[KS] REMINDER: SSRC Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop - Application Deadline is May 3rd

Korean Studies korea at ssrc.org
Tue Apr 13 11:50:08 EDT 2010


The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Korea Foundation are
pleased to announce the third annual Korean Studies Dissertation
Workshop.

When:  August 7-11, 2010
Where: Pacific Grove, CA - Asilomar Conference Center

Application Deadline: May 3, 2010

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/

MISSION
The Social Science Research Council Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop
seeks to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and
faculty engaged in research on Korea. The four-day workshop provides an
informal setting for participants to give and receive critical feedback
on dissertations in progress.

FORMAT
Individual students will lead discussions of their projects with mentor
faculty and peers from various disciplines to receive creative and
critical input on improving their fieldwork plans or writing strategies.
The mentor faculty are Nancy Abelmann (University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign), Sun Joo Kim (Harvard University), Seungsook Moon
(Vassar College), and Jun Yoo (University of Hawaii at Manoa).

ELIGIBILITY
. Only full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of citizenship,
who are enrolled at US or Canadian institutions are eligible.
. Participants may be in any social science or humanities field.
. Applicants must have an approved dissertation prospectus but cannot
have completed writing for final submission.
. Special consideration will be given to students from universities that
are not major Korean Studies institutions.

For the application and more information, please visit us on the web at
http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/.

Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop
Social Science Research Council
One Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 718-517-3640
Fax: 212-377-2727
Email: korea at ssrc.org




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