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Global Research Outreach

GRO Program Process
  • Applicants must be university professors or researchers.
  • The applicant’s university must accept the GRO Research Agreement (RA) as part of the proposal submission process.
  • If the university would like to review the GRO RA before submission, a detailed GRO RA can be sent via email upon the request of an authorized official of the university.
  • June
    GRO Open
  • June ~ August
    Abstract Proposal Submission
  • September
    Candidates
    Announcement
  • October
    Full Proposal Submission & Interview
  • November
    Recipients Announcement
  • January
    Project Kickoff
GRO Year Calendar
  • 2024 06
    GRO Theme Open
  • 2024 06~08
    Proposal Submission (24th June-19th August, 09:00 A.M. Korea Standard Time, UTC+9)

    Applicants shall submit a abstract proposal. (3 pages or less)
    All documents are only accepted via the GRO submission website prior to the deadline. After the deadline,
    applicants will not be able to submit, amend, or modify their proposals.

  • 2024 09
    Proposal Screening and Candidates Announcement

    SAMSUNG Technology Board members review all the submitted proposals in accordance with the GRO evaluation criteria as follows:

    • The innovativeness of the research
    • The potential societal and/or business impact expected from the development, dissemination, and use of the project results
    • The feasibility of the research with respect to the planned time, objectives, intended results and resources available
    • The research competencies of the principal investigator in the relevant field(s)

    All applicants will be informed of the results via email in September.
    We do not provide individual feedback on proposals that are not selected for funding.

  • 2024 10
    Full Proposal Submission and Interview

    Up to two candidates are selected for each subtheme, and we may provide Samsung’s research direction and interest. Candidates shall submit a full proposal and an RA acceptance letter, and the final recipients will be selected through a video interview in October.

  • 2024 11
    Announcement of the Recipients

    The final Recipients will be announced on this website in November.

  • 2025 01
    GRO Project Starts

    Samsung recommends that projects begin in January 2025. If the contract cannot be completed by March 2025, the project may be dropped.

    • Confidential and Proprietary Information

      Participants shall ensure that no confidential or proprietary information is included in the submitted proposals. SAMSUNG will treat all the information submitted in the proposals as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Under the GRO Program, submitted proposals will be reviewed by SAMSUNG personnel, including SAMSUNG researchers familiar with the information provided by the university researcher in the project proposal. During the evaluation process, SAMSUNG cannot maintain the confidentiality of any information outlined in the proposals. Accordingly, SAMSUNG does not require nor desire any information that may be deemed confidential by the university researcher or university.