Research Scholarship Application Guidelines for spring semester of 2025

Starting from the 2025 Spring Semester, the previous Living Expense Scholarship has been restructured as the Research Scholarship. Please review the details thoroughly and submit your application within the designated deadline.

1. Application Period: 6th Jan (Mon) ~ 10th (Fri) KST 17:00

2. Application Qualifications

1) Enrolled or completed research students in the KUBS PhD and integrated MS/PhD programs (MS students are NOT eligible.)

2) A GPA of at least 3.5 in the previous or cumulative semester (not applicable to freshmen)

3) Completion of at least 8 credits (3 courses) in the previous and current semesters

    - Freshmen can only meet the credit requirement for the current semester.

    - Completed research students aren’t applicable.

    - An exception applies if a student has 8 or fewer remaining credits required for completion and provides proof of enrolling in all remaining required credits.

    - An exception applies if a student submits a statement explaining the necessity of enrolling in 8 or fewer credits due to the curriculum within the area, and this is pre-approved by the area chair.

4) Not enrolled in employment insurance under the national 4 major social security system

3. Maximum Scholarship Period

1) PhD program: Up to 10 semesters

2) Integrated MS/PhD program: Up to 12 semesters

4. Amount: KRW 1.3 million per month for 6 months

5. Application Process: Submit the application form along with required documents to the administrative office or via email.

- Submit to Room 311, KUBS Main Building / jyl211101@korea.ac.kr

- For email submissions, combine all documents into a single PDF file. (Mobile phone pictures are NOT accepted.)

6. Required Documents

1) Research Scholarship Application Form

2) Academic Transcript

3) Research Outcome Report (연구성과보고서)

4) Research Plan (연구계획서)

5) Screenshot of the list of conference attendance or published papers at RMS (if applicable)

6) Certificate of 4 Major Social Security Status (4대 사회보험 가입내역 확인서)

   - Submit in the first week of the semester

   - Obtain at the website of Social Insurance Information System (www.4insure.or.kr)

7. Examination for Scholarship

1) Enrolled students: GPA / Thesis Publishing / Conference Presentation / Research Plan / Etc (Sincerity, Financial Circumstance, etc.)

    - Freshmen students will be considered their admission score instead of GPA.

2) Completed Research students: Comprehensive Exam / Thesis Publishing / Conference Presentation / Research Plan / Etc (Sincerity, Financial circumstance, etc)

    - Students who haven’t taken comprehensive examination will be considered their GPA instead of comprehensive examination score.

8. Results Announcement

1) Spring Semester: End of February

2) Fall Semester: End of August

9. Remarks

1) The number of payments for the Research Scholarship includes previous payments received under the Living Expense Scholarship.

    - Example: If a PhD student already received the Living Expense Scholarship 7 times in the past, they can receive the Research Scholarship for an additional 3 times.

2) Students may be selected as participants in the BK21 Business School Education Research Group through the scholarship evaluation process.

10. Inquiries

1) 02-3290-1365 / kubs_msphd@korea.ac.kr

2) [BK21] 02-3290-5361 / jyl211101@korea.ac.kr