[KS] AKS 2009 Korean Studies Institution Grant

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2009 Korean Studies Institution Grant Application Announcement 


Since 2006, the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) has administered the Korean Studies Institution Grant with support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. In response to the needs to develop Korean Studies overseas, AKS has helped grantees grow into centers of Korean Studies for their respective regions. 

AKS would like to announce that 2009 grant applications will be accepted from Friday, January 30, 2009 through Friday, March 6th 18:00 (local time in Korea). 

If your institution meets the criteria and has an interest in creating a program which requires medium- to long-term support, please consider 2009 proposal guidelines and submit a project proposal. 

Receiving your applications and selection process will be managed by the Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies in AKS (Website - http://siks.aks.ac.kr) from 2009. 


o Designated regions/areas: all countries in the world 


o Eligibility 

▶ A university with at least two full-time faculty members in a Korean studies program and a graduate degree program in Korean studies, * or 

▶ Even if it does not meet the above eligibility requirement, a university with programs related to Korean studies can carry out consortium projects with a university (or universities) that has a degree program in Korean studies (including interdisciplinary consortiums within the university) ** 

* This faculty member must hold a Ph.D. and teach full-time in the field of Korean studies at the time of application. 
** For consortium projects, each participating university may have a project group for coordinating related activities. In this case, the primary grantee institution and the head of the umbrella project group will have responsibility and authority over the overall project. 


o Application Period : Application begins Friday, January 30, 2009 and ends Friday, March 6th, 2009 at 18:00 


o Application Procedure 

1. Download ‘2009 Korean Studies Institution Grant Proposal Guidelines’ and write project proposals in Korean or English according to the guidelines (use hwp or MS Word) 

2. Submit a project proposal (including Korean or English abstract) and supporting documents using the application form on the KSIG website 

3. KSIG website (www.aks.ac.kr/ksig) → Application → Apply to KSIG → Application Form →Send 

4. Submit documents online by deadline and send the original documents in hard copy by international express, postmarked no later than March, 6,2009. 


o Required Documents 

1. Project proposal including Korean or English abstract 

2. Curriculum vitae, list of research achievements, and 2 relevant work samples of the chair and deputy chair.


o Contact 

1. KSIG Website: www.aks.ac.kr/ksig 

- E-mail: global at aks.ac.kr 
- Tel: 82-31-709-0455 
- Fax: 82-31-708-5311 
- Mailing Address: The Academy of Korean Studies, 
Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies, 
110 Gogaegil, Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu 
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea 463-791 


※ For more detail and 2009 application guidelines, please refer to ;


- English : http://www.aks.ac.kr/KSIG/en/Notice/Ksig_Notice_View.aspx?Idx=27
- Korean : http://www.aks.ac.kr/KSIG/kr/Notice/Ksig_Notice_View.aspx?Idx=36

 
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