We are pleased to announce the call for the SNU President Fellowship Program for Spring 2025. Please read the details of the scholarship below carefully and apply within the designated period.

1. SNU President Fellowship Program (SPF)

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

2. Eligible Applicants (must meet all the below requirements)

1) a teaching/instructional staff 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 recongnizes applicants as teaching/instructional staff if the applicant satisfies at least one of the below conditions : 

    ⒜ an applicant who is employed to teach academic courses or conduct academic research (e.g. full-time faculty, part-time faculty, lecturer, etc.)

    ⒝ an applicant who is an expected Master's degree holder, who has been employed for at least six months to teach academic courses or to conduct academic research (e.g. teaching assistant)

   - The applicant must be able to prove that the he/she currently holds one of the below positions at 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 Ph.D. student to SNU for the Spring 2025 semester

3. 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)

- Child care support(amount of coverage can differ depending on the recipient's situation)

4. Important Notes

  - Online SPF application should be done through the SNU Office of Admissions website (https://en.snu.ac.kr/admission) within the admissions application period. (July 8th (Mon.), 2024 ~ July 11th (Thurs.), 2024)

   ☞ Applicants MUST check the ‘Application for Scholarship’ check box during admission application

5. Inquiries

Office of International Affairs(Bldg. #152, 1st Floor, Administration Office)

Seoul National University

1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Korea

Tel: +82-2-880-2519

Email: intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr

Please download the attached guidelines and application forms for detailed instructions regarding the application process.

Attached file 1. Guidelines for SNU President Fellowship Spring 2025

                 2. SNU President Fellowship Spring 2025 Application form