Program Information
· Program

Brain Pool (BP/BP+)

· Directorate

Directorate for International Affairs

· Program objective
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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 global cooperative network through joint research

· Program details

Brain Pool (BP)

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Research areas : All S&T areas

※ Preference fields : 12 National Strategic Technology fields

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Eligibility: ① Ph.D. conferred scientist who is living overseas (outside of South Korea); or ② in the case of corporate research institutes being the host organization, scientist with five-year or more of on-site R&D experience in the industry overseas (outside of South Korea) regardless of his/her possession of a doctoral degree.

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Summary: Provide Personnel costs and direct costs for inviting BP fellows, indirect costs

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Period: (Type 1) 6~12 months (Type 2) Max 3 years

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Funding: Personnel costs(KRW 60~300M/year) and invitation expenses(airfare, moving expenses, etc.)


Brain Pool Plus (BP+)

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Research areas : All S&T areas

※ Preference fields : 12 National Strategic Technology fields

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Eligibility: ① Ph.D. conferred scientist who is living overseas (outside of South Korea); or ② in the case of corporate research institutes being the host organization, scientist with five-year or more of on-site R&D experience in the industry overseas (outside of South Korea) regardless of his/her possession of a doctoral degree.

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Summary: Provide Personnel Costs, Research facility equipment fee, Research activity expenses

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Period: 10 years (4+6)

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Funding: Personnel Costs, Research facility equipment fee, Research activity expenses, etc. Max. KRW 600 Mil./year

12 National Strategic Technology fields

① Semiconductor and display ② Secondary cells ③ Leading-edge mobility ④ Next Generation nuclear energy ⑤ Leading edge bio ⑥ Aerospace and marine ⑦ Hydrogen ⑧ Cybersecurity ⑨ AI ⑩ Next generation communications ⑪ Leading-edge robotics and manufacture ⑫ Quantum

· Contact
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(BP) Joohye Nam (joohyenam@nrf.re.kr), Sojeong Han (sjhan@nrf.re.kr)

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(BP+) Mijung Choi (mjc@nrf.re.kr)