Korea Student Aid Foundation to Recruit 195 University Students for Startup Dormitory... Free Use of Housing and Office Space

The Korea Student Aid Foundation (Chairman Bae Byung-il) will begin accepting applications for the ‘2025 Startup Dormitory Residents Recruitment’ for five regions?Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, and Daejeon?starting from the 25th.

Eligibility requires applicants to hold South Korean nationality and be enrolled or on leave from a university (graduate school) located in Korea, with an interest in startups or having already started a business.

Korea Student Aid Foundation

The number of recruits is 53 in Seoul, 46 in Busan, 36 in Daegu, 32 in Gwangju, and 28 in Daejeon, totaling 195 across the five regions.

The application period is from the 25th until 6 PM on December 20th, and applications can be submitted through the Korea Student Aid Foundation website by uploading required documents (residence application form, business plan, business registration certificate, etc.) and optional documents (proof of startup activities, etc.).

After the application deadline, applicants will undergo document screening and face-to-face interviews, with residency expected to begin in February next year.

The residency period is one year, from February 2025 to January 2026. Residents can use various spaces such as housing, office space, kitchen, and community lounge free of charge for startup activities. In addition to startup spaces, residents will receive free support through various startup support programs including consulting programs linked with experts, startup lectures, and networking activities for entrepreneurs.