-773-1730
Contact person: Moon Su-hee (Manager)
Office hours: Weekdays, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (KST)

We cannot process requests during the lunch hour (12 noon – 1 p.m.), at weekends or on public holidays.
Please have ready: Entrant's name

Registration number

School name and year

Guardian's name and contact details

Date of payment and name on the transfer

Payment method

Account details for the refund

Please note

The cancellation date is the date the call is connected and the identity check and cancellation request are completed.
A general enquiry, a missed call or a call that is not completed does not count as a cancellation request. Once your cancellation is received, we will send you the result and the expected refund amount by text message or email.

Refund schedule

The refund depends on the date your cancellation is received

Cancellation received

By 7 November 2026: Full refund
8 November 2026 – 20 November 2026: 80% of the fee
21 November 2026 – 29 November 2026: 50% of the fee
After the paper is submitted: No refund

Please note

Once the paper has been submitted, the entry fee is not refunded, whatever the cancellation date.
A change of mind, personal scheduling, an unfinished paper or missing the deadline are not accepted as grounds for an exceptional refund.

How refunds are made and how long they take

If you paid by bank transfer

The refund is made to an account in the entrant's or the guardian's name. When you call, we will confirm the bank, account number, account holder and their relationship to the entrant.

If you paid by card

The card payment is cancelled. When the cancellation appears on your statement depends on the card company and the payment date.

No refund account is needed for card payments.
If a partial refund is needed, we will explain how it will be handled.

Processing time

Refunds are processed within 7 business days of the date the cancellation and identity check are completed.

Refunds may be delayed if the entry or account details are inaccurate, and where a separate fee arises, for example on an international transfer, the actual transfer fee may be deducted.

If the competition is cancelled or substantially changed

If the competition is cancelled by the organiser or can no longer be run properly, the entry fee is refunded in full.
If the schedule or the way the competition runs changes for reasons beyond our control, such as a natural disaster, the changes and the refund terms that apply will be announced on the website.

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