NRF G-HUB (Global R&D Center Cooperation Hub)

NRF G-HUB, the Global R&D Center Cooperation Hub, is the National Research Foundation of Korea's international research-center track under the International Affairs directorate. It funds bilateral and multilateral research centers in strategically important technology areas, so the unit of support is a long-lived institutional partnership rather than a one-off exchange visit. The current budget is 22.4 billion KRW, and the program remains active through NRF's international cooperation portfolio. Projects run for 3 to 10 years. The structured eligibility profile allows universities, research organizations, for-profit and nonprofit entities, but not individuals, and it expects consortium-style participation with Korean registration and operations. The current sub-call ecosystem includes the Global Network Extension track, which shows that the program is still being used for live international center building rather than only legacy support. This route suits institutions that already have a serious cross-border research agenda and can hold a partnership together over time. Strong applications will show why the center needs NRF's scale, how the partner institutions divide scientific roles, and what strategic area justifies the long horizon. It is a better fit for established organizations with durable foreign counterparts than for exploratory collaborations that are still testing whether the relationship will last.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.