SNU President Fellowship Program Application Guidelines for Fall 2023

◈ Overview
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
An applicant must be both:
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 :
⒜ an applicant who is employed to teach an academic course or to conduct academic research
⒝ an applicant who has been employed for at least six months to teach an academic course or to conduct an academic research
- The applicant must be able to prove that the he/she is now employed as one of the below positions at an 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 the Fall 2023 semester
※ Priority will be given to faculty members from major universities in developing countries in Asia, Africa, South America etc.

◈ Details of the Award
• 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)
◈ Required Documents
- SPF Fall 2023 application form (including study plan)
- certificate of employment (as a faculty member)
☞ the certificate must state:
(1) the name of the university the applicant is currently registered as a faculty member
(2) the address of the university the applicant is currently registered as a faculty member
(3) the department the applicant is employed in as a faculty member
(4) the name of the position that the applicant is employed as a faculty member
(5) 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 - academic transcript and graduation certificate (for both undergraduate and master’s degree)
- recommendation letter from the Dean or President of your current university of your home country
- 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)