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normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hosted by the Research Institute of Korean Studies at Korea University Sponsored by the Pony Chung Foundation</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:16.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">The 6th RIKS Academy </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">for Young Korean Studies Scholars</span></b></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please visit RIKS website for more information: </span></b><a href="https://riks.korea.ac.kr/square/notice/detail/915">https://riks.korea.ac.kr/square/notice/detail/915</a></p>

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  color:white;mso-themecolor:background1;text-transform:uppercase;mso-bidi-font-weight:
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<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Over the past decades, the Korean Studies field has seen quantitative and qualitative growth alongside an ever-increasing number of researchers inside and outside Korea. Despite the ever growing diversity of countries, cultures, and academic environments from which our researchers come from, many young researchers often do not have many opportunities to share their findings and receive valuable feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:widow-orphan;background:white;
text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;word-break:keep-all"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:돋움;color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt">Korea University's Research Institute of Korean Studies (RIKS) worked in collaboration with the support of the Pony Chung Foundation to create an international platform, the RIKS Academy, in 2016. Since its founding in 1957, RIKS, a leader in Korean studies, has fulfilled its long-term mission of fostering interactions among young researchers and broadening the research of Korean studies. This year, the sixth RIKS Academy will bring together scholars of philosophy, history, culture, and literature for intensive courses designed to explore Korean studies in its broader regional context. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:left;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;background:white;
text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;word-break:keep-all"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:돋움;color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt">The sixth RIKS Academy draws upon a foundation of the experiences of the past five years and will implement a new structure. The focus lectures will be accompanied by a roundtable discussion, and additionally there are plans to create more focused, systematic research presentations with panels that correspond with the research themes. Due to the global pandemic, RIKS Academy will take place over Zoom. The following two events aim to deepen participants' expertise and broaden networking connections between young Korean studies scholars: (1) Korean studies seminars led by leading scholars in the field and (2) Participants' presentations and discussions of their research topics. The RIKS encourages all participants' research and cooperation, and we look forward to working with you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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  text-align:left;line-height:normal;mso-yfti-cnfc:5"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
  color:white;mso-themecolor:background1;text-transform:uppercase">Outline<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">○ Dates: Monday, August 2 – Friday, August 6, 2021 (for the duration of five days)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">○ Main Programs: <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"바탕",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:바탕">①</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕""> <span lang="EN-US">Focus lecture run by leading scholars </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"바탕",serif;
mso-bidi-font-family:바탕">②</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕""> <span lang="EN-US">Participant research presentations<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:40.0pt;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"바탕",serif;mso-bidi-font-family:바탕">③</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕""> Research presentation panels</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">○ Location: Zoom meeting room <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">○ Host: Research Institute of Korean Studies (RIKS), Korea University</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">○ Sponsor: Pony Chung Foundation</span></p>

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  text-align:left;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;
  mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:white;
  mso-themecolor:background1">Application Guidelines</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="a" style="line-height:200%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">○ Eligibility Criteria: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">- Students enrolled in a Korean Studies graduate program <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:20.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:1.0gd;text-indent:
-10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:-1.0;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">- Students enrolled in classes conducted in Korean, who can participate in discussions and presentations in Korean (focus lecture, research presentations) (must meet all listed requirements) <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">○ Award Information:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">- Amount awarded: KRW 1 million per participant<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">○ Number of Participants: 20 persons (10 domestic students, 10 overseas students)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">○ Application Instructions:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes">  </span>1) For Individual Participants</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">- Complete the online application form:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
140%;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1smR2oBTnKs87KXaRUlC-mO06yejjEvYfylIzR2JDmGU/edit"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-ascii-font-family:"맑은 고딕";
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕";mso-hansi-font-family:"맑은 고딕";mso-bidi-font-family:
굴림;color:purple;mso-font-kerning:0pt">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1smR2oBTnKs87KXaRUlC-mO06yejjEvYfylIzR2JDmGU/edit</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:함초롬바탕;
mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-bidi-font-family:굴림;
color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">- Submit a two-page Research Statement to </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:icks@korea.ac.kr"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">icks@korea.ac.kr</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:
-1.0;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* The Research Statement should include your name, the title of your research presentation, a research outline, research objectives and significance, preliminary research introduction, and sample drafts of the presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">2) For Panel Participants<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:5.0pt;text-indent:-5.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:
-.5;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">*Each panel consists of 3-4 people and should submit a shared ‘panel application’ in conjunction with individual research statements. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">- Complete the online application form:</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
140%;vertical-align:baseline"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1smR2oBTnKs87KXaRUlC-mO06yejjEvYfylIzR2JDmGU/edit"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;mso-ascii-font-family:"맑은 고딕";
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굴림;color:purple;mso-font-kerning:0pt">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1smR2oBTnKs87KXaRUlC-mO06yejjEvYfylIzR2JDmGU/edit</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:함초롬바탕;
mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-bidi-font-family:굴림;
color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">- Submit a two-page Research Statement to </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:icks@korea.ac.kr"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">icks@korea.ac.kr</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:
-1.0;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">* The Research Statement should include your name, the title of your research presentation, a research outline, research objectives and significance, preliminary research introduction, and sample drafts of the presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">○ Application Deadline: May 31, 2021 (KST) (</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
color:#545454;background:white">All</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#545454;background:white"> </span><em><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#6A6A6A;background:white;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">deadlines</span></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#545454;background:
white"> are </span><em><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#6A6A6A;
background:white">strictly enforced</span></b></em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">)</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">○ Regarding participant selection, notification, and submission of presentation materials:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">- Submitted applications will be reviewed by the academy’s selection committee at RIKS <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="text-indent:10.0pt;mso-char-indent-count:1.0;line-height:
150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">- Results will be sent to applicants via email by June 30, 2021 <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:20.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:1.0gd;text-indent:
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150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">(late submissions are not accepted) </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕"">- Detailed further instructions will be provided upon the notification of results<br />
<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">Research Institute of Korean Studies at Korea University</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕""> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;
mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">-Contact Person: Ms. Kim, Suhee, International Center for Korean Studies</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:"맑은 고딕";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">○</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">Phone : +82-2-3290-2595 </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"맑은 고딕";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">○</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">E-mail: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:icks@korea.ac.kr"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"맑은 고딕"">icks@korea.ac.kr</span></a></span></p>

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<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"맑은 고딕""><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Establishment of the Inaugural RIKS Workshop<span style="text-transform:uppercase"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In conjunction with the RIKS Academy, the Research Institute of Korean Studies is planning the establishment of the RIKS Workshop to provide greater opportunities for more comprehensive academic networking. The RIKS Workshop is planning to provide support for focused seminars, organized by disciplinary field, enabling research productivity to a greater number of scholars. The formal announcement of the inaugural RIKS Workshop will tentatively be available through the RIKS website in early July, with plans to hold the workshop in December. We hope for widespread participation from interested scholars.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Eligibility Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Research panels consisting of former participants in the RIKS Academy (PhD recipients may also apply)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Panels consisting of Korean Studies Scholars (Masters/PhD) <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Panels which will hold workshop in conjunction with a mentoring professor <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Interested parties who will attend a lecture given in Korean, followed by a discussion or debate, also in Korean<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The field of Korean Studies refers to scholarship in the humanities or social sciences on the theme of Korea. However, this includes comparative research that focuses on Korea.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Applications must fulfill all of the above requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Research Funding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The selected finalists will be provided up to 1,000,000 Korean Won in funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(maximum six people per panel)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Each panel will be provided a maximum of 4,000,000 Korean Won for advising professors<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">(maximum 1,000,000 per person)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Panels will be provided up to 1,200,000 Korean Won for the implementation and hosting of workshops<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Arrangements will be provided for lodging at Korea University (must apply in advance)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Number of Finalists</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman",serif">: 24 people (4 panels)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Application Process<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class="a" style="margin-left:38.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;line-height:normal;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:
"Times New Roman""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">          </span></span></span>{C}<!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Application Form (Form Provided), Curricula Vitae for each member of the panel (all participants must be included)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class="a" style="line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more details on the inaugural RIKS Workshop, please refer to the official call for applications to be released in early July.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

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font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">International Center for Korean Studies,</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">A208, RIKS, Korea University</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Anamdong, Sungbukgu, Seoul, Korea</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">02841</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Tel: 82-2-3290-2595</span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: georgia;">RIKS(Research Institute of Korean Studies): <a href="https://riks.korea.ac.kr/">https://riks.korea.ac.kr/</a></span></p>

<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><em>Cross-Currents</em>: <a href="https://cross-currents.berkeley.edu/">https://cross-currents.berkeley.edu/</a></span></p>

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