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<div style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2019 Korea Foundation Fellowship For Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Research in European Region</span> </strong></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> </span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">Program Outline</span></strong> <span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> </span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Graduate Studies(GS) program is aimed to foster a new generation of Korean Studies scholars by providing scholarship support to students who are currently enrolled in an MA or PhD program in Korean Studies.</span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research is designed to support the full-time research of rising scholars who have recently earned a PhD of a Korea-related topic at a university or research organization located in the European region</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">Applicant Eligibility</span></strong> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Graduate Studies(GS) </span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> o MA or PhD students currently enrolled in a European graduate program(as of 2019 Fall semester) on a Korea-related topic in the humanities, social sciences, arts or cultural studies</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> o Must be a registered student at the university of the enrolled program</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> o Has foreign citizenship (Korean citizens must have permanent residency status in a country outside Korea)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> * Excluded programs: natural science, medicine, engineering, MBA, law school, graduate school of translation and interpretation</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research: Rising scholars with a recent PhD in the humanities, social sciences, arts or culture on a Korea-related topic must fulfill each of the following criteria:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> o Has citizenship or permanent residency status in a country outside Korea</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> o Has not been awarded a position at a university equivalent or exceeding that of a full-time lecturer or be designated as a senior researcher of a research institution</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> o Has obtained a PhD degree within the past five years*</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"> * A PhD candidates who are scheduled to receive their PhD degree by August 31, 2019 are also eligible to apply</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">Number of Available Fellowships</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Graduate Studies(GS): Approximately 12</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research: Approximately 2</span></p><p><br><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">Further details(incl. required documents) about the programs can be found via following links:</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Graduate Studies(GS): </span> <a href="https://apply.kf.or.kr/selectNoticeAndApplicationView.nkf?notiSeq=&anucNo=A1P0000545&pageIndex=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"><font color="#0066cc">https://apply.kf.or.kr/selectNoticeAndApplicationView.nkf?notiSeq=&anucNo=A1P0000545&pageIndex=1</font></span></u></a></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research: </span> <a href="https://apply.kf.or.kr/selectNoticeAndApplicationView.nkf?notiSeq=&anucNo=A1G0000546&pageIndex=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"><font color="#0066cc">https://apply.kf.or.kr/selectNoticeAndApplicationView.nkf?notiSeq=&anucNo=A1G0000546&pageIndex=1</font></span></u></a></p><p><br><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">Application Schedule</span></strong> <span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"></span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- Application Period: March 15, 2019 12 p.m. to April 16, 2019 6 p.m. (KST) </span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- Notification of Results: (late) July 2019</span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">※ Please note that the notification date is subject to change without prior notice. Applicants will be notified about the result individually via email. </span></p><p><br><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">How to Apply </span></strong> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- Applications should be submitted via the KF Online Application Portal (</span> <a href="http://apply.kf.or.kr/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"><font color="#0066cc">http://apply.kf.or.kr</font></span></u></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">). </span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- Please click on the “Apply” button at the bottom of this program announcement and complete the online application form. Please note that before applying, you must first register as a member. </span> <br></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">※ The application form and all other required documentation must be submitted in Korean or English.</span></p><p><br><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">Contact </span></strong> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- IT Helpdesk: </span> <a href="mailto:helpdesk@kf.or.kr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"><font color="#0066cc">helpdesk@kf.or.kr</font></span></u></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"></span> <br><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">- KF Berlin Office: </span> <a href="mailto:kfeurope@kf.or.kr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"><font color="#0066cc">kfeurope@kf.or.kr</font></span></u></a> <span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;">, Korean Studies Department: </span> <a href="mailto:cykoh@kf.or.kr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><u><span style="font-family: Verdana , sans-serif;"><font color="#0066cc">cykoh@kf.or.kr</font><br></span></u></a></p></div>