The POSCO Visiting Fellowship Program

Deadline: 31 December 2015
Open to: young people interested in Northeast Asia and Korea
Fellowship: stipend and round trip economy airfare

Description

The POSCO Visiting Fellowship Program, endowed by POSCO, is intended to promote research activities on Korean topics at the East-West Center. Fellows will spend one or two months each carrying out policy-related research on contemporary issues in Korean studies. In particular, the POSCO Fellowship Program is intended to generate constructive and informative research in four important areas:

  • Issues concerning the two Koreas and Northeast Asia;
  • Security issues involving Korea and Northeast Asia;
  • Economic and social issues in Korea;
  • Political development in South Korea.

Eligibility

The Program invites outstanding scholars and policy makers to engage in policy-relevant, contemporary research on political, security, and economic issues in Northeast Asia, as they relate to Korea.

Fellowship

Fellows are provided with a stipend and round trip economy airfare between their home base and Honolulu.

How to apply?

To apply you have to prepare following documents:

  • Application form;
  • A cover letter indicating the research theme or project for which the applicant is applying;
  • Curriculum vitae (For security purposes, please do not include any personal information–e.g., birthdate, social security numbers, and/or passport number.  In addition, your CV may be circulated among EWC staff.);
  • Names of three referees, including full name, title, address, telephone and fax number, and email address;
  • Research proposal (3 to 5 pages).

Applications should be emailed to fellowships@eastwestcenter.org or mailed to:

Denny Roy
Coordinator of POSCO Visiting Fellowships
East-West Center
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii  96848-1601
USA

For more information, please check the official web-page.

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