Program > Brain Pool (BP/BP+)

· Program Brain Pool (BP/BP+) · Directorate Directorate for International Affairs · Program objective - Provide outstanding overseas scientists with opportunities to jointly participate in R&D projects in Korea to improve the quality of R&D and build a glob...

Program > Brain Korea 21 PLUS

· Program Brain Korea 21 PLUS · Directorate Directorate for Academic Research · Program objective - Strengthen the educational and research capacity of outstanding graduate schools and the fostering of next-generation researchers to improve future national ...

Latest news releases > Rejuvenating aged microglia increases amyloid-β clearance in Alzheimer's disease

The National Research Foundation of Korea has disclosed a potential breakthrough in dementia treatment. Collaborative research between Professor Kim, Dong Woon's team from Kyung Hee University and Dr. Shin, Hyo Jung of the Brain Science Research Institute a...

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I have applied for the Brain Pool Fellowship Program for outstanding overseas researchers 2023, when will the results for this application be published and how to know?

Q&A > Eligibility for Brainpool fellowship

Dear Recruiter, I was used to be a professor in my motherland (outside of Korea). But , I have received a BK program (one year contract 10/2022-09/2023) last year, and I am working in Korea university now since 11/2022. I wonder that can I apply the BP prog...

Q&A > Eligibility for Brainpool fellowship

Dear Recruiter, I have a PhD in mechanical engineering and I'm living in Iran now. I have a post-doc offer from Korea. Besides I would like to apply for brainpool fellowship. Is it possible to apply for this fellowship during working as a post-doc researche...

Notice > [Call for Proposal] Brain Pool Plus(BP+) Fellowship Program 2023

Ministry of Science and ICT, Public Notice No. 2022-1059 Announcement of 2023 Outstanding Overseas Scientist Invitation Program Plus (Brain Pool+) The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) are now accepting appli...

Notice > [Call for Proposal] Brain Pool Fellowship Program for outstanding overseas researchers 2023

Announcement of Brain Pool Fellowship Program For outstanding overseas researchers 2023 The MSIT (Ministry of Science and ICT) and NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea) welcome applications from host researchers in South Korea who wish to invite outst...

Q&A > Brain pool program (housing allowance)

The announcement states that the BP will pay the housing allowance of invited scientist (researcher) How does the system actually work? Would accommodation component (체재비) of 1000000KRW be included in the salary and pay monthly? Or Is it paid based on recei...

Q&A > Regarding Apply Brain Pool (Eligibility)

Dear Concern, Recently, I got an F5 visa Status in Korea. I have One Question regarding applying for Brain Pool overseas Program and another for Basic Research Grant. 1) If I go overseas (home Country or another Country) during the period of applying for BP...

Latest news releases > Wearable EEG Electronics for a Brain-AI Closed-Loop System to Enhance Autonomous Machine Decision...

Tae-il Kim's research team at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) developed a system that improves the decision-making performance of artificial intelligence through human brain waves by making a wearable device for measuring brain waves based on tattoo electrod...

Latest news releases > A novel photonic-switch for biomolecular detection across the 10 nm gap via electro-wetting pheno...

A novel photonic-switch for biomolecular detection across the 10 nm gap via electro-wetting phenomena Achieving complete wetting on nanophotonic devices is crucial for developing surface‐enhanced optical biosensors. However, ensuring complete wetting on sol...

Latest news releases > ‘Helicobacter’ is not the sole microorganism responsible for various gastric diseases evidenced b...

‘Helicobacter’ is not the sole microorganism responsible for various gastric diseases evidenced by human gastric microbiota transplantation in germ-free mice Helicobacter pylori is a significant factor related with the development of gastric cancer (GC) in ...

Latest news releases > Development of a therapeutic peptide for multiple sclerosis that induces regulatory T cells in vivo

Development of a therapeutic peptide for multiple sclerosis that induces regulatory T cells in vivo Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease caused by immune cells, including T cells and B cells. In MS patients, the number and function of regulatory...

Q&A > Brain Pool Program

To who it may concern, I looked for the information or guidelines of Brain Pool Program 2021 on this page but could not find it. Could you kindly show me where I can check those documents. Thank you so much in advance.

Latest news releases > A novel strategy to treat brain cancer

A novel strategy to treat brain cancer Brain tumor is one of the most aggressive cancer that is hard to eliminate. Korean researchers at Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) report the discovery of mechanism underlying immune cell-tum...

Q&A > Brain Pool Researcher Exchange program granted by NRF

Dear Sir/Madam, I am pursuing both academic and research works as Assoc. Prof. in TED University, Ankara, Turkey. I would like to pursue a scientific research in Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) with Prof. Dr. H. K. We are planning...

Latest news releases > Inhalational Indocyanine Green to Visualize Lung Tumors—Defining the Resection Margins

Inhalational Indocyanine Green to Visualize Lung Tumors—Defining the Resection Margins During surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the lobectomy or greater resection of lung is the standard surgical treatment regardless of the tumor loc...

Latest news releases > Brain chip for modulation of brain functions

Investigation and modulation of neural circuits in vivo at the cellular level are very important for studying functional connectivity in a brain. Korean researchers at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) report the development of the brain chip...

Notice > (NOTICE) Application form of Brain Pool (BP) for inviting outstanding scientists from overseas

This guideline has been translated from original Korean documents with regards to Korean research. Therefore, this translation has focused on providing the main contents and points to overseas researchers for better understanding and subject to change witho...