About Scholarship

SNU President Fellowship Program is one of SNU’s most prestigious scholarship programs, launched to provide opportunities to faculty members of major universities in developing countries to pursue Ph.D. degrees at SNU.

Eligibility

1. A faculty member of a major university in a developing country WITHOUT a Ph.D. Degree, who holds a master's degree or higher from an accredited institution.
   - The SPF Program recognizes applicants as a faculty member if the applicant satisfies at least one of the below conditions:
   (a) an applicant who is employed to teach an academic course or to conduct academic research
   (b) an applicant who is an expected master's degree holder who has been employed for at least six months until now to teach an academic course or to conduct academic research
   - The applicant must be able to prove that he/she is now employed as one of the below positions at a university: Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Research Professor, Lecturer, Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant
    * NOTE: if the applicant’s certificate can show that he/she qualifies for the conditions (a) or (b), other positions/ranks other than the ones mentioned above may be recognized as the equivalent)
2. A newly admitted student to SNU as Ph D. student for Spring 2024 semester
    * Priority will be given to faculty members from major universities in developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America etc.

Required Documents

1. SPF Spring 2024 application form (including study plan)
2. Certificate of employment (as a faculty member)
   * The certificate must state:
   - the name of the university the applicant is currently registered as a faculty member
   - the address of the university the applicant is currently registered as a faculty member
   - the department the applicant is employed in as a faculty member
   - the name of the position that the applicant is employed as a faculty member
   - since when the applicant was employed at the university as a faculty member
   * The applicant’s certificate of employment must state:
    - confirmation that the university he/she is employed at as a faculty member that they will maintain their position as a faculty member at the university after the applicant returns after achieving a Ph.D. at Seoul National University
3. Academic transcript and graduation certificate (for both undergraduate and master’s degree)
4. Recommendation letter from the Dean or President of your current university of your home country
5. Video link (academic achievements, plan, goals after graduation) *not mandatory, bonus points given (applicants should submit their video files using the specified method (through Vimeo, YouTube)

Scholarship Benefits

• Full tuition fee for six semesters
• KRW 1,500,000–2,000,000 monthly stipend for 3-4 years
• A round-trip airfare (economy class based on GTS system)
• Korean language training (only evening class during regular semesters)
• National health Insurance coverage (amount of coverage can differ depending on the recipient’s situation)
• Childcare support (amount of coverage can differ depending on the recipient's situation)

How to Apply

Submit your SNU President Fellowship Program application documents to the SNU Office of International Affairs (scanned file as pdf format and original documents must all be submitted)

• PDF Submission
  Submit all required documents (PDF version) to intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr
   (Must be titled: SPF Spring 2024 (applicant’s name))
• Postal Submission (original documents)
  Submit all Required Documents (hard-copy documents) by post to below address:
   Attn: Scholarship Coordinator, Office of International Affairs, Seoul National University, Bldg.152, 1st Floor, administration office, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea (Tel: +82-2-880-2519)

Application Deadline: 31 July 2023 

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