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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Task Force on Korean Studies
E-Resources</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> is posting
following messages on behalf of the Korea Foundation.</span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><u><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Korea Foundation Support for
Korean Studies e-Resources – 2010 Program</span></u><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Korea Foundation has agreed to
provide financial assistance to 41 universities in eight countries, as partial
support, for their subscription to Korean Studies e-Resources. Under this new
program, overall program support amounted to $137,600 for 2010. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>In response to the growing
significance of online resources for educational and research purposes, the
Korea Foundation had offered financial support to a limited number of
universities, in such countries as the United States, Canada, and Australia, in
2009. In 2010, the Korea Foundation sought to expand the availability of this
assistance under a new program: “Support for Korean Studies
e-Resources.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The guidelines for this program
include the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>-Eligible applicants: Four-year
universities that maintain a Korean Studies department, Korean Studies or
Korean language program, or an East Asian program with a Korea-related
component, for which the availability of relevant e-resources would be helpful
for Korean Studies faculty members and graduate students.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>-Program assistance is offered
under a cost-sharing arrangement, covering up to 50% of the subscription fee
for accessing Korean Studies e-resources. Program support per university is
limited to $5,000 per year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>-Program period: One year of
support. (Program application, evaluation of applicants, and selection of
recipient universities are conducted annually. Renewal of program support is
possible, based on overall demand and evaluation process.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We were indeed pleased and
impressed to have received some 50 applications and/or inquiries from around
the world for this new program. Due to the high demand, it was not possible to
extend assistance to all applicants because of the program’s limited resources.
Accordingly, the Foundation selected 41 institutions in 8 countries for support
under the 2010 program, based in large part on the scale of their Korean
Studies program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>An announcement for the 2011
program will be posted on the Korea Foundation website and the web pages of
related institutions, including </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>this list</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>,
in December 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>We are hopeful that this support
will serve to bolster the efforts to advance Korean Studies education and
research worldwide. The Foundation thus looks forward to your continued
interest in our support programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>For any inquiries about
this program or the application procedures, please contact:</span></b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Kim Min-jeong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Media Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Korea Foundation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:mjk@kf.or.kr">mjk@kf.or.kr</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tel: (82 2) 2151-6543<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax: (82 2) 2151-6592<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Address: The Korea Foundation,
JoongAng Ilbo Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=a style='line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>18<sup>th</sup> Floor, Sunhwa-dong
7, Jung-gu, Seoul 100-759 Korea<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;layout-grid-mode:char'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Task Force on Korean
Studies E-Resources</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='layout-grid-mode:char'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mikyung
Kang (<a href="mailto:mlkang@fas.harvard.edu"><span style='color:#0000E0'>mlkang@fas.harvard.edu</span></a>),
Harvard University <br>
Miree Ku (<a href="mailto:miree.ku@duke.edu"><span style='color:#0000E0'>miree.ku@duke.edu</span></a>),
Duke University <br>
Sun-Yoon Lee (<a href="mailto:sunyoonl@usc.edu"><span style='color:#0000E0'>sunyoonl@usc.edu</span></a>),
USC <br>
Yunah Sung (<a href="mailto:yunahs@umich.edu"><span style='color:#0000E0'>yunahs@umich.edu</span></a>),
University of Michigan</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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