Korea Foundation for Women i n Science, Engineering and Technology

To promote global leadership of women in STEM by discovering female leaders in STEM and expanding their roles

• Academic : Research in science and engineering
• Industry : Technology innovation, technology transfer (licensing), commercialization, etc.
• Promotion : Nurturing female talents in STEM, STEM education, popularization of science, policy and infrastructure establishment, etc.

• Number of award winners : 3 people (1 winner in each category)
• Details of the reward : KRW 10 million each for the listing of the Minister of Science and ICT and prize money​

Women of Korean citizenship or Korean descent who are working for a domestic university, public research institute, company, etc.

Representative academic, industrial, and promotion activities in the last 5 years

• Group recommendation
  • The head of a science and technology organization/academic society/institution to which the candidate belongs
  • Where there is no affiliation, recommendation through <Candidate Discovery and Recommendation Agency>
• Personal recommendation
  • A group of more than three experts in the relevant field voluntarily formed
  • Winners of prestigious domestic and foreign awards and previous women's science and technology awards

• Sectional examination
  • Written evaluation and panel review through the evaluation committee by sector
• A comprehensive review
  • Selection of the final winner through the Integrated Review Committee for Outstanding Scientists organized by the Ministry of Science and ICT

Submission of documents via the online application link