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Government Launches Selection of 20 World-Class 'Leading National Scientists'
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- The Ministry of Science and ICT announced the '2026 National Scientist Support Program (Leading National Scientists)' on September 11 and has begun selecting 20 researchers.
- The program targets researchers aged 55 or younger from industry, academia and research institutes, and those selected will receive up to 100 million won per year for up to five years (3+2 years).
- Applications will be accepted from September 21 to October 12 through IRIS, with recommendation from the applicant's institution, and the final list is scheduled to be confirmed in December.
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Official translation → Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 정부, 세계 최정상급 ‘리더급 국가과학기술자’ 20명 선정 착수
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