2018 KF Fellowship for Graduate Studies for European Region

※ KF Criteria for Fellowship Eligibility

– PhD Students: 15,000 euro per year

* Reference letters should be submitted by April 20, 2018.

– Notification of acceptance: (late) July 2018

※Notification date is subject to change without prior notice.

a) Research Proposal (must not exceed 3 pages)
1) Download and fill out the Foundation’s Research Proposal form (attached) and then upload the completed form to the Online Application.

※ Applicants who are applying for a second/third fellowship period should describe the progress made during the previous fellowship period

b) Transcript
1) Master level: Academic transcript of undergraduate degree

※  Applicants who are applying for a second fellowship period are only required to submit the academic transcripts of the previous fellowship period.

2) Doctoral level: Academic transcripts of Master’s degree and undergraduate degree

※  Applicants who are applying for a second/third fellowship period are only required to submit the academic transcripts of the Doctoral courses.

c) Curriculum Vitae: Including information about educational experience, professional experience, and fellowships and grants received in the past and a list of research accomplishments and publications. (free form)

d) Three (3) Letters of Reference
1) Dissertation supervisor: 1 copy
2) A professor who is qualified to assess your research proposal: 1 copy
3) An individual who is able to verify your Korean language competency: 1 copy
※ After an applicant files an online application, the KF’s Online Application System will automatically send an email to the recommender provided by him or her. The email will request that the recommender write a letter of reference and upload it onto the KF Online Application System. Therefore, applicants should inform their recommenders of this before beginning the application process.

※ Applicants who are applying for a second/third fellowship period are only required to submit one reference by the dissertation supervisor.

To apply, you must go to the official website. Click here.

-Preference will be given to students who have citizenship or permanent residency in the European country where their university is located or elsewhere in Europe.

-Applicants must reside in the country of the university at which they are registered.

-Applicants proficient enough in Korean to be able to use Korean primary sources for their study and research are especially encouraged to apply.

-Fellowship recipients may not hold concurrent fellowships from either the Foundation or any other third-party institution. However, if the Foundation Grant amount is below the officially stated tuition, additional scholarships, bursaries, or other support may be partially permissible.

-Fellowship recipients must enroll in the program applied to at the semester indicated on the application. Admission may not be deferred to the following year.

-Fellowship recipients may not take a break from their universities during the grant period, and a partial refund of the grant will be required if they do.

Fellowship recipients are required to submit a report within one month of the end of the fellowship period, detailing the progress made during this period. The report must be drafted and submitted using the KF’s report form.

2. Further reporting requirements

Fellowship recipients, upon obtaining their degree, are required to submit a copy of their MA thesis or PhD dissertation to the Foundation.

※The Korea Foundation will monitor research progress annually for three years following the conclusion of the fellowship period. Fellows who do not fulfill their responsibilities will not be eligible for future support from the Korea Foundation.

Director of KF Berlin office

Contact information: sylee@kf.or.kr / +49-30-2606-5458

Regarding KF Application Portal system: helpdesk@kf.or.kr