2022-2024 Fellowship for Korean International Technology and Innovation Strategy Professionals

The University of California, San Diego is coordinating a fellowship of around $100,000 to select individuals who are employees of Korean organizations of technology and innovation strategy related institutions to develop and increase the technology cooperation with the U.S. This fellowship will be available to Korean Professionals who require educational assistance and those who have significant potential to help promote and enhance the global competency of the Republic of Korea in international technology and innovation corporations in general and technology cooperation with the U.S in particular. Specially, Fellowship recipients may be required to participate in technical seminars and various exchange activities to promote technical cooperation between Korea and the United States during the fellowship period. The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is a public, nonprofit educational organization founded in 1960.

 

Fellowship details

  • Payments on the award can be made to the fellowship recipient or to the recipient’s admissions departments in UCSD.
  • Funds may be used for educational tuition and fees, education-related expenses and living expenses during the academic year of the fellowship. (Tuition fees for UCSD’s degree program are paid directly to the appropriate departments that are admitted)
  • Awards paid directly to fellowship recipients may be within $2,000(maximum) per month for two years

 

Eligibility

  1. Must be a citizen of the Republic of Korea
  2. Must be an employee of an organization related to international technology and innovation strategy and cooperation with the U.S in the Republic of Korea.
  3. Must have earned a four-year bachelor’s degree in engineering or higher
  4. Must have a college GPA of 3.0 or higher (on the 4.0 scale)
  5. Must score 80 or higher on TOFEL or 6.0 on IELTS
  6. Must have worked at least 3 years or more in organizations related to international technology

 

Required application materials

  1. Description of career goals and current challenges or obstacles that applicant must overcome to obtain educational and professional goals
  2. Statement of purpose submitted to graduate school
  3. Copy of official admission letter from graduate school
  4. Official copy of university diploma
  5. Official copy of university transcript(s)
  6. Resume or CV
  7. One recommendation letter from the head of applicant’s employer(e.g., CEO or president)
  8. PDF copy of TOFEL or IELTS score
  9. PDF copy of I-20 or DS2019 issued by UCSD
  10. PDF copy of passport identification page

 

Fellowship recipients must submit their diploma upon completion of their academic programs in UCSD.

 

Application details

 

Deadline: May 20, 2022

 

Submit application materials to:

Dr. Truong Nguyen

University of California, San Diego

Email: tqn001@eng.ucsd.edu

 

Contact Dr. Nguyen at the above email address regarding questions. Fellowship recipients will be notified by email by May 31, 2022.