<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Dear Manager,</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> <br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Department of Korean History at Korea University is pleased to sponsor the second annual Graduate Student Conference on Korean History on May 2, 2014 at Korea University in Seoul. We cordially invite graduate students conducting any research related to Korean history to submit abstracts for our 2014 conference. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The Korea University Korean History (KUKH) Graduate Student Conference is an annual conference which aims to provide a forum for graduate students to exchange ideas and discuss current research on Korean history. This one-day conference on Korea University’s Anam campus in Seoul is an opportunity for young scholars to present their research to both their peers and eminent scholars. All panels will be moderated by Korea University faculty and graduate students. The conference will also enable participants to meet others in their field conducting similar research, and to gain experience in presenting their work for discussion.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Since 1946, the Department of Korean History at Korea University has played an important role in the research and development of Korean history, and offers the most resources to students of Korean history in terms of course offerings, faculty advisors, research grants and scholarships, and scholarly exchange opportunities. The department’s eight faculty members, including one specially appointed foreign professor, and its 150 graduate students are a part of one of the most vigorous centers of academic research in the field. The department has also been a recipient of the government-aided research supporting program (the “Brain Korea 21 Project”) three times in succession since 1999, and collaborates with various research centers at Korea University such as the Center for Korean History, the Asiatic Research Institute (ARI), and the Research Institute of Korean Studies (RIKS). </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Eligibility and Application Guidelines:</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">1. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a program of graduate study ("postgraduate" in British degree classification systems).</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">2. Papers must be related to Korean history.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
3. Abstracts must be no longer than 250 words. </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">4. Deadline for abstract submission: December 31, 2013</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">5. Please include your name, program of graduate study, and contact information with your abstract submission.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Successful applicants will be notified of acceptance by mid-January.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Housing will be available for those presenting papers.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
Inquiries: For general conference and abstract submission inquiries, please contact: <a href="mailto:koreahistoryconference@gmail.com" target="_blank">koreahistoryconference@gmail.com</a>.</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Thank you and we hope to see you in Seoul in May!</div></div>