6 Additional Universities and 6,000 Students Added to Science and Engineering Research Stipend Program

Six More Universities, Including Kyungpook National University and Kyung Hee University, Selected for the Science and Engineering Research Stipend Program
About 6,000 Additional Graduate Students to Receive Guaranteed Monthly Research Stipends
Ministry of Science and ICT Expands "Korean-style Stipend" Support to 35 Universities in 2025

Approximately 6,000 students from six additional universities, including Kyungpook National University, have been added as beneficiaries of the "Science and Engineering Research Stipend Support Program," which guarantees a minimum monthly research stipend of 800,000 won for master's students and 1.1 million won for doctoral students.

The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on August 28 that it has selected six more universities-Kyungpook National University, Kyung Hee University, Kookmin University, Sookmyung Women's University, Ajou University, and Chung-Ang University-as participants in the 2025 "Science and Engineering Research Stipend Support Program," which will provide a total of 979 billion won in funding over nine years from this year through 2033. The ministry will begin providing support, including consulting, starting next month.

Commonly referred to as the "Korean-style Stipend," the Science and Engineering Research Stipend Support Program aims to ensure that graduate students in science and engineering can focus on their research without financial burdens by guaranteeing a minimum standard of research life. The program also seeks to establish an integrated management system for student researchers at the university (or university-affiliated research institute) level. The 29 universities selected in April have already started distributing stipends sequentially since the end of June, following detailed operational planning and consulting.

In the second round of applications and evaluations for the second half of the year, six additional universities were selected. The ministry plans to provide individual consulting and program guideline briefings to support a stable program launch. The distribution of research stipends within each university will begin after the completion of individual consulting. As a result of this round, the number of science and engineering graduate students receiving at least 800,000 won per month for master's programs and 1.1 million won per month for doctoral programs is expected to increase by about 6,000.

Koo Hyukchae, the First Vice Minister of Science and ICT, stated, "With two rounds of applications, a total of 35 universities and approximately 50,000 science and engineering graduate students will receive stipend support in this inaugural year of the program. We will continue our efforts to expand new support so that even more universities and students can freely pursue their research within the stipend support system."

The results of the second round of applications for the second half of the year have been announced on the Integrated Research Support System for All Ministries. Further details, including the future schedule, can be found on the website of the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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