Summary of DUO-Korea 2026 Call for Applications

1. Application Period

- April 3, 2026 – May 20, 2026 (Local Korean Time)

- No applications will be accepted after the deadline of May 20, 2026.

2. Eligibility

Your exchange project fulfills all four requirements below:

1) A Korean institution and a European institution have established an academic cooperative agreement;

2) The Korean institution has selected a Korean national student enrolled at the Korean institution to send to the European institution, and such selection has been accepted by the European institution;

3) The same European institution has selected an ASEM European national citizen student enrolled at the European institution to send to the Korean institution, and such selection has been accepted by the same Korean institution.

4) If the Korean student who has already started the exchange outside Korea, or the European student who has already started the exchange outside the ASEM European region during the application period (2026 spring term), they are not eligible.

3. Duration and Funding

The selection of DUO-Korea 2026 is made ONLY once a year. In this respect, those who are planning to exchange in Fall Semester of 2026(August-December 2026) and Spring Semester of 2027(January-July 2027) shall apply for DUO-Korea 2026.

The duration and the amount of the fellowships are standardized as follows:

- 1 semester (or 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).

※ The exchange duration should be at least one semester. Exchange of less than one semester is NOT allowed. If a semester of stay period in the Korean/European institutions is longer than 4 months, the fellowship will be given for 4 months. If it is less than 4 months, the fellowship will be adjusted on a pro-rata basis.

4. Documents

*All documents should be submitted in English.

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 official transcript of paired applicants (issued on or after March 1, 2026)

5) A motivation letter of paired applicants (max. A4 1 pages, except cover page)

*You may find the Motivation Letter Forms from the ASEM-DUO website using the link;

https://asemduo.org/03_forms/forms_01.php