Title 2023 AKS Fellowship Program for Korean Studies
Date 2022-06-10 Views 6606
Event Period 2022-06-13 ~ 2022-07-29 Reception Period 2022-06-13 ~ 2022-07-29
Participation Method Online
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The Academy of Korean Studies runs the “AKS Fellowship Program for Korean Studies” in order to provide international scholars with an opportunity to carry out their research(dissertation research).

 

 

▣ Eligibility
Foreign scholars of foreign university(including those who have Korean nationality with permanent residence status in foreign countries) in the humanities and social sciences, who are currently engaged in Korea-related teaching and research activities, are eligible to apply. Also Doctoral candidates who have completed all academic requirements except for their dissertation (i.e., ABD) from institutions outside Korea are eligible.
※ Those who have received AKS fellowship within the last 3 years(based on application submission date) are ineligible

    for this program.
※ Those who are under disciplinary actions from Korean government and other Korean government affiliated institutes

    are not eligible for this program.

 

▣ Fellowship Period
The fellowship period should begin within year 2023(from January 1st and December 31st, 2023).

The applicants can apply for minimum two months to maximum six months support.

 

▣ Fellowship Grant
1. Airfare: Economy-class round trip airfare(Only offered to overseas awardees)
※ The airfare will be reimbursed based on the actual ticket price but the reimbursement should not exceed the amount

    of Government Transportation Request(GTR) cost according to the 2023 budgetary guidelines of international airfare.
2. Monthly Stipend: 2,000,000 won
※ Please note that we do not offer monthly stipend for research period less than 15 days and offer full monthly stipend

    for research period 15 or more days.
3. Access to the facilities of AKS including the library
4. Up to 50% discount of AKS Guest House charges

 

▣ Selection Process
All applications are reviewed by the screening committee. The criteria for the screening are as follows.

 

▣ Selection Criteria
1. The merit of the research plan and the feasibility of carrying out the proposed research at AKS
2. Possibility of contribution to the development of Korean studies
3. Etc: Research track records, possibility of joint teaching and researches with AKS professors & researchers

 

▣ Required Documents
1. Application form
2. Curriculum Vitae(CV)
3. Certificate of Employment(Registration)
4. Extra Documents for Doctoral Candidate
  (1) Certificate of Ph.D. course completion(or document that proves ABD status)
  (2) 1 Reference Letter from Ph.D. dissertation advisor

      (Reference Letter should be submitted by the advisor via e-mail. E-mail: fellowship@aks.ac.kr)
  ※ Applicants who have Korean citizenship should submit permanent residence document.
  ※ All applications and required documents should be prepared in English or Korean only.

      If not, the certified translation document(English of Korean) must be attached.

 

▣ Submission Method: Online submission at the Academy of Korean Studies’ Website
  ※ Please submit all the required documents online(hard copy will not be accepted).
  ※ Please refer to the ‘Online Application Manual’.

 

▣ Application Deadline
All applications must be received by July 29th, 2022. (Korea Standard Time)
※ Applications should submit the required documents(scan file) by Online Submission.
※ Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

 

▣ Result Notification
The result of your application will be notified individually in September, 2022.

 

▣ Obligations of Fellowship Recipients
1. Fellows are expected to present research results at AKS colloquium and submit their research

    paper(presentation paper) before the termination of their research period.
2. Fellows should inform AKS when the research results are published and should submit 2 original copies

    of the publication.
3. Publication resulted from the program should acknowledge the support from the AKS Fellowship Program.

 

▣ Others
1. Other institution’s fellowship can’t be carried out double duty during the same period of AKS Fellowship.
2. Previous fellowship recipients who have rejected the fellowship due to their personal matters can get

    disadvantages when screening.

 

▣ Contact Information
- E-mail: fellowship@aks.ac.kr
※ Please refer to application guidelines of 2023 AKS Fellowship and the attached files for details.

    We cordially ask you to contact fellowship@aks.ac.kr for inquiries.

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