[KS] REMINDER: 2014 Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop - Deadline: May 1, 2014

[Korean Studies]

The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and the Korea Foundation are pleased to announce the seventh annual Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop.

When: July 21-25, 2014
Where: Pacific Grove, CA - Asilomar Conference Grounds
Application Deadline: May 1, 2014

http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/

MISSION
The SSRC Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop seeks to create a sustained network of advanced graduate students and faculty engaged in research on Korea. The four-day workshop provides an informal setting for participants to give and receive critical feedback on dissertations in progress.

FORMAT
Individual students will lead discussions of their projects with mentor faculty and peers from various disciplines to receive creative and critical input on improving their fieldwork plans or writing strategies. This year's mentor faculty are:

. Kelly Chong (University of Kansas)
. Eleana Kim (University of Rochester)
. Kyu Hyun Kim (University of California at Davis)
. Jun Yoo (University of Hawaii at Manoa)

ELIGIBILITY
. Only full-time advanced graduate students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled at US or Canadian institutions are eligible.
. Participants may be in any social science or humanities field.
. Applicants must have an approved dissertation prospectus but cannot have completed writing for final submission.
. Special consideration will be given to students from universities that are not major Korean Studies institutions.
For the application and more information, please visit us on the web at http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/ksdw/.

Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop
Social Science Research Council
One Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Tel: 212-377-2700 ext. 3640
Fax: 212-377-2727
Email: korea at ssrc.org