Brain Korea 21 PLUS

Directorate for Academic Research

Strengthen the educational and research capacity of outstanding graduate schools and the fostering of next-generation researchers to improve future national competitiveness

Research areas: All areas in the humanities, social sciences, S&T, and convergence

Eligibility: 525 project groups (teams) at 65 universities nationwide

Summary: Research scholarships for graduate students*, wages for young researchers, globalization expenses, operating expenses for project groups, and overhead costs

* At least KRW 600,000/month for MS candidates, KRW 1 million/month for Ph.D. candidates, and KRW 2.5 million/month for young researchers

Period: 7 years (2.5 years+4.5 years)

Funding: Funding: KRW 272.417 billion (USD 245.1million) in 2019 (including KRW 2.559 billion in evaluation and management expenses) 

 * approximation based on exchange rate of 1 USD = 1,100 KRW

Seo, Hyung Gwan; HR Development Promotion (shg0425@nrf.re.kr)

Kim, Neung Sup; HR Development Promotion (nskim@nrf.re.kr)

Chung, Hyuk; HR Development Promotion (dreamftr@nrf.re.kr)

Lee, Jung Min; HR Development Promotion (ahra716@nrf.re.kr)

Kim, Myeong Jin; HR Development Promotion (mjkim@nrf.re.kr)

Shin, Hee Jeong; HR Development Promotion (shj@nrf.re.kr)

Lee, Soo Ji; HR Development Promotion (sooji@nrf.re.kr)

Lim, Yong Taek; HR Development Promotion (lyt@nrf.re.kr)

2019 comprehensive evaluation

Planning of follow-up projects of BK21 Plus