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<CENTER><FONT size=3><B>2007 AKS Short-Term Fellowship Program for Korean
Studies</B></FONT></CENTER>
<DIV><BR><BR><BR>The AKS fellowship program is designed to provide foreign
scholars and doctoral candidates an opportunity to carry out their research
(dissertation research) in Korea.<BR><BR><BR><B>Eligibility</B><BR>Individuals
in the humanities and social sciences who are currently engaged in Korea-related
teaching and research activities are eligible to apply for the following
fellowship programs (the fellowship is not open to Korean nationals except those
with permanent resident status in foreign countries):<BR><BR>1. Senior Research
Fellowship: Ph.D. holders at the associate professor level or above at a
university or have attained more than 5 year- research experience.<BR>2. Junior
Research Fellowship: Ph.D. holders at the assistant professor level or below at
a university or have attained less than 5 year- research experience.<BR>3.
Pre-doc Fellowship: Doctoral candidates who have completed all academic
requirements (i.e., ABD) except their dissertation.<BR><BR>While at the Academy,
fellows will be provided the opportunity to conduct joint research with faculty
members. Applicants are encouraged to submit detailed research plans;
particularly, those candidates with research programs that will result in a
publication (e.g., a book or dissertation) are preferred. <BR><BR><BR><B>Grant
Period</B><BR>The period of fellowship may begin any time between <B>September 1
and December 31, 2007</B> and fellows are eligible for <B>a maximum of 3 months
support after arrival.</B><BR><BR><BR><B>Fellowship Grant</B><BR>1.
Economy-class round-trip international airfare <BR>2. Free accommodations on
campus<BR>3. Monthly Stipend<BR>(1) Senior Research Fellowship: 1,200,000 won
<BR>(2) Junior Research Fellowship: 900,000 won <BR>(3) Pre-doc Fellowship:
700,000 won <BR>4. Access to the facilities of the Academy, including the
library.<BR><BR><BR><B>Selection Procedure and Criteria</B><BR>All applications
are reviewed by a screening committee composed of AKS faculty members. The
criteria used in reviewing applications are as follows: <BR><BR>1. Senior or
Junior Research Fellowship<BR>(1) The merit of the research plan and the
feasibility of carrying out the proposed research at the Academy<BR>(2)
Possibility of conducting joint research project with AKS faculty members<BR>(3)
Capability of translating Korea related book into the foreign languages (English
preferred).<BR><BR>2. Pre-doc Fellowship<BR>(1) Excellence and feasibility of
research topic <BR>(2) Prospects of the proposed research to the future
development of Korean studies <BR><BR>3. Applicant¡¯s educational
background, employment history, previous awards record of any fellowship offered
by the Academy, the Korean government and other organizations will also be
considered.<BR><BR><BR><B>Required Materials</B><BR>1. Senior or Junior Research
Fellowship<BR>(1) Application Form <BR>(2) Curriculum Vitae<BR>(3) Evidence of
current employment or affiliation (if applicable) <BR><BR>2. Pre-doc
Fellowship<BR>(1) Application Form <BR>(2) Evidence of current enrollment at a
university<BR>(3) Graduate school transcript <BR>(4) Letter of recommendation
from the applicant¡¯s dissertation advisor<BR><BR>*Application materials can be
downloaded at our website at <A
href="http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/notice/notice_read.asp?num=37&group_id=37">http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/notice/notice_read.asp?num=37&group_id=37</A><BR>*Applicants
should initially send these documents by E-mail or fax and subsequently send the
original documents by mail. The mailed documents should be postmarked no later
than the deadline.<BR><BR><BR><B>Obligations of Fellowship Recipients</B><BR>1.
Fellows are expected to present their research results in a seminar at the
Academy. <BR>2. Published research papers/books resultant from the fellowship
should acknowledge the
fellowship. <BR><BR><STRONG>Application</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><B>Application Deadline</B><BR>All applications must be received at the
Academy by <B>June 1(Fri.), 2007</B><BR><BR><BR><B>Notification</B><BR>Those
selected will be notified individually by <B>June 22(Fri.), 2007
</B><BR><BR><BR><B>Contact</B> <BR>Scholars interested in applying should
address application materials to: <BR><BR><BR><BR>The Academy of Korean Studies
<BR>Center for Information on Korean Culture<BR>International Support
Division<BR>50 Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-791,
Korea<BR>Tel: +82-31-709-9843<BR>Fax: +82-31-709-9945<BR>E-mail:
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