MOGAM RWTH Scholarship for Korea 2013/2014

  Study room in the RWTH Aachen MOGAM building RWTH Aachen International Office

As part of our cooperation with high-profile partner universities in Korea, RWTH Aachen offers MOGAM scholarships for study abroad at one of the universities in Korea listed below lasting at least three months.

Contact

Name

Bettina Dinter

Coordinator for Asia

Telephone

work Phone
+49 241 80 90812

E-Mail

 

Application Deadline

January 15, 2013

 

Alumni Funds Scholarship

The Korean term "mo-gam" roughly translates as "making the earth blossom." In 2007, Korean RWTH alumnus Dr. Young-Sup Huh made a donation to RWTH which made it possible for the University to build the MOGAM Learning Center. THe MOGAM scholarships were created in recognition of Dr. Young-Sup Huh's dedication and his contribution made to RWTH Aachen University.

Funding

Bachelor and master students and PhD candidates from all disciplines are invited to be inspired by the motto and spend a study abroad period at an outstanding Korean educational and research institution. The study abroad periods shall commence in the academic year of 2013/14; scholarship winners receive funding 3000 Euros regardless if their stay abroad lasts one or two semesters.

 

Application

Your Application Documents

A complete application contains

  • CV / Resume
  • Statement of motivation
  • Academic Record
  • Confirmation of your stay abroad by the partner university, if available

As part of your statement of motivation, contained to one DIN A4 page, please provide a description of your specialization or your research project and describe your motivation for the program.

 

Partner Universities in Korea

  1. Seoul National University
  2. Yonsei University
  3. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
  4. Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
  5. EWHA Womans University
 

A recommendation letter from an RWTH professor provides an additional opportunity to have your particular qualifications described.

Submitting Your Application

Please submit your completed application to the International Office preferably via (please scan all your documents into a single PDF file). If this is not possible, you can also send your application by mail or hand in your application in person at the International Office.

Double Funding

Double funding of stays abroad throgh different RWTH Aachen scholarship programs or other public funding organizations such as the German Academic Exchange Service or PROMOS (de) is not possible.