Apply for the Korea Foundation Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research

Name of the Event: KF Fellowship

Last Date of Application: 12 September 2025

Link to Apply:

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The KF Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research (PF) is designed to support the full-time research of emerging scholars who have recently obtained a Ph.D. in a Korea-related research topic at a university or research institution located outside of Korea.

Eligible Applicants

Scholars who have recently obtained or will soon hold a Ph.D. in the humanities, social sciences, arts & cultural studies, media & communications, contemporary Korean studies, or any other relevant field with a Korea-related research topic and fulfill the following criteria-

• Have obtained a Ph.D. within the past five years from the start date of the fellowship period, OR

• Be current Ph.D. candidates scheduled to receive their degree before the start of the fellowship period.

• Have not been awarded a university position equivalent to or exceeding that of a full-time lecturer, or a senior researcher position at a research institution.

• Hold citizenship or permanent residency status in a country outside of Korea.*

*Applicants who are Korean citizens must have already obtained permanent residency status in a country outside of Korea as of July 2025.

Fellowship Period:

1 year (starting from either the 2026 Spring semester or the 2026 Fall semester)

- The fellowship agreement should be established within six months from the date of the notification for successful applicants.

Fellowship Support:

Stipend to support postdoctoral research

-The amount of the stipend will be determined based on the screening committee’s review of applicants’ proposals and on the circumstances of the region in which the affiliated institution is located.

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - scholarship@kf.or.kr