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Korea Foundation for Women i n Science, Engineering and Technology

Introduction

STEM Women of the Year

Since its launch in 2001, STEM Women of the Year selects women with outstanding achievements in R&D, technological innovation, human resource development, etc., every year.

Introduction
Objective

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

Award categories
  • 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.
Reward details
  • 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​
Eligibility

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

Achievements recognized

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

Recommendation and Examination
How to Recommend Candidates
  • 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
Examination and selection
  • 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
Examination and selection
Sortation Contents of promotion supervision
Ⅰ.Sectional Examination ① A Written Evaluation
  • Preliminary document evaluation of official records and additional documents for candidates per sector
WISET
② Panel Review
  • Selection of award candidates to be examined by the Integrated Review Committee after discussion on the results of the written evaluation
Ⅱ. Comprehensive Review
(Integrated Review Committee)
  • Three final winners are selected after reporting the results of the sectional examination and reviewing the achievements
Ministry of Science and Technology Information and Communication
Application

Submission of documents via the online application link