Korea's largest cultural heritage festival set against the magnificent royal palaces the "2025 K-Royal Culture Festival" seeks volunteers, Goong-ee Doong-ee.

The Fall K-Royal Culture Festival offers a host of programs to immerse in Seoul's royal palaces.

We eagerly await your participation to guide visitors to every corner of the palaces!

1. Festival Details

  ○ Name : 2025 Fall K-Royal Culture Festival

  ○ Period : 5 days, Oct 8 (WED) - Oct 12 (SUN), 2025

  ○ Location : Four Major Palaces of Seoul (Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace), Jongmyo Shrine

  ○ Host : Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Korea Heritage Service

  ○ Organizer : Korea Heritage Agency

2. Eligibility

  ○ For South Korean citizens born before 2006 or Korean-speaking foreigners

    * Must be responsible for their own accommodation during the period

  ○ Must participate in major events, such as the opening ceremony, and must be able to actively participate during the festival period

  ○ (Preferred) have foreign language communication skills (English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, etc.)

3. Recruitment Summary

  ○ Number of Recruitment : About 50 persons

    * including 10 non-Koreans quota

  ○ Activities

    - Provide support for the festival programs' on-site operations, Plan and lead creative activities (team planning)

    * Reference : Goong-ee Doong-ee volunteers' activities video (https://youtu.be/Tn_oBhZ8nLI)

  ○ Recruitment Schedule

    - AUG 7(THU) ~ 20(WED) 23:00 : Recruitment announcement and application submission

    - AUG 27(WED) 17:00 : Announce results of application screening

    - AUG 28(THU) ~ 31(SUN) 23:00 : Video interview submission (online interview)

    - SEP 5 (FRI)17:00 : Announce final results

    * Application screen and final results announcement : available on K-Royal Culture Festival home page and via email

  ○ Activity Schedule

    - SEP 10(WED) 16:00 ~ 20:00 : Opening ceremony(required)

    - SEP 10(WED) ~ OCT 7(TUE) : Plan team activities

    - SEP 25(THU) ~ SEP 28(SUN) / OCT 8(WED) ~ OCT 12(SUN) : On-site activities

    - End of Programs

4. Application

  ○ Application Period : August 7(Thu) ~ August 20(Wed), by 11:00 PM (KST)

  ○ Online submission (Fill out Google Form application)

    - Korean Application : https://link24.kr/DPUEx9r

    - Foreigner Application : https://link24.kr/DaOzvzD

    * Application also available on K-Royal Culture Festival, the Korea Heritage Service, and the Korea Heritage Agency homepages.

  ○ Documents for submission

    - Application Screening (Round 1) : Fill out and submit Google Form application

    - Video Interview (Round 2) : Online video evaluation (applicants that have passed Round 1 will be contacted individually for further directions)

5. Evaluation Criteria

  ○ Application evaluation for Korean applicants

    - Application Evaluation Criteria

    * candidate pool is double the final selection in the order of high scorers

Application Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria		Details	Score
Qualitative	Motivation and activity plans	- Interest and enthusiasm toward the festival (15 points) - Level of understanding toward the festival and Goong-ee Doong-ee (15 points) - Sincerity of application content (10 points)	40 points
	Capabilities	- Ability to explain or have background in history, traditional culture, etc. (15 points) - Foreign language communication skills (15 points)	30 points
Quantitative	Attendance	- Number of days available for on-site participation ‧ 10-6 days (20 points) ‧ 5-3 days (10 points) ‧ 2-1 day (0points)	20 points
	Past festival experiences	- Similar experience at festival or programs hosted by another organization (10 points)	10 points
Total			100 points

    - Video Evaluation Criteria

Video Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria	Details	Score
General	- Clear delivery of motivation for application and activity plans (15 points) - Interest in the festival (15 points)	30 points
Score by Prompt	- (Prompt 1) suitability of personal ability and festival activities - (Prompt 2) performance of related experiences and its relevance to the festival - (Prompt 3) originality and thoroughness of suggested activity plan	40 points
Miscellaneous	- Candidate's eagerness to participate (15 points) - Communication skills, including the structure and delivery of presentation content (15 points)	30 points
Total		100 points

    * Preferential points for seniors: 5% additional points given to applicants bore before 1975.

    * Late submissions and submission with a score less than 50% will be disqualified

  ○ Application Evaluation for Non-Korean Applicants

    - Application Evaluation Criteria

    * candidate pool is double the final selection in the order of high scorers

Application Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria		Details	Score
Qualitative	Motivation and activity plans	- Interest and enthusiasm toward the festival (20points) - Level of understanding toward the festival and Goong-ee Doong-ee (20 points) - Sincerity of application content (10 points)	50 points
	Attendance	- Number of days available for on-site participation ‧ 10-6 days (50 points) ‧ 5-3 days (30 points) ‧ 2-1 day (0 points)	50 points
Total			100 points

    - Video Evaluation Criteria

Video Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria	Details	Score
General	- Clear delivery of motivation for application and activity plans (25 points) - Interest in the festival (25 points) - Suitability of personal ability and festival activities (20 points)	70 points
Miscellaneous	- Candidate's eagerness to participate (15 points) - Communication skills, including the structure and delivery of presentation content (15 points)	30 points
Total		100 points

    * Late submissions and submission with a score less than 50% will be disqualified

6. Volunteer's Benefits

  ○ Approved volunteer hours (hours depend on each person's on-site participation)

    * Must join 1365 Volunteer Portal (https://www.1365.go.kr)

  ○ Volunteer certification issued (must meet certification requirement; certification issued by President of Korea Heritage Agency)

  ○ Activity supply kits for K-Royal Culture Festival

volunteers

  ○ Free admission to Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Deoksugung Palace Changgyeonggung Palace, Jongmyo Shrine during festival period (admission is non-transferable)

  ○ Limited transportation expense and meals provided during on-site (offline) activity period

  ○ Eligible to be selected and awarded Excellent Volunteer

  ○ Official volunteer documents can be issued for college students participating during 

2025 Fall K-Royal Culture Festival

02-3011-7726

royalculture1@kh.or.kr