<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b style="text-align:center;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:18.6667px;color:blue">                                                  </span></b></div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">                                                   </span><img src="cid:ii_mdp07t6z4" alt="7fd844f2-f95e-44fa-8ae2-9c1366f4cd17.png" width="382" height="238"><br><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:11.25pt 9.8pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.6667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:18.6667px;color:blue">Call for Applications -- Last two weeks<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"> to apply</span>! </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:11.25pt 9.8pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center;line-height:14.6667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt">The Korea Society</span><span style="font-size:14pt;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt">is now</span><span style="font-size:14pt;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-size:14pt">accepting applications through August 10, 2025 for the ninth annual <br></span><b style="font-size:14pt"><i>Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award</i></b><span style="font-size:14pt">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:11.25pt 9.8pt 0.0001pt 0in;line-height:14.6667px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="">T</font><font face="verdana, sans-serif" style="">he<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>Society<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> <span class="gmail_default" style="">is seeking </span></span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> <span class="gmail_default" style="">students, d</span></span>scholars,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span>researchers<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>specialists<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>representative<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>of a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>wide<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>range o<span class="gmail_default" style="">s</span>f 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 class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">:</span></span></font></p><p style="margin:8.25pt 0.5in 0.0001pt 15.7pt"></p><ul><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">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-<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">streamed and </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></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">r</span></font><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">ound-trip</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">air</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">travel</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">to</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">New</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">York</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">City</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">and</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">hotel</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">acc</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">ommodations</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">and</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">incidentals</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">fo</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">r</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">two-</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt">nights;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">a</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">$2,500</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">honorarium;</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.15pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">a plaque</span> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.2pt">and,</span></li><li><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">the</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">opportunity</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">to gain wider visibility</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.15pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">for</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">one\u2019s</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">work and</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">to</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">become</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.05pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">part of a</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">group</span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.1pt"> </span><span style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">of distinguished </span><u style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><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" target="_blank"><b>alumni</b><u><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration-line:none">.</span></u></a></span></u></li></ul><p></p><p style="text-indent:0in;margin:0in 70.4pt 0.0001pt 0.5in"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 70.4pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center"><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Click <span style="color:blue"><a href="https://koreasociety.smapply.io/prog/sherman_family_korea_emerging_scholar_lecture_program_2025/" style="color:blue" target="_blank">HERE</a></span> to access the</font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in 70.4pt 0.0001pt 0in;text-align:center"><b><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> Sherman Lecture application!</font></b></p><p style="margin:7.7pt 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><font style=""> </font><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt;font-weight:bold">Process:</span></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0.5in 0.0001pt 27.4pt;line-height:13.39px"></p><ul><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:13.39px">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></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif">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></li><li><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.1pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="">P</span></span>ublic<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 class="gmail_default" style=""> at a convenient time for the awardee. </span></span></font></li></ul><p></p><p style="margin:0in 0.5in 0.0001pt 27.4pt;line-height:13.39px"></p><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.266667px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">If you have any questions, please contact Linda Tobash at <a href="mailto:linda.tobash@koreasociety.org">linda.tobash@koreasociety.org</a>.</span></span></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.266667px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></span></font></div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.266667px"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></span></span></font></div><p></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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