Academic Exchange Program

Research Topics

North Korea, Inter-Korean Relations, Peace and Unification of the Korean Peninsula and related topics

Those who have received scholarships/grants with the same research topic in the past and those who are currently receiving other types of scholarship/grant from other institutions of the Republic of Korea are ineligible for this program.

Scholarship beneficiaries are expected full commitment to their studies, and shall not seek employment in any manner.
The beneficiary of this program should stay in the Republic of Korea during the semester/fellowship period.
Beneficiaries who wish to terminate their participation in the program earlier than scheduled without legitimate reasons will be required to return the grant received.
All personal information provided by applicants will only be used for this program. All applicants should consent to the collection and use of his/her personal information submitted in the application to commence the process.
The program will proceed after the final selection is made and once the contract is signed.
Documents submitted will not be returned.

Required Documents
Classification	Required Documents
Fellowship download	Application Form (Form 1) Personal Statement (Form 2) Research Proposal (Form 4) (2) Recommendation Letters (Form 5) Applicant Agreement (Form 6) Personal Medical Assessment (Form 7) Agreement to Collect and Use Personal Information (Form 8) Proof of Employment (If you have current position) Employment Verification Document Awards / Grants / Scholarships / Sponsorships Verification Document Soft copy of publications Copy of passport Graduation Certificate or Course Completion Certificate(only for Ph. D. candidate) Grade Transcripts from the highest level of education
Reminders	※ Regarding required documents except IFES Forms, only scanned files (in PDF format) are valid. Image files will not be counted toward the application. (Please do not upload pictures taken with your cell phone.) ※ The application form and all required documents must be submitted in English or Korean. If documents are submitted in other languages, please submit both the original file and a verbatim translation. ※ Please submit the application form (ONE Word file) and other required documents (ONE PDF file) via email. You should submit 1 Word file and 1 PDF file. ※ File format (Fellowship or Scholarship) Ex. Fellowship applicant - Fellowship_2021_LAST NAME, FIRST NAME_Application form - Fellowship_2021_LAST NAME, FIRST NAME_Required Documents ※ Documents submitted will not be returned.

Applications submitted after the deadline will be discarded. Application and two letters of recommendation should be received within deadline.

The Institute for Far Eastern Studies of Kyungnam University: ifes_apply@kyungnam.ac.kr / 82-3700-0701, 0708