The Korea Foundation

2016 KF Fellowship for Graduate Studies in Japan

The purpose of this fellowship program is to foster a new generation of scholars to conduct research on Korea by providing scholarship support to students who are currently enrolled in an MA or PhD program in Korean studies in the seven universities in Japan which have made an agreement with the Korea Foundation.

◈ Applicant Eligibility

MA or PhD students currently enrolled in one of the seven KF partner universities: Keio University, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Ritsumeikan University, University of Tokyo, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Waseda University

- Those who are researching Korea-related topics in the humanities, social sciences, arts or cultural studies
- Has foreign citizenship (Korean citizens must have permanent residency status in a country outside Korea) 
- Excluded programs: natural science, medicine, engineering, MBA, law school, graduate school of translation and interpretation

◈ Number of Available Fellowships: approx. 30

◈ Grant Period: 1 year (April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017)

◈ Grant Amount

     - MA students: ¥700,000 per year

     - PhD students: ¥1,200,000 per year

◈ Application Schedule
- Application submission period: June 23 – July 18, 2016 (KST) 24:00
- Notification of Acceptance: (late) August 2016

※Notification date is subject to change without prior notice

◈ Required Documents 

     1. Online Application

     2. Supplemental materials (uploaded to online application)

        ① Research Proposal (must not exceed 3 pages)
     • Download and fill out the Foundation's Research Proposal form (attached) 

and then upload the completed form to the Online Application.

           • Applicants who are applying for a second/third/fourth fellowship period

should describe the progress made during the previous fellowship period

        ② Transcript
           • Master level: Academic transcript of undergraduate degree

※Applicants who are applying for a second fellowship period are

only required to submit the academic transcripts of the previous

fellowship period.

           • Doctoral level: Academic transcripts of Master’s degree and

undergraduate degree

   ※Applicants who are applying for a second/third/forth fellowship period are

    only required to submit the academic transcripts of the Doctoral courses.

        ③ Three (3) Letters of Reference

           • Dissertation supervisor: 1 copy

           • A professor who is qualified to assess your research proposal: 1 copy

           • An individual who is able to verify your Korean language competency: 1 copy

      ※After an applicant files an online application, the KF’s Online Application System will automatically send an email to the recommender provided by him or her.

The email will request that the recommender write a letter of reference and upload it onto the KF Online Application System. Therefore, applicants should inform their recommenders of this before beginning the application process.

※For those who are applying for an extension of the KF Fellowship for Graduate

Studies, only one (1) letter of reference from the dissertation supervisor is required. Since the current online application system requires three (3) e-mail addresses, please enter the email addresses of your one recommender and “yrjeong@kf.or.kr” for the second and third recommenders.

◈ How to Apply