1000 Million Won Awarded to the "Healthy Laboratory"

Government Announces Healthy Laboratory Award Plan for Next Year

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[Asia Economy Reporter Junho Hwang] The Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation announced the 'Healthy Laboratory Award Plan' for next year on the 23rd to foster a healthy research culture.

The Healthy Laboratory Award was established to discover excellent cases of healthy laboratories, encourage benchmarking, and spread a healthy research culture.

The award targets science and technology laboratories within domestic universities. The government will select about 10 healthy laboratories based on laboratory culture, management, and research achievements, awarding them a prize of 10 million KRW and a certification mark.

Eligibility to apply for the Healthy Laboratory Award is limited to laboratories pre-recommended by affiliated researchers or graduates. The head of the pre-recommended laboratory must submit the application to the Research Foundation through their affiliated university.

Detailed evaluation criteria and procedures can be found on the Research Foundation website.

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