Under a bilateral partnership between NIH and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), the 2023 Post-doctoral Researcher Fellowship call for applications is now opened.  The Korean Visiting Scientist Training Award (KVSTA) Fellowship provides a two-year stipend to Korean post-doctoral researchers who currently are undertaking or will undertake post-doctoral research at an NIH intramural lab.   Research training fields include all fields related to biomedical and behavioral research at NIH.  The program call for application is attached.

Applicants must meet all the following criteria:  

1) Be a Korean citizen; 

2) Received at least one degree at a Korean University; 

3) Obtained a doctoral degree, equivalent to a Ph.D. or M.D., within the past five years (October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2023)  

4) Meet the eligibility requirements for NIH's Intramural Visiting Fellow Program*.  

Applications are submitted directly to KHIDI and reviewed by a scientific panel composed of senior Korean scientists.  Up to five (5) Fellowships but possibly fewer depending on application quality and funding availability will be awarded by KHIDI.  As part of the application package, the applicant must submit a recommendation letter from the applicant's sponsoring NIH lab host/mentor**.

* Applicants must be eligible to enter the United States under the J-1 Exchange Visitor visa classification.  Post-docs who are currently at NIH are NOT eligible to apply if they do not have at least two (2) years remaining before the end of their maximum five (5) years as a post-doc VF at NIH on a J-1 visa when they start this fellowship program.  KBSFP Fellows are to be designated as Supplemental Visiting Fellow (SVF) and adhere to its requirements (https://policymanual.nih.gov/2300-320-3).  NIH policies on postdoctoral fellowship duration (https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/personnel/recruitment-processes-policies-checklists/5-year-8-year-duration-rule) and notification of termination must be followed (https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/personnel/recruitment-processes-policies-checklists/guidelines-early-termination-awards-postdoctoral-fellows).  

** NIH host/mentor must be an intramural NIH PI whose appointment was approved by the Deputy Director for Intramural Research.

Application submission due date is JUNE 1, 2023 by 18:00 (local Korean date/time).  

For general information about the 2023 KBSFP Fellowship, please visit: https://www.fic.nih.gov/Programs/Pages/korea-visiting-scientists.aspx