Summary of DUO-Korea 2020 Call for Applications

1. Application Period

- April 6, 2020 – May 20, 2020 (Local Korean Time)
- No applications will be accepted after the deadline of May 20, 2020.

2. Eligibility

Your exchange project fulfills all four requirements below:

1) An educational institution in Korea(home institution) and an educational institution in Europe(host institution) have established an academic cooperative agreement;
2) The Korean home institution has selected a Korean national student enrolled at the home institution to send to the European host institution, and such selection has been accepted by the European host institution;
3) The same European host institution has selected an EU citizen student enrolled at the host institution to send to the Korean home institution, and such selection has been accepted by the same Korean home institution.
4) If the Korean student has already started the exchange or the European student has already started the exchange in Korea before the application period for DUO-Korea 2020, are not acceptable.

3. Duration and Funding

The selection of DUO-Korea 2020 is made ONLY once a year. In this respect, those who are planning to exchange in Fall Semester of 2020(August-January) and Spring Semester of 2021(January-August 2021) shall apply for DUO-Korea 2020.

The duration and the amount of the fellowships are standardized as follows:
-1 semester (4 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 (120 days).
※ Exchange of less than one semester is NOT allowed. If a semester is less than 4 months in the Home/Host institutions, then the scholarship will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis.

4. Documents

1) An online application Form ONLY
2) A copy of cooperation agreement (ONLY valid one)
3) A copy of passport copies of paired applicants
4) A copy of transcript of paired applicants
5) A motivation letter of paired applicants

5. Application Submission

1) Enter your ID and password on the LOGIN page to fill out an online application.
※ Click JOIN US button 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.
※ One institution can ONLY get one ID. There should be ONLY one contact person in the same Home Institution.
2) 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 at the banner of Forms.
3) The rest of the documents(cooperation agreement, passport copies, transcripts and motivation letter) can be uploaded in the last step of the application process.
4) Once completed, please make sure to submit your application by clicking "submit" botton. 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 in 3 working days, please contact admin2@asemduo.org promptly.

6. Contacts

For any information related to this announcement, please contact:
Tel: +82-2-720-6712/3
Email: admin2@asemduo.org