[KS] Fw: New program of the Korea Foundation

[Marion Eggert]

The Korea Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of its
Advanced Research Grant program and Postdoctoral Fellowships in Korean
studies starting from the year 2002.

ADVANCED RESEARCH GRANT
The Advanced Research Grant program is designed to support for the
scholarly research and writing activities of Korean studies scholars
related to the humanities and social sciences fields, which will
advance
scholarship in Korean studies.  Eligible projects involve research
efforts
that result in scholarly publications, which are to be disseminated in
languages other than Korean.
¡Ü  ELIGIBILITY : Overseas scholars whose major research interest is
on
Korea and who are currently engaged in Korea-related teaching and
research
activities
¡Ü  GRANT TERMS : Personal remuneration and project-related research
expenses
¡Ü  GRANT PERIOD : Six to twelve consecutive months
¡Ü  REQUIREMENTS : Grantees are expected to devote full-time effort to
the
research and writing during the grant period.  The Foundation fully
expects
that the proposed research will result in the publication of its
results.

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
The Postdoctoral Fellowship program provides promising and highly
qualified  recent Ph.D. recipients with the opportunity to conduct
research at
leading universities in the field of Korean studies so that they can
further develop their scholarship as well as have their dissertations
published as  manuscripts.
¡Ü  ELIGIBILITY : Non-Korean scholars who have received their Ph.D.
degree in a subject related to Korea within five years of their
application but do not currently hold a regular faculty position
¡Ü  FELLOWSHIP GRANT : Stipend support for a 12-month period
¡Ü  FELLOWSHIP PERIOD : A 12-month period in accordance with the
academic year of the affiliated institution
¡Ü  OBLIGATIONS OF FELLOWS :
-       Fellows shall be in residence at the affiliated institution
during the academic year, and are requested to participate in the
affiliated institution's activities.
       -Fellows shall revise their doctoral dissertation in the field of
Korean studies to produce a publishable manuscript.
¡Ü  INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION : A formal affiliation is required with
a university or research institution, other than those from which the
applicant has received his/her Ph.D, that includes a faculty and
reference resources related to the applicant's research field.

¡Ü  APPLICATION DEADLINE : March 15, 2002

For further information, please refer to the program guidelines at the
Korea Foundation web site (www.kf.or.kr).


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For your reference, the names of the Foundation's other existing
fellowship
programs have been revised as follows:
Fellowship for Field Research (formerly Fellowship for Korean
Studies):  Intended to promote Korean studies and facilitate research
work
by Korea-related scholars and specialists by supporting their on-site
study
and research activities in Korea.
Fellowship for Graduate Studies (formerly Graduate Scholarship): Aimed
at
fostering an expanded pool of young scholars majoring in Korean
studies by
providing scholarship assistance for graduate students in
Korea-related
fields at various universities in North America, Europe and Asia.