[ ETHZ - Call for young researchers' exchange with South Korea | Short term research stay ]
Event details
Date | 30.11.2018 |
Category | Call for proposal |
ETHZ (as the Swiss Leading House) and the Korean National Research Foundation (NRF) jointly operate an instrument to foster and facilitate the direct exchange between Korean and Swiss research groups, enabling the mobility of young researchers. It is anticipated that 9 fellowships on each side can be financed within this Call.
ETHZ call supports a research stay for Swiss-based young researchers at a research group in South Korea. The duration of the stay in South Korea is limited to 3 months. The call is open to any disciplines (including social sciences and humanities).
Who can apply:
- PhD Students and young postdocs from Swiss universities, universities of applied sciences and research institutes.
- The applicant’s Host researcher in Korea must be a principal investigator employed full-time at a university or research institute in Korea.
- Previous contacts between the groups are considered an advantage.
- The applicant should be motivated to spend part of his/her later scientific career abroad.
Who cannot apply:
- Applicants with Korean nationality cannot be considered for stays in Korea.
- Korean young researchers must apply to the for a stay in Switzerland.
Funding:
- Maintenance allowance: KRW 2’500’000 a month for 3 months.
- International air ticket: Max. KRW 2’500’000.
Deadline: 30 November 2018
Application: fill out the application form, join Supporting letters from both the Swiss supervisor and the Korean host supervisor, and submit your application to Ms Lucia Arpagaus ([email protected]).
For more information and the evaluation criteria, have a look at the call website and call document.
Coming soon: ETHZ young researchers’ exchange programme with China and Japan.
Practical information
- General public
- Free