The Health Fellowship Foundation was established on August 28, 1963 by forty-seven Korean healthcare leaders to support bright young minds in the field so that they could contribute to improving the then poor healthcare environment in Korea.
With five thousand shares of Yuhan Corporation endowed from the company’s founder Dr. Il-Han Yu and donation from the healthcare leaders, the Health Fellowship Foundation could start its scholarship program.

The Health Fellowship Foundation awarded its first scholarships to nine recipients in 1964. Since then, a total of 862 people have received scholarships from the foundation. Those recipients have played big and small roles in healthcare development both in academia and field.

October 2021 marked a new chapter for the Health Fellowship Foundation as it moved to LS Yongsan Tower from its previous location at the headquarter of Yuhan Corporation in Daebang-dong, Seoul.
As the new chapter begins, the Health Fellowship Foundation is going to significantly expand its scholarship program.
Scholarship opportunities will be offered not only to young researchers but also to talented healthcare students facing financial hardships.

The public health and social environment is changing. Korea is entering a super-aged society and seeing Covid-19 and other novel infectious diseases emerge. Therefore, it is increasingly important to build and sustain a solid healthcare system. The purpose of the foundation is clear.
The Health Fellowship Foundation will be there for Korea’s future healthcare leaders to support them pursue healthcare study and research.