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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=tahoma>international scholars and doctoral candidates with an opportunity to carry out their research(dissertation research). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#333399><FONT color=#000080>■ Eligibility</FONT><BR></FONT></B>Foreign scholars(including those who have Korean nationality with permanent residence status in foreign countries) in the humanities and social sciences, </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2 face=tahoma>who are currently engaged in Korea-related teaching and research activities, are eligible to apply. </FONT></DIV><FONT color=#000000>
<DIV><BR><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B>1. Senior Researcher Fellowship:</B> Associate professor level or above/Ph. D. holder with 7 or more years of research experience<BR><B>2. Junior Researcher Fellowship:</B> Assistant professor level or below/ Ph. D. holder with less than 7 years of research experienc<VAR id=yiv2870048626yui-ie-cursor></VAR>e<BR><B>3. Pre-doctoral Fellowship:</B> Doctoral candidates who have completed all academic requirements except for their dissertation (i.e., ABD) from institutions outside Korea. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2> (※Those who completed their Ph.D. courses at Korean schools or institutions are ineligible for pre-doctoral fellowship)<BR><BR><FONT color=#ff0000>※ Those who have received AKS fellowship within the last 3 years(based on application submission date) are ineligible for this program.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080><B>■ Fellowship Period</B><BR></FONT>The fellowship period should begin within year 2014(January 1 and December 31, 2013). The applicants can apply for maximum one year support.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#000080>■ Fellowship Grant</FONT><BR>1. Airfare:</B> Economy-class round trip airfare(Only offered to overseas awardees)<BR> ※ The valid date of the flight tickets cannot exceed the research period.<BR> ※ The airfare will be reimbursed based on the actual ticket price.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B>2. Monthly Stipend<BR></B> ⑴ Senior Research Fellowship: 2,500,000won<BR> ⑵ Junior Research Fellowship: 2,000,000won<BR> ⑶ Pre-doctoral Fellowship: 1,500,000won<BR> ※ 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<BR><B>3. Access to the facilities of AKS including the library</B></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2 face=tahoma><B>4. Up to 50% discount of AKS Guest House charges</B> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2 face=tahoma><B>■ </B></FONT><FONT face=tahoma><B><FONT color=#000080 size=2>Selection Process</FONT><FONT color=#000000><BR></FONT></B><FONT color=#000000 size=2>All applications are reviewed by the screening committee. The criteria for the screening are as follows:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#333399>■ Selection Criteria</FONT></B><BR><B>1. Senior & Junior Research Fellowship</B><BR> ⑴ The merit of the research plan and the feasibility of carrying out the proposed research at AKS<BR> ⑵ Research track records<BR> ⑶ Possibility of joint researches with the scholars in AKS<BR><B>2. Pre-doctoral Fellowship</B><BR> ⑴ Excellence and feasibility of the research topic<BR> ⑵ Possibility of contribution to the development of Korean studies</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#333399>■ Required Documents</FONT></B><BR><B>1. Senior & Junior Research Fellowship</B><BR> ⑴ 1 Application form<BR> ⑵ 1 Curriculum Vitae(CV)<BR> ⑶ Certificate of Employment(If applicable)<BR></FONT><FONT size=2><B>2. Pre-doctoral Fellowship<BR></B> ⑴ 1 Application form<BR> ⑵ Master’s and Doctoral Program Transcript(1 each)<BR> ⑶ 1 certificate of Ph.D. course completion(Document that proves ABD status)<BR> ⑷ 1 Curriculum Vitae(CV)<BR> ⑸ 2 Reference Letters(1 from Ph.D. dissertation director) <BR></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=2 face=tahoma>※ Applicants who have Korean citizenship should submit permanent residence document.<BR>※ All applications and required documents should be prepared in English or Korean only. <BR> If not, the certified translation document(English or Korean) must be attached. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#000080>■ Obligations of Fellowship Recipients</FONT></B><BR>1. Fellows are expected to submit their research paper and present research results at AKS Colloquium before the termination of their research period<BR>2. Fellows should inform AKS when the research results are published and should submit 2 copies of the publication<BR>3. Publication resulted from this program should acknowledge the support from the AKS Fellowship Program</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><B><FONT color=#000080>■ Others<BR></FONT></B>1. Previous fellowship recipients who have rejected the fellowship due to their personal matters can get disadvantages when screening<BR>2. Those who are under disciplinary actions from Korean government and other Korean government affiliated institutes are not eligible for this program</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080><B>■ Application Deadline</B><BR></FONT> All applications must be received by </FONT><FONT size=2><FONT color=#ff0000><U>October 31(Thursday), 2013.<BR></U></FONT>※ Applicants should initially submit the required documents(scan file) by E-mail.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT size=2 face=tahoma>※ Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.<BR><BR><B><FONT color=#000080>■ Result Notification</FONT></B> <BR>The result of your application will be notified individually in December.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000><FONT face=tahoma><B><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=2>■ Contacts and Submissions: </FONT><A href="mailto:fellowship@aks.ac.kr" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:fellowship@aks.ac.kr"><FONT size=2>fellowship@aks.ac.kr</FONT></A><BR></FONT></B></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><IMG src="http://mailserve.aks.ac.kr/historySent.ds?act=confirm&sender=eW1rYW5nQGFrcy5hYy5rcg%3d%3d&receiver=c29jaWV0YXNrb3JlYW5hQHlhaG9vLmNvLmty&subject=MjAxNCBBS1MgRmVsbG93c2hpcCBQcm9ncmFtIGZvciBLb3JlYW4gU3R1ZGllcw%3d%3d&msgid=NTkyNDQxMDU2ODgwMjg2NjE4MA%3d%3d" width=0 height=0> </FONT></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>