NRF Centers of Research Excellence
Supports major research centers in Korea that drive strategic science leadership and multidisciplinary team excellence.
The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Centers of Research Excellence program — known in Korean as 선도연구센터 — is one of NRF's largest group-research instruments, administered under the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT). The FY2026 first-tranche call was issued under MSIT Notice No. 2025-1005 on 2025-11-13 and covers six distinct center tracks: SRC (Science Research Center), ERC (Engineerin…
Funds large Korean university research centers in science and engineering across SRC, ERC, MRC, IRC, and NRL2.0 tracks, with awards ranging from 1.5 billion to 10 billion KRW per year for seven to ten years.
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