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.