KAST administers various award programs to recognize and encourage scientists and engineers who have made outstanding achievements in their academic fields. With the goal of creating systematic research results over the entire life cycle of scientists and engineers, we have built our own specialized “Platform for Award Program by Life Cycle of Scientists” and continued to expand and promote it. We have been promoting support projects specialized in the growth stages of scientists and engineers, from teenagers to doctoral students, from next-generation scientists to senior scientists and highly experienced science and technology scholars.

It was established in 1987 to promote Korea’s independent and self-sustaining scientific development by recognizing and awarding the scientists and engineers who have achieved outstanding world-class research accomplishments through the identification of the main principles of the natural science field.

It was conducted as part of the award program for outstanding scientists by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

It was established in 1994 to increase the research motivation of scientists and engineers, and establish a creative research environment by recognizing and awarding the scientists and engineers who have greatly contributed to the national economy and industrial development through the production of world-class research achievements in the engineering fields.

It was conducted as part of the award program for outstanding scientists by the Ministry of Science and ICT.

It is intended to encourage scholars with outstanding achievements in the field of agricultural bioscience.

To contribute to the development of Korean biotechnology by inspiring, motivating, and rewarding young researchers in Korea for their outstanding achievements in life science and bioengineering.

To encourage scientists who are 45 years of age or under working at domestic universities or research institutes with outstanding research outcomes in 6 areas including physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, chemical/materials engineering, energy, and IT.

To encourage young scientists who are striving for research in the field of the basic science of Korea, contributing to the promotion of the basic science research of Korea, and foster excellent talents that will become the leaders of our society in the next generation.