The Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for Foreign Researchers is designed to provide promising young foreign researchers with opportunities to improve their knowledge and experience in the fields of science and technology, while also conducting research activities in Korean universities and research laboratories.
Under the program, the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grants fellowships to foreign researchers to carry out work/research as a staff member in an approved work program relevant to his/her specialization under Korean advisors.
Duration and Commencement of Fellowship
- Fellowships are awarded for a period of 6~12 months
- Each fellowship must begin from July 1 ~ August 31 2016.
Fellowship Institutions
- Universities, university-affiliated research institutions in Korea
- Government-supported research institutions in Korea
Applicants should:
- Hold a Ph.D. degree and have some experiences in his/her field.
- Be under the age of forty in the time for submitting the application (born after May 26, 1976).
- Be recommended by a nominating authority (Annex 3), in accordance with item 21 of the application form (Annex 1).
- Hold an invitation letter from a Korean Advisor in order to be recommended by the nominating authority.
- Have a good command of spoken and written English (or Korean language).
- Be in good health, both physically and mentally.
Allowance & Expenses
NRF provides Fellowship recipients with the following allowances and expenses:
- A living allowance of 2,000,000 Won (Korean currency unit) per month.
* Taxes will be levied in this living allowance according to the Income Tax Law.
- Overseas travel accident insurance for the fellow covering medical treatment during their stay in Korea in accordance with local insurance company policy.
* Any expenses for medical treatment not covered by the policy must be borne by beneficiaries themselves.
- Round-trip airplane tickets for fellows only.
* Tickets will be issued by NRF and sent to applicants by PTA (prepaid ticket advice)).
* Airplane ticket is one-year valid only
* Any expenses for change or delay is on beneficiaries themselves
Application Procedure and Screening
- Each applicant should make contact with a Korean host researcher in advance and hold an invitation letter from him/her.
- Each applicant must submit one signed copy of the Application Form (Annex 1 & 2) to the Korean host researcher with the recommendation from the nominating authority (item 21 of Annex 1, confer Annex 3).
- Korean host researchers should submit the participant’s application to NRF no later than 26 May 2016 through on-line system.
- NRF will inform the applicants’ Nominating Authorities and Korean host researcher whether or not the applicants have been accepted by 30 June 2016.
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