<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span><img src="cid:ii_mbuyllwh2" alt="image.png" width="349" height="217" style="margin-right: 0px;"></div><br><div style="text-align:center"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span><b style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%;color:blue">Call for Applications</span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:11.25pt 9.8pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:100%">The Korea Society<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>is now<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">

</span>accepting applications through August 10, 2025 for the ninth annual <b><i>Sherman

Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award</i></b>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:11.25pt 9.8pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:100%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:13.05pt 6.05pt 0.0001pt 0in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">

Society<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> seeks<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> applications<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> from<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> scholars,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> researchers<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> specialists<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> representative<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> of a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> wide<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> range of disciplines and backgrounds.

Prior awardees have explored topics in the arts, architecture, political

science and technology and have included Ph.D. candidates, junior professors,

researchers and professionals. Former applicants have hailed from colleges and

universities, research institutions and non-profit organizations in the U.S.</font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:12.95pt 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><b>Program<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Benefits<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">

</span></b>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>awardee<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">include</span></font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:8.25pt 15.7pt 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">      

</span>the opportunity to conduct a public, in-person lecture at The Korea

Society in fall 2025\u2014the lecture<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>live-streamed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>also<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>recorded<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">

</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>allow<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>ongoing<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt">

</span>access<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>Society\u2019s

website<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>and YouTube channel;</font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:13.9pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">       </span>round-trip<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>air<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>travel<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>New<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>York<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>City<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>hotel<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span>accommodations<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>incidentals<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>two-<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">nights;</span></font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:14pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">      <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></span> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>$2,500<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>honorarium;<span style="letter-spacing:0.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">and,</span></font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 70.4pt 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">      

</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>opportunity<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>to gain wider visibility<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>one\u2019s<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>work and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">

</span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>become<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>part of a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>group<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>of distinguished

<u style=""><span style="color:rgb(198,62,18)"><a href="https://koreasociety.org/education/sherman-scholar-award-recipients/presentations-by-sherman-scholar-award-recipients" style="color:blue"><b style="">alumni</b><u style=""><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">.</span></u></a></span></u></font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 70.4pt 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-indent:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 70.4pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt">Click <span style="color:blue"><a href="https://koreasociety.smapply.io/prog/sherman_family_korea_emerging_scholar_lecture_program_2025/" style="color:blue">HERE</a></span> to access the </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 70.4pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16pt"> Sherman Lecture application!</span></b></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="margin:7.7pt 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:11.5pt"> </font><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-weight:bold"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="">Process:</font></span></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 27.4pt 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:103%"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:103%">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">       </span></span><span style="line-height:103%">After<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>technical<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>review in August,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>committee<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span>experts<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>field reviews<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>short-listed applications in early September.</span></font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:13.5pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">       </span>Awardee<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>announced<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>late<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">September.</span></font></p>

<p class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="line-height:14.05pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">·<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal">       </span>Public<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>lecture<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt">

</span>held<span style="letter-spacing:3pt"> </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>Society<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>fall<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt">2025.</span></font></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:14.05pt;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="">Please

direct questions to Linda Tobash at <a href="linda.tobash@koreasociety.org" style="color:blue">linda.tobash@koreasociety.org</a>.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> </span></font></p><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>