ELIGIBILITY

• University faculty and institution researchers from eligible countries who have a doctoral degree
• Applicants, in principle, must be 50 years old or less

※ Those not eligible:
Persons already conducting research in Korea
Persons whose prime interest is to teach in Korea

※ Applicants should be able to carry out research either in English or Korean, and they should have no disqualifying health problems to conduct research.

RESEARCH PERIOD

• One year : September 1 ~ August 31
• Six months : September 1 ~ February 28 or March 1 ~ August 31

FIELD OF RESEARCH

※ Humanities and Social Sciences

Economics, Business, Political Science, Public Administration, Law, Sociology, Education, Psychology, Anthropology, Communications, Geography, History, Philosophy and Literature

※ Energy - related

Petrochemistry, Petrochemical Engineering and related fields

※ Information Science and Technology

Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science and related fields

※ Life Sciences

Biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, immunology, genetic engineering etc.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• Research Grant
  - Monthly research stipend of 3,000,000 KRW (approximately 2,600 USD)
  - A one-time grant of 1,000,000 KRW after submitting the final research paper at the end of the fellowship

  ※ If fellows do not enter Korea within one month of the recommended date of entry set by KFAS, the fellowship will become invalid.

• Publication Incentives
  - 2,000~5,000 USD (for an article published in journals registered at SSCI, AHCI, SCI)
  - 1,000 USD (for an article published in journals registered at the National Research Foundation of Korea)

  ※ Publication incentives are provided for articles published within 2 years of the date of the fellow's return to his/her country that indicate the research was funded by the ISEF program at KFAS. The amount of incentives may vary upon careful evaluation of the journal’s influence and the writer’s level of contribution.

• Initial Settlement Support : A one-time payment of 1,000,000 KRW
• Round trip Airfare : Economy-class round trip airfare between the airport nearest to the fellow’s place of residence and Seoul
• Medical Insurance
  - National health insurance upon request
  - Accident insurance

※ Research expenses for the International Scholar Exchange Fellowship Program are provided directly to the fellows, and not to home institutions or hosting institutions.