GLEAP is an officially recognized undergraduate honor society established by the College of Natural Sciences at Seoul National University. It was founded to provide outstanding students in the natural sciences with opportunities to engage with young scientists both domestically and internationally, contribute to society, and develop the competencies required to become global leaders.

Since its establishment in 2012, GLEAP has continued its activities under the motto “Connect Science, Illuminate the World,” selecting approximately ten outstanding undergraduate students from the College of Natural Sciences every March. GLEAP is not a student club but a student self-governing organization, and all of its activities—from the planning stage to execution—are carried out through the autonomous decision-making of its approximately twenty members.

GLEAP’s activities are broadly divided into three categories: Academic, Social Contributions, and Exchange. In the area of Academic activities, GLEAP produces and posts Monthly GLEAP, a series of card-news contents introducing natural science topics via Instagram each month, and operates academic seminars that cover more advanced subjects as well as journal clubs in which members read, present, and discuss research papers from various fields. For Social Contribution activities, GLEAP runs GLEAMING, a mentoring program for high school students in the Gwanak-gu area, and during the summer vacation hosts the Natural Science Concert, a public lecture series attended by approximately 200 participants and held in major cities such as Seoul and Busan. Regarding Exchange activities, GLEAP operates the Saisai Camp in collaboration with the KAIST Presidential Fellowship (KPF) and continues exchange activities with the Outstanding Student Center (STEM) of Seoul National University’s College of Engineering and the student organization TI:um from the College of Liberal Studies and Convergence Science at Seoul National University. In addition, GLEAP regularly hosts The Night of GLEAP, an annual event that invites alumni who have completed the GLEAP program and are actively working in various fields to share their experiences and engage in discussion.

Furthermore, GLEAP members are given the opportunity to participate in overseas academic and cultural exploration programs held during vacation periods, through which they can visit leading universities and research institutions abroad for one week on a total of two occasions. In 2025, GLEAP visited Singapore, where members exchanged with students from the National University of Singapore and toured world-renowned research institutions such as CQT, the Nanomaterials Research Lab, and CBIS/Cryo-EM.

[Requirements]
1. A student with excellent leadership skills who has experience holding a position in a recognized organization comprised of school members and can submit documents to prove this.
2. A student who strives to become a great scientist and has experience in research activities, including internships in the College of Natural Sciences, or has experience participating and volunteering in international research and academic-related events and can provide documents to prove this.
3. A student with an average CGPA of 3.7 or higher for the total number of semesters attended.
4. A student with excellent foreign language skills who can provide documents proving NEW TEPS score of 453 or higher, TOEIC score of 920 or higher, TOEFL score of 107 or higher, or equivalent scores.
5. A student who can submit a letter of recommendation with the signature of the applicant's advisor following the form provided by GLEAP.

[History]
- 2012 Start, first generation 14, second generation 19 completed(Total 33 completed)
- 2014 3rd generation 11 Activities
- 2015 4th generation 8 Activities
- 2016 5th generation 12 Activities
- 2017 6th generation 12 Activities
- 2018 7th generation 10 Activities
- 2019 8th generation 11 Activities
- 2020 9th generation 10 Activities
- 2021 10th generation 9 Activities
- 2022 11th generation 9 Activities
- 2023 12th generation 10 Activities
- 2024 13th generation 10 Activities
- 2025 14th generation 10 Activities

[Certification]
Issuance of a certificate of completion in the name of the dean after completion of the activities
- A certificate of completion is issued to all members who faithfully participated in GLEAP activities after two years of activity.
- Certified only when you pass GLEAP standards and peer review.