[KS] FWD: fwd: Korean Studies Teaching, Research, and Travel Grants

[Carl Webb]

> >From: esir at isop.ucla.edu (Sir, Eileen)
> >To: (Recipient list suppressed)
> >Subject: fwd: Korean Studies Teaching, Research, and Travel Grants
> >Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:56:48 -0700
> >
> >FYI.
> >-------------------
> >
> > >                             June 15, 1999
> > >Grant Announcement: Korean Studies Teaching, Research and Travel
> > >**************************************************************************
> > >From: Christopher Gerteis <chris-gerteis at uiowa.edu>
> > >
> > >AAS NEAC GRANT ANNOUNCEMENT -- NEAC Korean Studies Teaching and
> > >Research Grants
> > >
> > >The Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies (NEAC),
> > >in conjunction with the Korea Foundation, offers a grant program in
> > >Korean studies designed to assist the research of individual scholars
> > >based in North America, to improve the quality of teaching about Korea
> > >on both the college and precollege levels, and to integrate the study of
> > >Korea into the major academic disciplines. Applicants must be US citizens
> > >or permanent residents of the United States to be considered for an
> > >award. Grants are  available in the following categories.
> > >
> > >(1) Research Travel - North America
> > >(2) Short-term Research Travel to Korea
> > >(3) Research Assistance
> > >(4) Workshops and Conferences
> > >(5) Projects that Enhance Korean Studies Teaching
> > >(6) Grants to Teachers for Instructional Materials
> > >(7) Korea Related Speakers and Panels
> > >
> > >(1) Research Travel - North America
> > >Awards of up to $1,000, including a maximum of $100 for daily expenses,
> > >are available to scholars who are engaged in research on Korea and wish
> > >to use museum, library, or other archival materials located in the
> > >United States and Canada.  Primarily intended to support post-doctoral
> > >research, however, pre-doctoral dissertation research will be also
> > >considered.
> > >
> > >(2) Short-term Research Travel to Korea
> > >Grants of up to $2,500 are available to cover travel, research, and
> > >subsistence expenses on trips to Korea for projects explicitly related
> > >to Korean studies that can be accomplished in a relatively short period.
> > >These grants are intended for use by scholars who are already familiar
> > >with Korea and with their topic, but who need time in Korea in order to
> > >complete their work.
> > >
> > >(3) Research Assistance
> > >Small grants are available for a variety of scholarly needs that are not
> > >covered by other funding sources, such as research assistance and
> > >manuscript typing.  These are very small grants of up to $500, intended
> > >to meet a broad range of small-scale research needs to which smaller
> > >academic institutions and outside funding agencies are not responsive.
> > >
> > >(4) Workshops and Conferences
> > >Partial support for organizing conferences on Korea, including support
> > >for planning meetings for larger conferences funded from other sources.
> > >Applicants must furnish detailed budgets showing travel expenses and
> > >daily costs, along with names and curriculum vitae of key personnel.
> > >
> > >(5) Projects that Enhance Korean Studies Teaching
> > >A flexible category of support for planning, workshops, and materials
> > >related to teaching about Korea or integrating Korean Studies topics in
> > >broader categories of instruction.  Awards normally will not exceed
> > >$1,000 and are intended to assist in the development of larger projects.
> > >
> > >(6) Grants to Teachers for Instructional Materials
> > >Small awards to teachers and scholars who need to purchase instructional
> > >materials such as videos and CD-ROMs to enhance Korea-related classroom
> > >instruction.  The grants are intended to assist faculty at small
> > >institutions who would otherwise be unable to obtain audio-visual
> > >materials for their Korea-related courses.  Applications must specify
> > >the course or project in which the materials will be used, the estimated
> > >number of students, and the exact title, price, and source of the
> > >materials to be purchased.
> > >
> > >(7) Korea Related Speakers and Panels
> > >Awards intended to enable papers on Korean Studies to be presented at
> > >non-Asia related disciplinary conferences.  The grants of up to $1,500
> > >are especially meant for panel organizers to be able to invite colleagues
> > >from Korea to participate in panels at the meetings.
> > >
> > >All applicants must submit their application on a form available from
> > >the AAS Secretariat.  Inquiries and requests for application forms should
> > >be addressed to:
> > >        NEAC Korea Grants, Association for Asian Studies
> > >        1021 E. Huron St., Ann Arbor, MI. 48104.
> > >        Tel: (734) 665-2490.
> > >
> > >Or see the AAS Website at http://www.aasianst.org/grants/grants.htm
> > >for more details.
> > >
> > >Applications for all programs must include the applicant's curriculum
> > >vitae and must >arrive< (not merely be postmarked) by October 1, 1999
> > >or February 1, 2000.
> > >
> > >
> > >Chris Gerteis
> > >University of Iowa
> > >========================================================


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