Ministry of Science and ICT expands assist for scholarships within the earlier 12 months to foster proficient folks in science and engineering fields
PhD scholarships to be launched for the primary time this 12 months
Preferential allocation of 60% to non-metropolitan universities
There is a way for science and engineering Ph.D. students to focus only on analysis. Starting this 12 months, scholarships of seven.5 million received per 12 months will likely be supplied to 1,000 full-time doctoral students who’re devoted to their research and analysis at home science and engineering graduate colleges.
The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Scholarship Foundation introduced on the thirteenth that they are going to implement the “2026 Science and Technology Doctor Excellence Scholarship Project” for the primary time this 12 months. The challenge is designed to assist excellent science and engineering skills who will likely be accountable for the way forward for the nation focus on core analysis with out the burden of tuition.
The choice measurement is about 1,000 graduate students in science and engineering nationwide. Selected scholarships obtain a complete of seven.5 million received per 12 months, 3.75 million received per semester. In specific, about 600 folks, or 60% of the whole variety of folks chosen, will likely be allotted first to non-metropolitan universities to foster native science and expertise skills. Subject to utility are full-time doctoral students who’ve entered or are enrolled within the pure science and engineering departments of home graduate colleges as of the primary semester of 2026, and should meet sure grade necessities.
The number of scholarship students will likely be carried out in a way that the graduate college evaluates and recommends students in accordance to its personal requirements, and the Korea Scholarship Foundation will finalize and affirm them. Graduate colleges wishing to take part within the challenge can apply to the Korea Scholarship Foundation from the 14th to the twentieth to obtain a number of folks. After that, the graduate college comprehensively evaluates tutorial and analysis plans, analysis actions, grades, social contributions, and financial ranges to suggest topics.
The ‘Excellent Scholarship Project for Master of Science and Technology’, which was newly established final 12 months, may also choose new scholarship students. About 1,000 full-time grasp’s students in science and engineering will likely be chosen to present 2.5 million received per semester and 5 million received per 12 months. The choice technique and utility interval for participation are the identical as these of the wonderful doctoral scholarship.
Lee Joon-bae, director of the Future Talent Policy Bureau on the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “Following the graduate presidential science scholarship in 2024 and the master’s scholarship in science and engineering in 2025, we have newly introduced a doctoral excellence scholarship this year, establishing a full-time scholarship support system from undergraduate to doctoral,” including, “We will continue to expand support for young science and technicians to grow uninterrupted.”