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<p><span style="line-height:200%;">Dear list members,</span></p>
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<p><span style="line-height:200%;">The Korean Studies Promotion Service (KSPS), AKS is pleased to announce the new project funding plan for the 2023 Korean Studies Promotion Program.</span></p>
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<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><u style="text-underline:#000000 single"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;font-weight:bold;">O Seed Program for Korean Studies</span></u></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Budget for New Projects: KRW 606 million(9 projects, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:굴림"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt">Beginning Track: </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">up to KRW 100 million per project / </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:굴림"><span style="letter-spacing:0pt">Advanced Track: up to KRW 150 million per project</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">)</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Period: Beginning Track: 3 years / Advanced Track: 5 years</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Commencement(Scheduled): June 1, 2023</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Focus of Funding </span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Supporting educational and academic institutions outside of Korea which are lacking in Korean Studies infrastructure</span><br> <span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Creating an environment for the development and management of educational and talent fostering programs for Korean Studies</span></span></p>
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<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><u style="text-underline:#000000 single"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;font-weight:bold;">O Core University Program for Korean Studies</span><span lang="EN-US"> </span></u></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Budget for New Projects: KRW 705 million(4 projects, up to KRW 250 million per project)</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Period: 5 years(3+2 years)</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Commencement(Scheduled): June 1, 2023</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Focus of Funding</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Supporting excellent Korean Studies education programs at overseas universities which can serve as core hubs of Korean Studies given regional circumstances and characteristics.</span><br> <span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Increasing the number of Korean Studies education and research hubs by connecting the Seed Program for Korean Studies and the Core University Program</span></span></p>
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<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><u style="text-underline:#000000 single"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;font-weight:bold;">O Laboratory Program for Korean Studies</span></u></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Budget for New Projects: KRW 600 million(2 projects, KRW 300 million per project)</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Period: 3 years</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Commencement(Scheduled): September 1, 2023</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Focus of Funding</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Promoting the overseas dissemination of domestic researche and strengthening overseas Korean Studies by supporting outstanding research teams both in Korea and abroad</span><br> <span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Boosting the influence of project outcomes and strengthen communication between domestic and overseas academia by encouraging the participation of world-class scholars</span></span></p>
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<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><u style="text-underline:#000000 single"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;font-weight:bold;">O Strategic Research Institute Program for Korean Studies</span></u></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Budget for New Projects: KRW 300 million(3 projects, KRW 100 million per project)</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Period: 10 years (3+3+4 years)</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Commencement(Scheduled): September 1, 2023</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Focus of Funding</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Designating research centers with a strong foundation in Korean Studies as global Korean Studies hubs</span><br> <span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">• </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Prioritizing support for leading Korean Studies research centers which will excel in future collaboration with nearby Korean Studies institutions and in the dissemination of Korean Studies research outcomes</span></span></p>
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<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><u style="text-underline:#000000 single"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;font-weight:bold;">O Academic Translation of Korean Text Program</span></u></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Budget for New Projects: KRW 60 million(2 projects <1~3 books>, KRW 20 million per book)</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Period: 3 years</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Project Commencement(Scheduled): September 1, 2023</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Focus of Funding</span></span></p>
<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span style="font-family:굴림;mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;mso-hansi-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;"> • </span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">Translating pre-modern Korean classics and modern / contemporary Korean texts of academic value</span></span></p>
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<p class="0" style="line-height:120%;mso-pagination:none;text-autospace:none;mso-padding-alt:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"><span style="line-height:200%;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-fareast-font-family:굴림;font-family:굴림;mso-ascii-font-family:굴림;mso-font-width:100%;letter-spacing:0pt;mso-text-raise:0pt;">- Seed Program / Core University Program : March 7-14, 2023</span></span></p>
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