Korean Studies Funding Opportunities
Korean Studies Dissertation Writing Fellowship
Open to: University of Chicago Ph.D candidates writing dissertations on topics related to Korean studies
Sponsored by: The Committee on Korean Studies
Processed by: The Center for East Asian Studies
Application Due Date: 3:00pm, Monday, April 15, 2013
Contact: eastasia@uchicago.edu
Description: This fellowship provides funds for a year of dissertation writing on a topic relating to Korean studies. Research for the dissertation must be completed, and priority is given to those who have a chapter or two completed. In order to be eligible, the applicant must have applied for and achieved PhD candidacy by June 15th of 2012. Students who have been admitted to candidacy may apply in the spring for funding that will begin the following autumn.
Terms: This grant provides $18,000 plus fees over the course of one academic year. A student can receive only one Korean Studies dissertation writing fellowship from the Center, and it is the final funding that a student can receive from the Center. Because the intent behind this fellowship is to enable students to devote their full attention and effort to completion of their dissertation, these terms do not allow students to engage in any remunerative activity, on or off campus, or to pursue course work. The sole exception is that students may undertake a modest teaching assignment in the second half of the academic year when it is clear that teaching in the winter or spring will not delay completion of the degree. Requests to undertake a teaching assignment must be made in writing to the Chair of the Committee on Korean Studies.
Download application form
NEW! Apply online
Korean Studies Pre-dissertation Research Grant
Open to: University of Chicago graduate students engaged in pre-dissertation research
Sponsored by: The Committee on Korean Studies
Processed by: The Center for East Asian Studies
Application Due Date: 3:00pm, Monday, April 15, 2013
Contact: eastasia@uchicago.edu
Description: The award takes the form of a reimbursement for up to $3,000 worth of expenses and supports pre-dissertation research in Korean Studies. The funds are intended to enable University of Chicago graduate students to lay the foundations for their research plans - for example, to survey holdings in archives, to identify and meet with scholars or other advisers with whom a student plans to work in Asia. Typically, funds are used to finance summer research in the target country. NOTE: A student can hold this grant only once during his/her graduate school career.
Download application form
NEW! Apply Online
Conference Travel Grant: Korean Studies
Open to: University of Chicago students traveling to present papers
Sponsored by: The Committee on Korean Studies
Processed by: The Center for East Asian Studies
Important Dates: Rolling applications
Contact: Chair of the Korean Studies Committee, Bruce Cumings
Description: This grant provides modest support for students traveling outside the Chicago metropolitan area to present a paper on a topic relating to Korean studies. The grant takes the form of reimbursement for up to $300 worth of expenses. A limited number of grants are also available for international conference travel in the amount of up to $400.
Funding Opportunities Outside of the University of Chicago
Korea Foundation
The Korea Foundation provides many funding opportunities to assist talented graduate students, researchers, and professionals in Korean Studies with funding for coursework, research, and curriculum development. Fellowships are available for both research and intensive language study. For more information about any of these opportunities, go to http://www.kf.or.kr/.
Fellowship for Field Research: Supports prominent scholars and professionals to undertake field research in Korea.
Fellowship for Korean Language Training: Provides language training in Korea to overseas Korean-language instructors, graduate students, and professionals in Korea-related fields.
Graduate Studies Fellowship: designed to assist talented graduate students in Korean studies with scholarships for coursework and/or research.
Postdoctoral Fellowship: Provides recent PhD graduates of Korean studies with research opportunities under the affiliation of accredited overseas research institutes or universities.
Support for Instructional Materials Development Program: Supports the development of audiovisual/multimedia materials as well as educational books that will be used in Korean studies classes at all levels.
