Archive for Scholarships

Financial Support for M.A. Students in Korean Studies at Leiden University

Thanks to a generous grant from the Academy of Korean Studies, which has recently selected Leiden University as a central institution for the study of Korea in Europe, financial support will be available in the 2009-2010 academic year for four students who intend to obtain a Leiden University M.A. degree in Korean studies.
Support will be [...]

Posted by: Beadle on Monday, March 9th, 2009

Scholarships Available at Dongseo University

Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, is offering two one-year scholarships (tuition and board) to North American, European, and Australasian undergraduate students of Asian studies or Korean studies who want to pursue language study.
Applicants should e-mail a curriculum vita to Prof. Brian Myers (brianmyers@hanmail.net), director of Dongseo’s Department of International Studies, along with a [...]

Posted by: Beadle on Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Second New Korean Studies Scholarship at SOAS

The School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London has announced a second postgraduate Korean studies scholarship for the academic year 2008-2009 in addition to the previously announced Sochon Foundation Scholarship.
In cooperation with the Academy of Korean Studies, SOAS will offer the AKS Postgraduate Bursary. The bursary is worth £4,090 and can [...]

Posted by: Beadle on Monday, April 14th, 2008

New Scholarship at SOAS

The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, has announced the creation of a new scholarship for students undertaking a postgraduate program in Korean studies at SOAS.
Funded by the Sochon Foundation, the scholarship, valued at £7,000, will be used to offset the cost of tuition fees and provide some support for living [...]

Posted by: Beadle on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Development of Korean Studies in North America

Those interested in the development of Korean studies in North America may be interested in an article in the December 2007 Korea Foundation Newsletter. Titled “Ardent Desire to Further Promote Korean Studies: Korea Foundation Advisory Committee for North America,” the article is by Lee Kwang-cheol, deputy director of the Korea Foundation Korean Studies Department.

Posted by: Beadle on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

New Korean Studies Grant for 2007

The Academy of Korean Studies Strategic Initiatives for Korean Studies has announced a new grant for Korean studies for 2007. The aim of the grant is to publish excellent books on Korea and to assist research on Korea. The grant is composed of three categories: (1) Book-writing on Modern Korea, [...]

Posted by: Beadle on Wednesday, July 18th, 2007