Eligibility
This year, the award features
two distinctions.
1) Next ASEAN Innovator: an applicant must
be
a citizen of an ASEAN Member State; and
be
a professional with less than 5 years* of working experience after
earning a Ph.D.;
have
no record in the past two years** of receiving an award organized or
supported by ASEAN, in the field of science and engineering
2) ASEAN-ROK STI Pioneer: an applicant must
be
a citizen of an ASEAN Member State; and
be
currently enrolled in a doctoral program in Korea; or
be
a professional whose completion of a doctoral program in Korea is less than 5
years*; or
be
a professional whose completion of a doctoral program is less than 5 years*
and has significant research collaboration experience (e.g. post-doctoral
programme, etc.) with Korea;
have
no record in the past two years** of receiving an award organized or
supported by ASEAN, in the field of science and engineering
* 01 Jan
2018, ** 01 Jan 2021
Award
The winner of each distinction
will be awarded a cash prize of US $12,000. The winners are also invited to attend the by-nomination
annual one-week ASEAN-ROK STI Training Programme held in Seoul, Republic of
Korea, to present and share their work. During
the closing ceremony of the Programme, the Minister of Ministry of Science and
ICT (MSIT) of ROK will present the winners of the ASEAN-ROK Award for
Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation with their Award.
Application Process
Applicant must submit the Application Form, Personal Statement, and
Recommendation Letter, complete in every
respect with the supporting documents,
to STEPI (aseanrokawrd@stepi.re.kr) the latest by 14 August 2023.
For Further Information
Please refer to the following
online posts for details, including application guidelines, application form,
personal statement form and recommendation letter form.
Should you have any further inquiries
regarding the award, please contact STEPI, aseanrokaward@stepi.re.kr
Official
link: https://bit.ly/5th_aseanrokaward2023