Qualifications

- Citizenship or permanent residency status in a country/region outside of Korea*

*Korean nationals wishing to apply must have already obtained citizenship or
permanent residency status in a country/region outside of Korea as of August 2026.

- Doctoral candidates who have completed their required coursework and are in the process of writing their doctoral dissertation

- Full-time lecturers or higher-level university faculty (including assistant, associate, or full professors)

Monthly Stipend

KRW 2,300,000

KRW 3,000,000

Additional Miscellaneous Support

① Travel insurance coverage*

* Support details will be provided to successful applicants.

② Support for entry expenses (one-time payment):

Successful applicants who fall under more than one of these categories will be provided with the highest amount of support for which they are eligible.

③ Round-trip airfare (shortest distance economy flight)
Provided only to fellows whose country/region of residence is included on the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list of ODA Recipients on the official OECD website as of this program's application submission deadline (e.g., least-developed countries, other low-income countries, and lower-middle income countries). Fellows from upper-middle income countries are ineligible for airfare support.

Type A

• 1. Application form

• 2. Proof of nationality or permanent residency status

• 2-1. For Korean nationals, documentation proving valid permanent status or citizenship in a country/region outside of Korea Ÿ

  ·Please ensure that any “Unique Identifiable Information” (UII) present in the document you provide (e.g., your passport number, ID number, etc.) is masked, covered, or otherwise blacked out as per the Republic of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

• 3. Curriculum vitae

• 4. Research proposal (free format, 5–10 pages)

• 5. Proposal for cooperative research with a Korean scholar

  · Written by the Korean scholar, submitted by the applicant

  · Please include the Korean scholar’s signature.

• 6. Two letters of reference (from the following referees)

• ① Head of the applicant’s institution (department chair, institute director, or above)

• ② Dissertation supervisor in applicant’s country/region of residence

  • Submitting reference letters

  - Clicking “Send email to request recommendation” on the online application form will automatically send emails requesting reference letters to the indicated referees.

  - Reference letters must be prepared in the KF’s designated format and directly submitted by referees via an upload link, as explained in the email that is sent to them.

• 7. Evidence of current employment or enrollment (official letter or certificate)

• 8. Graduate school transcripts (MA & PhD)

• 9. Copy of most recently obtained academic degree

• 10. Certificate of coursework completion (official letter written by department head or supervisor)

Type B

• 1. Application form

• 2. Proof of nationality or permanent residency status

• 2-1. For Korean nationals, documentation proving valid permanent status or citizenship in a country/region outside of Korea Ÿ

  · Please ensure that any “Unique Identifiable Information” (UII) present in the document you provide (e.g., your passport number, ID number, etc.) is masked, covered, or otherwise blacked out as per the Republic of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).

• 3. Curriculum vitae

• 4. Research proposal (free format, 5–10 pages)

• 5. Proposal for cooperative research with a Korean scholar Ÿ

  ·Written by the Korean scholar, submitted by the applicant.

  · Please include the Korean scholar’s signature.

• 6. Two letters of reference (from the following referees)

• ① Head of the applicant’s institution (department chair, institute director, or above)

• ② An individual capable of evaluating the applicant's research proposal (expert or professor in the applicant's country/region of residence)

  • Submitting reference letters

  - Clicking “Send email to request recommendation” on the online application form will automatically send emails requesting reference letters to the indicated referees.

  - Reference letters must be prepared in the KF’s designated format and directly submitted by referees via an upload link, as explained in the email that is sent to them.

• 7. Copy of most recently obtained academic degree

• 8. Evidence of current employment (official letter or certificate)

A

All fellows are required to submit a final report on their research (in accordance with the KF’s standard report form) two weeks before the end of the fellowship period.

Doctoral candidate (Type A) fellows must make efforts to submit their doctoral dissertation and obtain their doctorate within two years after the end of the fellowship period. Upon acquiring their doctorate, they must submit their doctoral dissertation to the KF.

B

Faculty member (Type B) fellows are encouraged to publish an article in an A&HCI/SSCI/SCOPUS journal or an academic journal registered with their respective country/region’s ministry of education within two years after the end of the fellowship period, or publish a book within three years after the end of the fellowship period. Any such published articles or books must be submitted to the KF.