KF Fellowship for Field Research
The Korea Foundation
Monthly stipend: KRW 2,300,000 for doctoral candidates or KRW 3,000,000 for eligible faculty/PhD professionals. Entry allowance and travel insurance; airfare only for qualifying lower-income countries of residence.
Overseas-affiliated researchers studying Korea-related humanities, social sciences or relevant emerging topics. Type A: doctoral coursework completed and dissertation in progress. Type B: full-time lecturer or higher, or PhD holder active in research/professional work. Foreign citizenship or permanent residency outside Korea is required; Korean nationals must have obtained it by August 2026. Secure a Korean affiliate scholar and host institution before applying. Excludes continuous extension of prior study/research in Korea, Korean-public-institution field-research funding in the preceding three years, concurrent Korean institutional funding and regular degree/language-study applicants. No parental citizenship requirement is stated.
Apply online through KF by October 14, 2026 at 18:00 KST. Referees submit two letters by October 19 at 18:00. Upload nationality/residency proof, CV, research proposal, signed Korean cooperative-research proposal and degree/employment documents; doctoral candidates also need coursework completion and transcripts. Research and documents must be Korean or English, with translations where needed. Accommodation is not provided. Entry allowance: KRW 500,000 for doctoral candidates, KRW 1,000,000 for PhD holders or KRW 1,500,000 for tenured associate/full professors; only the highest applicable amount is paid. Economy return airfare is restricted to residence in eligible DAC least-developed, low-income or lower-middle-income countries; upper-middle-income countries are excluded.
Open · Scholarship application deadline: 2026-10-14 KST · 18:00 KST
Award duration and continued support
Field research in Korea for 1–6 months during 2027, starting by November 30. Submit the final report two weeks before completion. Doctoral candidates should obtain their degree within two years and send the dissertation to KF. Faculty fellows are encouraged to publish an article within two years or a book within three. Acknowledge KF and report progress annually for three years. Concurrent support from Korean institutions is prohibited.
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