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2026 Kyujanggak Fellowship Program Application
Kyujanggak Fellowship Program of year 2026
□ Application Period: November 1 ~ November 30, 2025 Sunday midnight (Korean Time)
□ Announcement : by Late December, 2025 via email
□ How to apply: online submission through the icks.snu.ac.kr website
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Home〉 Fellowship/Grant 〉Visiting Student

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 Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (KIKS) is required.
  • Benefits
    • Access to libraries
    • Research space
    • Administrative support (Insurance is the applicant’s responsibility)
  • Period of Appointment
    • The term of appointment will be between 6 months and 1 year, and may begin from March 1, 2026 at the earliest.
    • ※ Upon being selected, visiting students must confirm their fellowship period to the International Center for Korean Studies (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 during fellowship period
    • 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 Two letters of recommendation (one from the applicant’s current academic supervisor, the other from a Seoul National University faculty 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 Republic of Korea)
    • Application due date: November 30, 2025 24:00(Korean Time, GMT+9)
    • Announcement of result: by Late December, 2025 via email
  • ※ For further information please contact us at icks@snu.ac.kr  ( tel. +82-2-880-9378 )