
Deadline:
May 21, 2025
Location(s)
Korea, South
Overview
DUO-Korea Fellowship Program was established in 2001 with the aim of promoting exchanges of people between Korea and European countries [30 European member countries] Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the U.K. on a balanced and permanent basis. In this respect, DUO-Korea requires that a PAIR (two persons) of students be exchanged in the framework of a cooperative project.
Details
Application Submission
- Click JOIN US button and find the Name of Home Institution to get an ID. ※If you don’t find the name of your institution, please contact the secretariat to add your institution to the list.
- 2. Enter your password with the minimum information of the contact person in Home University. One institution can ONLY get one ID. ※There should be ONLY one contact person in the same Home Institution.
- Home Institution should fill out the whole application including the information of Host Institution. Application Form in PDF format can be downloaded from the ASEM-DUO website (http://www.asemduo.org) at the banner of Applications & Forms.
- Once completed, please make it sure to submit your application by clicking “submit” button. Home Institution should get a confirmation email from the secretariat within 3 days after completion of submission. If you don’t get a confirmation email, please contact admin2@asemduo.org (tel: +82-2-720-6712) promptly.
- The rest of the documents (cooperation agreement, passport copies, transcript and motivation letter) can be uploaded in the last step of the application process.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
Due to this unique nature of this programme, in order to be eligible, the following are required:
Your exchange project fulfills all four requirements below:
-
A Korean institution and an European institution have established an academic cooperative agreement;
-
The Korean institution has seletced a Korean national student enrolled at the Korean institution to send to the European institution, and such selection has been accepted by the European institution;
-
The same European institution has selected an ASEM European national student enrolled at the European institution to send to the Korean institution, and such selection has been accepted by the same Korean institution.
-
If the Korean student who has already started the exchange outside Korea, or the European student who has already started the exchange outside the ASEM European region during the application period (2025 spring term), they are not eligible.
Who Applies?
The educational institutions in Korea apply on behalf of two institutions. European institutions in partnership with Korean institutions shall cooperate fully with them in providing precise information of European applicants. Individuals wishing to apply are advised to contact the relevant offices ONLY (e.g. International Relations Offices) of the institutions to file an application for this program.
Dates
Deadline: May 21, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Duration and Funding
DUO-Korea 2025 is for exchange projects, which will start from August 2025 and end before August 2026 to avoid duplication of implementation period of exchange projects selected by DUO-Korea in the ensuing years.
The selection of DUO-Korea 2025 is made ONLY once a year. In this respect, those who are planning to exchange in Spring Semester of 2026 (January-July 2026) shall apply for DUO-Korea 2025.
The duration and the amount of the fellowships are standardized as follows:
- 1 semester (or four months) for an amount of 8,000 Euro for both students in a pair (4,000 Euro each).
- Maximum duration for application is 1 semester (4 months, 120 days).
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.