AKS Graduate Fellowship
Category :
Master’s /Doctoral degree program
Subject Areas :
Korean studies
Fellowship Provided by :
Graduate School of Korean Studies(GSKS)
Fellowship Provided to :
International students to pursue their Master’s /Doctoral degree program in Korea
Graduate School of Korean Studies(GSKS) provides AKS Graduate Fellowship to
international students for six months, providing them with a momentum to grow to
be a next generation of promising scholars in Korean studies and to play a
leading role in the field abroad.
The Graduate School of Korean Studies (“GSKS”) is an affiliated institution
of the Academy of Korean Studies, which operates under the Ministry of
Education. It is a research-oriented graduate school in the fields of humanities
and social sciences pertinent to Korea, which aims at nurturing scholars who
will contribute to the development and globalization of Korean Studies.
Fellowship Amount :
Monthly Stipend: 2,000,000 won
Each Fellow may expect to receive the benefits including
- Monthly allowance of 2,000,000 is provided..
- Airfare: Economy-class round trip airfare(Only offered to overseas
awardees)
- The airfare will be reimbursed based on the actual ticket price
but the reimbursement should not exceed the amount of Government
Transportation Request(GTR) cost according to the current year budgetary
guidelines of international airfare.
- Please note that we do not offer monthly stipend for research
period less than 15 days and offer full monthly stipend for research period
15 or more days
- Access to the facilities of AKS including the library
- Up to 50% discount of AKS Guest House charges
- The applicant, either a foreign national or a Korean national who
obtained permanent residency in a foreign country or who resides overseas and
has completed education outside of Korea which is compatible with Korea‘s
elementary, middle, high school and college education.
- Applicants are enrolled in a master’s or a doctoral degree program at an
overseas university.
- Applicants completed coursework and are in the status of ABD (All But
Dissertation) in a master's or a doctoral degree program at an overseas
university.
- Applicants were conferred a master's degree at an overseas university.
- Applicants must reside in a foreign
country outside of Korea.
Selection Criteria
All applications are reviewed by the screening committee. The criteria for
the screening are as follows:
- Senior & Junior Research Fellowship
(1) The merit of the research
plan and the feasibility of carrying out the proposed research at AKS
(2)
Research track records
(3) Possibility of joint teaching and researches
with AKS professors & researchers
- Pre-doc Fellowship
(1) Excellence and feasibility of the
research topic
(2) Possibility of contribution to the development of
Korean studies
Complete the online application. Save the data. Print it out and submit it
with your signature on the bottom, alongside the original copies of each
certificate by post to the following address:
The Graduate School of Korean
Studies, Office of Academic & Student Affairs
The Academy of Korean Studies
Haogae-ro 323, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do
Republic of Korea
(Zipcode: 13455)
Email submission not allowed.
Required Documents
- Fill out and save the Online Application form, including your ID
photo. Print it out and put your signature on it at the bottom.
Online Application website : http://portal.aks.ac.kr/Entrance/login2.jsp
Applicants should designate one of the AKS’ professors whose specialty
is most relevant to their research topic as their academic advisor,
referring to the list of the AKS' faculty members from
the website
below. http://intl.aks.ac.kr/english/viewforum.php?f=19
Otherwise,
the GSKS will designate an appropriate professor as an academic advisor.
- Certificate of Graduation and official transcripts for a bachelor's
degree
- Certificate of Enrollment (or Coursework Completion or Graduation)
and official transcripts for a master's degree
- Certificate of Enrollment (or Coursework Completion) and official
transcripts for a doctoral degree (if applicable)
- Personal Statement (2 pages in length, A4 size, free format, must
be written in Korean or in English)
- Research Plan (3 pages in length, A4 size, free format, must be
written in Korean or in English)
- Official test results certificate in Korean language proficiency
(TOPIK) or English language proficiency (TOEFL, IELTS, TEPS and
etcetera) if applicable.
- A copy of the first two pages of the applicant's passport
- Two color ID photos (3.5cmX4.5cm) taken within the recent 6 months
Both sides of your ears must be shown. Background color of your photo
should be white only.
The ID photo should be submitted separately;
besides being attached on your application form.
The Graduate School of Korean
Studies,
Office of Academic & Student Affairs,
Academy of Korean Studies (AKS)
323 Haogae-ro, Bundang-gu,
Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do,
113455, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-31-730-8183
Fax:+82-31-730-8189
Email: Contact
Now
Website: intl.aks.ac.kr
