Announcement of candidate recommendation guidelines

PeriodPeriod iconJune
    • The Foundation publishes notice about the prize in major Korean daily newspapers and also appoints experts to recommend potential candidates.

Candidate screening

PeriodPeriod iconOctober ~ December
    • The recommendation committee conducts a screening process and compresses the candidates to a final 4-6 fold selection.
    • For the final candidates selected, Science awards will be evaluated by overseas scholars, Education and Philanthropy awards will undergo local investigation and verification, and Technology awards will be evaluated and verified by experts and on-site inspections, leading to the final selection of the top two candidates.

Announcement of prize winners

PeriodPeriod iconJanuary
    • The foundation board of directors makes the final decision on the award recipients.
    • The award winners will be announced through daily newspapers and Foundation website.

Prize presentation ceremony

PeriodPeriod iconApril
    • The ceremony for presenting the award is scheduled annually in April.