International Center for Korean Studies

Kyujanggak Colloquium No.111

Topic: The 'Thread of Juche' Vinalon              *Pre-registration Link*
Presenter: Eunsung Cho (Columbia University)
Moderator: Jongtae Lim (Seoul Nat'l Univ.)
Discussants: Sang-Hyun Kim (Hanyang Univ.), Hyungsub Choi (Seoul Tech)
Time: Tuesday December 8, 2020 10AM    Venue: the KIKS Auditorium

2021 Kyujanggak Fellowship Application is Open!

Positions: Fellow/ Junior Fellow/ Visiting Scholar/ Visiting Student Archive Travel Grant/ Overseas Publishing Grant
Submission Deadline: November 30, 2020 9AM (KST)
(Dec. 5 midnight for Overseas Publishing Grant only)
Announcement of Result: by December 15, 2020 * Online Application*

Korean

〉 Fellowship/Grant 〉Visiting Student

Fellowship/Grant

Visiting Student

Eligibility
- Any graduate student enrolled in an overseas university with a research focus on Korean studies (preferably using the Kyujanggak Archive materials)
- ※ A minimum of six-month residence at the KIKS is required.
- ※ Korean citizens enrolled in a Ph.D. degree program at an overseas university are encouraged to apply for funding opportunities from the National Research Foundation. See the NRF funding offers below.
Benefits
- Access to libraries
- Research space
- Administrative support (Insurance is the applicant’s responsibility)
Position & Period of Appointment
- Kyujanggak visiting students will be appointed special researchers of the KIKS.
- The term of appointment will between 6 months and 1 year, and may begin from March 1, 2021 at the earliest.
- ※ Upon being selected, visiting students must confirm their fellowship period to the ICKS and set their dates of entry to and exit from Korea.
- ※ The fellowship appointment may be cancelled if a visiting student disregards his/her confirmed fellowship schedule by adjusting it arbitrarily without prior consultation with the ICKS.
- ※ The term of appointment can be extended, upon application and review by the KIKS committee, once for up to 12 months.
Obligations
- Presentation: one presentation of research findings at the KIKS every six months
- Report on research results: one 10-page written report on the outcome of the fellowship research within a month from the conclusion of the fellowship
- Acknowledgement of support: citing the affiliation with the KIKS when publishing any work done during the fellowship period, and providing the ICKS with a printed copy of such publication
- Participation in events: active participation in academic events such as symposia, colloquia, book talks, and workshops hosted by the KIKS, and full cooperation in ICKS affairs (upon request and limited to 5% of the fellowship period)
- Residency requirement: The total length of stay outside Korea during the fellowship period may not exceed 30 days. A pre-departure consultation with the ICKS about the destination, duration, and purpose of stay outside Korea is required.
- ※ Submission of a research article to the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (SCOPUS & ESCI-indexed), published by the KIKS, is strongly encouraged.
Application Procedure
- How to apply:
  ① Submit an online application form through the ICKS website within the application period
  ② Have your letters of recommendation sent to the ICKS either by email or by post within the application period
- Documents required for application:
  ① curriculum vitae
  ② research proposal (approx. 5 pages; research topic and methods must be specified)
  ③ sample research (approx. 10 pages)
  ④ 2 letters of recommendation (one from the applicant’s current academic supervisor, the other from an SNU faculty member who will supervise the fellowship research)
- ※ If using email, the recommenders must send the letters to the ICKS(icks@snu.ac.kr). If using postal mail, the recommenders must seal the envelops with their signatures and send the letters to the ICKS (#451 Bldg.103 Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 Korea)
- Application due date: November 30, 2020 Monday 9AM(KST, GMT+9)
- Announcement of result: by December 15, 2020, via email

※ For further information please contact us at icks@snu.ac.kr (tel. +82-2-880-9378)

NRF funding offers in Humanities and Social Sciences of 2020 (for reference)

	Academic Research Professors	Domestic Training of Post-Doctoral Researchers	Part-Time Lecturer Researchers
support amount	KRW 40 million/year (incl. institution subsidy of 1 million)	KRW 34 million/year (incl. institution subsidy of 1 million)	KRW 14 million/year (incl. institution subsidy of 1 million)
support period	up to 5 years	1 year	1 year
requirements for entry	① Ph.D. degree ② upper age limit of 60 ③ min. 3 publications in past 5 years (past 8 years if maternity leave taken in past 5 years)	① Ph.D. degree obtained in past 5 years ② min. 2 publications in past 5 years	① postgraduate (M.A. or higher) degree ② upper age limit of 64 ③ min. 1 publication in past 5 years (past 8 years if maternity leave taken in past 5 years)
research begins on	July 1, 2020	July 1, 2020	September 1, 2020
entry process	notice: March entry: early April selection: April~June support begins in July	notice: January entry: February selection: March~May support begins in July	notice: March entry: May selection: June~August support begins in September
scale of support	300 new projects	80 new projects 97 continuing projects	3,000 new projects (800 lecturers, 2,200 non-lecturers)
evaluation of research results	submission of a publication within 1 year from end of research period, OR evaluation of report 1 year after end of research period	submission of a publication within 2 years from end of research period, OR evaluation of report 2 years after end of research period	submission of a publication within 2 years from end of research period, OR evaluation of report 2 years after end of research period