Korea

Amount:

• Monthly Stipend:
  • Doctoral candidate: KRW 2,300,000 (2,184CAD, conversion rate on 26h Jan, 2026)
  • PhD/Tenured associate or full professor: KRW 3,000,000 per month ($2,848CAD, conversion rate on 26h Jan, 2026)
• Support for entry expenses (one-time payment):
  • Doctoral candidate: KRW 500,000
  • PhD holder: KRW 1,000,000
  • Tenured associate or full professor: KRW 1,500,000
• Note: Successful applicants who fall under more than one of these categories will be provided with the higher amount of support for which they are eligible.
• Round-trip airfare (shortest distance economy flight): Provided only to fellows whose country of residence is included on the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list of ODA Recipients on the official OECD website as of this program's application submission deadline (e.g., least-developed countries, other low-income countries, and lower-middle income countries). Fellows from upper-middle income countries are ineligible for airfare support.

Deadline: Jul 1st, annually

Duration: 1 month (minimum) to 6 months (maximum)

Requirements:

Citizenship: Open

General:

• Travel insurance, support for entry expenses, round-trip airfare are supported.
• All fellows are required to submit a final report on their research
• In order to promote Korean studies research by scholars at universities or research institutes outside Korea, the KF offers support via its Fellowship for Field Research program, which provides Korean studies scholars and experts in relevant fields with the opportunity to conduct on-site field research in Korea, and access to relevant resource materials.

Eligibility:

• Scholars from outside of Korea who are:
  • conducting comparative or case studies in the field of Korean studies or in Korea-related areas in the humanities or social sciences, or
  • focusing on research topics that are closely related to Korea and recognized as important new areas of study
• Type A applicants:
  • Doctoral candidates who have completed their required coursework and are in the process of writing their doctoral dissertation
• Type B applicants:
  • Full-time lecturers or higher-level university faculty (including assistant, associate, or full professors)
  • PhD holders currently engaged in research or professional fields

Link:
https://www.kf.or.kr/kfEng/cm/cntnts/cntntsView.do?mi=15556&cntntsId=2182

Amount:

• KRW 2,000,000 (1,896.60 CAD, conversion rate on 26h Jan, 2026); Plus one economy roundtrip ticket

Deadline: September annually

Duration: Up to one year

Requirements:

Citizenship: Open except Korean who hold a permanent residency of the relevant country

General:

• The AKS Fellowship is a program designed to support foreign Korean Studies scholars who wish to reside in Korea and there to conduct academic activities related to Korean Studies.
• Available Facilities: Laboratories, libraries, and many more. Guesthouse on the AKS premises (charged).
• Fellows are expected to present research results at an AKS Colloquium and to submit their research paper (presentation paper) before the termination of their research period.
• Any publication that results from this program should acknowledge the support from the AKS Fellowship Program and 2 original copies of said publication should be submitted to the AKS.

Eligibility:

• Researchers from overseas universities who major in Korean Studies (Korean applicants must hold permanent residency of the relevant country).
• Applicants must be a candidate for or holder of doctorate degree.

Link:
https://www.aks.ac.kr/ikorea/com/cmm/EgovContentView.do?menuNo=2010120000&lang=eng

Amount:

• $67,000 USD as well as conference travel funds up to $2,000USD
• The Kim Center will cover the cost of the fellow’s health insurance (including medical, dental, vision, and life).
• The postdoctoral fellow will also receive an office space and access to libraries and other resources at Penn.
• The fellowship may be renewed for a second year, based on satisfactory performance, the existence of funding, and programmatic need.

Deadline: Feb 17, 2026

Duration: One year

Requirements:

Citizenship: Open

General:

• The fellow will be required to:
  • reside in the Philadelphia area;
  • teach one course per year;
  • give a public presentation for the Korean Studies Colloquium;
  • mentor the Kim Center graduate and undergraduate fellows;
  • participate in the Kim Center events and related activities at Penn;
  • organize a Korean Studies Conference.

Eligibility:

• Open to scholars from any discipline with a research and teaching focus on Korea.
• The applicant who is awarded the fellowship must complete all requirements for the Ph.D. degree (dissertation deposited) by July 31, 2026.

Link:
https://korea.sas.upenn.edu/funding-opportunities/moon-family-postdoctoral-fellowship-korean-studies

Amount:

• One economy roundtrip flight ticket
• Monthly living stipend of KRW 750,000 ($711.23 CAD, conversion rate on Jan 26, 2026)
• Free accommodation in a guesthouse on the AKS premises
• Accident insurance coverage

Deadline: October 17, 2025 (for the 2026 program cycle)

Duration:

• Basic Course: March 3 – June 19, 2026 (approx. 4 months)
• Advanced Course: September 1 – December 18, 2026 (approx. 4 months)

Requirements:

Citizenship: Open except Korean nationals

General:

• The AKS Hanmun (Classical Chinese) Fellowship is designed for the next generation of Korean Studies scholars who seek to improve their Hanmun (Classical Chinese) literacy while staying at the Academy of Korean Studies.
• Program includes: 3 days per week of lectures based on original Hanmun texts, recitation, individual research, and visits to historical sites and archives.
• All participants must submit a final study report 15 days before the end of the semester.
• Note: Living support will not be provided to individuals who receive funding from other sources for the same period.

Eligibility:

• Undergraduate students, master’s, and doctoral degree students majoring in Korean Studies at overseas universities (including candidates of master’s or doctoral degrees).
• Graduated students and Korean nationals are ineligible.
• Advanced Korean language skills are required, as the program (lectures and activities) is conducted entirely in Korean.
• For the Advanced Course: Applicants must have completed a basic Hanmun course (proven by transcript or previous AKS certificate).

Link:
https://www.aks.ac.kr/ikorea/com/cmm/EgovContentView.do?menuNo=2010123000&lang=eng