Seoul National University is pleased to announce that 「SNU President Fellowship」 is available for the Spring 2020 semester. We would like to invite qualified students who demonstrate academic promise for the next semester! Please refer to the following information for detailed description of the scholarship.
SNU has always emphasized the importance of ‘virtue and compassion’ to our students, and also hopes that our students would become a leader with ‘virtue and compassion’, caring for others and their community at large.
Based on the recognition that the main driver for Korea’s national development has been its human capital, Korea is now responsible to share its experiences with other developing nations. Recognizing its global social responsibility, SNU offers 「SNU President Fellowship」 to provide opportunities to faculty members of major universities in developing countries (in Asia, Africa, South America) to pursue their Ph.D. degrees at SNU.
In order to be eligible for the scholarship, an applicant must be admitted and/or enrolled to SNU first. Please note that all the evidentiary documents must be original(except for transcripts) and submitted by the college/department on behalf of students to the Office of International Affairs.
An applicant must be BOTH:
| 1. a faculty of major universities WITHOUT Ph.D. degree from developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America etc.
2. newly admitted students to SNU as Ph.D. student for Spring 2020 semester |
Selection priority will be given to faculty members from major universities in developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America etc.
Research Areas
Applicants can apply to pursue Ph.D. in any research areas but selection priority will be given to applicants doing exceptional work in engineering, medicine, public health, agriculture, developmental studies, Korean studies, etc.
SPF Application Timeline for Spring 2020 Semester
| 1) Admission to Seoul National University | |
| Online Application
http:/admission.snu.ac.kr/file_down/2020spring_graduate_eng.pdf |
Jul.24 (Wed) ~ Aug. 13 (Tue) 2019 17:00 |
| Submission of Documents to SNU Office of Admissions | Aug. 14 (Wed), 2019 18:00 |
| Announcement of Admissions Decision | Nov. 5 (Wed), 2019 |
| After receive the acceptance letter from Seoul National University | |
| 2)Application to SPF Scholarship | |
| Application and Submission of Documents to the college / department | Nov. 22 (Fri), 2019 18:00 |
| Application Packages from college/department to SNU Office of International Affairs | Nov. 27 (Wed), 2019 |
| Interview/Virtual Interview | Early December 2019 |
| Announcement of the Decision | December, 2019 |
Note: All application and evidentiary documents must be submitted by the college on behalf of students to the Office of International Affairs.
Submission
All application and evidentiary documents must be submitted by the applicant’s designated college.
Contact Information:
Tel: +82-2-880-2519
Email: intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr
or
Office of International Affairs
Seoul National University
1 Gwanak-ro Gwanak-gu Seoul 08826 S. Korea
Tel +82 (0)2 880 2519
Fax +82 (0)2 887 8658
intlscholarship@snu.ac.kr
http://oia.snu.ac.kr