Graduate Fellowships in Korean Studies

Visiting Korean dancers perform a
fan dance at the Palace of Fine Arts,
San Francisco.

New Opportunity! 2013 Summer Graduate Seminar in Korean Studies at Seoul National University — Applications due April 1

The Center for Korean Studies is pleased to announce its first annual graduate student seminar to be held at Seoul National University (SNU). Approximately five continuing UC Berkeley graduate students with a research focus on Korea will be selected to travel to Korea in mid to late June where they will give presentations and receive feedback from faculty and fellow graduate students at SNU. This opportunity is possible thanks to generous support from the Academy of Korean Studies, and aims to nurture young scholars with interests in Korean studies, and promote ties between UC Berkeley and Korean universities.

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Annual Fellowship Competition for Continuing Graduate Students — Applications due April 1

The Center for Korean Studies announces its 2013-2014 fellowship competition for continuing graduate students in Korean Studies. CKS will accept applications for most academic purposes including pre-dissertation research, dissertation research, dissertation writing, and summer language study. A specific plan of research/study (not a general request for support) must be included with your application. CKS has limited funds available this year. Subject to availability of funding, a small number of competitive awards of up to $6,000 (maximum) are available. We expect most awards, however, will be in the $1,500-$3,500 range.

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