The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is pleased to offer the following funding opportunities. We are currently soliciting applications for awards in the following categories:

  • Faculty Research Grant (Deadline to apply: February 28, 2017)
    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies will award up to two (2) grants, each in an amount up to $2,500, to assist a member of the University of Pennsylvania faculty to conduct research on Korea. All faculty members, including Korean language lecturers and other instructors of Korea-related courses, are eligible to apply. Download Application.

  • Language Lecturer Grant (Deadline to apply: February 28, 2017)
    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies will award up to 3 grants, each in an amount up to $1,100, to assist Korean language lecturers at the University of Pennsylvania with the cost of attending a conference or other professional development opportunities related to their work. Download Application.

  • Graduate Research Grant (Deadline to apply: February 28, 2017)
    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies will award up to 3 grants, each in an amount up to $2,500, to assist Penn graduate students in their research on Korea. Any student enrolled in a graduate degree program at Penn is eligible to apply. Download Application
  • Undergraduate Fellowship (Deadline to apply: February 28, 2017)
    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is pleased to announce the second year of the Undergraduate Fellows Program, aimed at students who are involved in the study of Korea and interested in active participation in the university’s Korean studies program. The Kim Program will recruit up to five (5) Undergraduate Fellows for the 2017–2018 academic year. Fellows will be selected on the basis of academic merits and demonstrated interest in Korean studies. Download Application.

    For more information about the program and the 2016-2017 Fellows, click here.


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