<p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Dear </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Representatives of</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KS,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I hope this email finds you well.</span></p><p><br></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:\uad74\ub9bc;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Korea
Foundation (KF), an affiliate organization of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of the Republic of Korea, implements a variety of programs and activities to
enhance international awareness and understanding of Korea. As part of our
efforts to foster Korean studies, we encourage scholars and experts from abroad
to conduct research on Korea and nurture the next generation of Korea experts
through a variety of scholarship and fellowship programs.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:\uad74\ub9bc;
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:\uad74\ub9bc;
mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-font-kerning:0pt"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this regard,
we are pleased to announce our call for applications for the </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2026\u201327 KF
Scholarship for Graduate Studies</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KF Fellowship for Postdoctoral
Research</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">programs</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. (Please note that this call is open to applicants
from all regions, excluding North America, Europe, and Japan.)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:\uad74\ub9bc;
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</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">We would greatly appreciate
your assistance in sharing this opportunity with your academic network, so that eligible graduate students and postdoctoral
researchers in Korean studies may </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">be informed of and apply for these
programs</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></span></p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
</span><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The application deadline is </span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">September
11, 2026 (18:00 KST)</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">; for further details, please refer to the attached
announcements or visit the KF Online Application Portal at </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://apply.kf.or.kr/"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://apply.kf.or.kr</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></u></p><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">support. Please
feel free to contact us at </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="file://estinternetdisk/5-218012_1/%ED%8E%A0%EB%A1%9C%EC%8B%AD%EC%82%AC%EC%97%85%EB%B6%80/05.%20%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EC%9B%90%EC%83%9D%20%EC%9E%A5%ED%95%99%EC%A7%80%EC%9B%90,%20%EB%B0%95%EC%82%AC%ED%9B%84/%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%E2%98%85%202026%20%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EC%9B%90%EC%83%9D%20%EB%B0%8F%20%EB%B0%95%EC%82%AC%ED%9B%84%EC%97%B0%EA%B5%AC%20%ED%8E%A0%EB%A1%9C%EC%8B%AD/2.%20%EC%83%81%EB%B0%98%EA%B8%B0_%EC%9C%A0%EB%9F%BD%20%EC%9D%BC%EB%B3%B8/02.%20%ED%99%8D%EB%B3%B4/%EC%9D%B4%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%BC/scholarship@kf.or.kr"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">scholarship@kf.or.kr</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;
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