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<span style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; font-family: National, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4px; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">Greetings from the Korean Heritage Library (KHL) at the University of Southern California (USC)!</span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; font-family: National, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4px; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">We are pleased to announce research grants for researchers and educators in Korean Studies. Thanks to generous support from
the<span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; font-size: 20px; font-family: National, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4px; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);"><a href="https://www.overseaschf.or.kr/eng/index.do" data-auth="NotApplicable" title="https://www.overseaschf.or.kr/eng/index.do" data-linkindex="0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Overseas
Korean Studies and Heritage Foundation (OKSHF)</span></a></span><span style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; font-family: National, sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0.4px; color: rgb(77, 77, 77);">, the grant assists scholars to travel to USC Korean Heritage
Library for onsite research on Korea. Please spread the word! </span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><strong style="box-sizing: content-box; font-weight: bold; color: black;">Eligibility and Selection Criteria</strong></span></div>
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<span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt">This program is open to anyone in the world including Korea. A preferential consideration will be given to those whose research topics on Korea or Koreans will best utilize USC’s resources not
available elsewhere and/or those with limited Korean Studies resources at their own and nearby institutions. However, applications need not necessarily be limited to USC’s unique collections. We will consider all applications based on the strengths of the
research proposal and our library’s overall ability to support the research. USC's archival collections on Korea or Korean Americans are found</span><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="https://libraries.usc.edu/locations/east-asian-library/east-asian-archival-collections" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: black;"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt">here</span></a></div>
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<span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><strong style="box-sizing: content-box; font-weight: bold; color: black;">Awards</strong></span></div>
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<li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">International scholars traveling from outside the U.S.: up to $3,000 </span></li><li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Domestic scholars traveling from within the U.S.: up to $1,500 </span></li></ul>
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<li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Deadline for proposals: September 29, 2023</span></li><li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Notification of awards: October 16, 2023</span></li><li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Deadline for the use of the grant: May 31, 2024</span></li></ul>
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<span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt"><strong style="box-sizing: content-box; font-weight: bold; color: black;">Benefits for Grantees</strong></span></div>
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<li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Partial support for costs related to consulting resources at the USC Libraries as part of their research on Korea. Research grant funds will reimburse airfare,
ground transportation to/from airports, and accommodations only. Meals, local transportation, and miscellaneous expenses during researchers' stays will not be supported. </span></li><li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Support from USC KHL faculty and staff during their research visit.</span></li></ul>
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<li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">A brief report at the end of on-site research </span></li><li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Works resulting from the OKSHF Research Grant must acknowledge the grant in all publications and/or presentations</span></li><li style="box-sizing:content-box; font-size:12pt; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px">Gift copies of all publications resulting from the grant must be submitted to the USC Libraries. If this is not possible, citations must be reported
for KHL’s records </span></li><li style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Submitting eligible receipts for reimbursement up to the amount of the award - general guidelines for allowable costs are contained in</span><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> </span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/legacy_drupal_files/omb/circulars/A21/a21_2004.pdf" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; color: black;"><span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt">OMB
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<span style="box-sizing:content-box; margin:0px; font-size:12pt"> Submit the following documentation on the application form below.</span></div>
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