Funding Process :: National Research Foundation of Korea

Funding Process

Establishment of Program Plan

- Establish a program plan for the current year

- Identify changes of strategies and improvements

Announcement of Programs

- Inform the description of types of projects to be funded on the MSIT, MOE, NRF, and NTIS websites.

Call for Proposals

- Begin accepting proposal submissions

Establishment of Selection Plan

- Establish a plan for each review phase, including information about the review methods, budget allocation, and selection quota

Completion of Reviews and Selection of Projects

- Review proposals(preliminary, expert, & comprehensive types)

- Based on review outcomes, deliberate and come to a decision on proposal selection

Notification of Selection and Finalization of Agreements

- Notify applicants whose proposals were selected

- Finalize agreements and distribute research grants

Final

Follow-up Management

- Manage the progress of research

- Conduct reviews for each stage and final product

- Analyze results, performance, etc.

Relevant Regulations

Regulations on Management of National Research and Development Projects (Presidential Decree)

Regulations on Management of Research and Development for Science and Technology Projects under the MSIT (Ordinance of the MSIT)

Regulations on Management of Research and Development for Science and Engineering Projects under the MOE (Ordinance of the MOE)

Regulations on Management of Academic Support for Humanities and Social Sciences Projects (Ordinance of the MOE), etc.

Key Review Procedures for Research Support Programs

Preliminary Review

Review of qualifications, etc.

NRF

Expert Review *

1) Online Review

2) Panel Review

3) Presentation-based Review

NRF (Expert review panel)

PM Consultative Group

Allocation of grants in each field; review of proposals

NRF

Program Committee, etc

Selection of proposals; Final confirmation

MSIT, MOE

Review methods may vary depending on the characteristics of each program.

Detailed Review System

Selection Screening

Qualifications Review

Review qualifications of the principle investigator, including application eligibility

Exclude projects with reasons for disqualification

Expert Review

Conduct Review with expert reviewers from industry-academia-research backgrounds or by a separate review panel

Utilize the NRF’s PM (CRB and RB) and review pool

Utilize the NRF’s researcher information DB (recommendation and selection of reviewers)

Conduct selection screening based on online/panel/discussion Review in each field

Conduct Review on creativity, spirit of challenge, and researcher capability and achievements according to Review indicators and criteria

Review by specialist organizations

Compilation, coordination and review of selection (proposal) regarding outcomes of expert review by PM consultative group

Prepare the allocation (proposal) of the number of selected projects while adjusting research grants.

Committee Review

Final confirmation by the Program Implementation Committee (including comprehensive review group)

Validity of Review outcomes, selected projects, policy considerations, etc.

Notification of Selection

NRF/MSIT and MOE (→ specialist organizations) → competent research institution

Notification of selection: Details of research grant adjustments, etc.

Request for conclusion of agreement, access to project management system, and guidelines on required documents

Interim Review

Process of Filing Objections

Organizations - objections filed → NRF

File an objection within seven days after notification of selection

Outcome (report) of the objection process is deliberated and notified by the NRF.

Submission of Annual Performance Plan

Submission of Annual Performance Plan (competent research institution)

One or two months before the termination of research period in the pertinent year

Annual review

Conduct a PM-led annual review in each field

Discontinue or reduce research grants for the following year with regards to supported projects that produce inadequate research performance

Review research contents (results of the previous year and research plan for the following year) and the appropriateness of research grant allocation for the following year

Final(Phase) Review

Determine continuation of support

Deciding progress-management results and the scale of research grants.

Notifying research institutions of progress-management results

Submission of the Final (Phase) Report

Submission of the Final (Phase) Report for Review Purposes and the Self-Review Report

Phase report is submitted one month before the termination of research period and the final report before the end of research period in the pertinent year.

Expert Review

Conduct Review with evaluators from industry-academia-research backgrounds

Utilize the NRF’s PM (CRB and RB) and pool of evaluators

Utilize the NRF’s researcher information DB (recommendation and selection of reviewers)

Utilize evaluators who participated in selection screening

Review by Specialist Organizations

Determine project ranking and research grants based on scores and opinions from the Review

Establish grade (proposal) according to expert Review outcomes

Maintain statistics on Review outcomes, incentives, and penalties

Process of Filing Objections

Organization - objection filed → NRF

File an objection within seven days after notification of selection

Outcome (report) of the objection process is deliberated and notified by the NRF.

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