Number of Fellowship Awards Available: Up to 40 per year
Grant Period: 6 months

Details of Support

1. Living expenses (monthly stipend)
   • Undergraduates, BA degree holders, MA candidates and MA degree holders: 1,000,000 won
   • PhD candidates and higher: 1,200,000 won
2. Settling-in allowance: 300,000 won (one-time benefit)
3. Tuition and fees for the Korean language program
4. Travel insurance

Program Schedule

• Deadline: July 31 of the year preceding the year in which the program begins
• Notification: October of the year preceding the year in which the program begins

Application Procedure
Required Documents

• A completed application form (a standard application form is available for download)
• Curriculum vitae
• 2 letters of reference (from the head of the organization and a Korean language instructor)
• Graduate students: Letters of reference from the chairman of the department, supervisor, etc.
• Faculties and professionals: Letters of reference from the university president or dean, or from the head of an organization such as the director of a museum or a research institution.
• Korean language instructors must be professors or lecturers specializing in Korean, and be capable of evaluating the applicant’s level of Korean proficiency.
• A copy of the applicant’s highest diploma;
• Certificate of employment or enrollment;
• Undergraduate or graduate transcripts (possibility of waiver for university faculties and professionals);
• Evidence of Korean language proficiency: TOPIK or KLPT (Korean Language Proficiency Test) certificates of proficiency, university or language program transcripts, etc. (For applicants from countries where TOPIK or KLPT are not administered, the evidence of Korean language proficiency (TOPIC basis) assessed by a professor or instructor of Korean language will be replaceable).

TOPIK Level-3 certification holders preferred.

Application Submission

• All documents submitted as part of the application package must be in English or Korean. (Documents in languages other than English or Korean must be accompanied by an English or Korean translation bearing the signatures of the document issuer and the issuing organization attesting to the authenticity of the translation).
• The application form must be filled out by typing or printing in block letters.
• All documents must be mailed to the Foundation except the application form, which can be emailed (language@kf.or.kr) before the rest of application documents are sent in.

Responsibilities of Fellowship Recipients
Fellowship recipients must make satisfactory progress in their studies, including moving up to the next level of study as expected, and must submit a final report before the end of the grant period, using the standard report form.

Important Reminders

• Fellowship recipients may not hold, during their linguistic stay in Korea, concurrent grants from the Foundation or a third party organization.
• Fellowship recipients must enroll in a Korean language program during the year for which they applied and may not postpone the enrollment to the following year.
• During their linguistic stay in Korea, fellowship recipients may not work or engage in any remunerative or lucrative activity.