Harvard Summer School Program in Seoul

Harvard Summer School in Seoul, Korea Program 2024
Date of Deadline: Thursday, January 25, 2024 online on the HSS website
Program for Undergraduate students

Please Note: For AY23-24, all programs and opportunities are subject to change and/or cancellation. All support related to travel is contingent upon Harvard University guidelines and safety protocols before, during and after travel. Please see the following sites for the most up-to-date guidance: Harvard Travel Guidance and Harvard GSS COVID-19 travel advice.

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2024 Program Dates: Thursday, June 27 (arrival) - Saturday, August 17, 2024 (departure)

2024 HSS-Korea Program: "Global Korea"
ANTH S-1729 Study Abroad in Korea: Global Korea
Global Korea will explore Korea’s role in global events and processes during the 20^th and 21^st Centuries. Topics will include (i) conflict, war, and empire; (ii) economics, politics, industry, and enterprise; (iii) migration, multiculturalism, and diaspora; (iv) media, entertainment, and innovation. The course will ground readings and discussion about these global processes through immersive, engaging experiences in Seoul and throughout South Korea.

In addition to the Anthropology based content course, Global Korea, students will also study Korean language for credit. Multi-track instruction in Korean language [KORE S-Ba, KORE S-120a, KORE S-130a and KORE S-140-a] reinforces language skills and enriches students’ understanding of Korean culture. Students need not have prior experience with Korean language. Both courses are required (Global Korea and a Korean language course.)

Another unique feature of this intensive study abroad program in the dynamic city of Seoul, is the inclusion of an approximately equal number of Korean students from local universities in Seoul. Contact with Korean counterparts in class and in the dormitory offers a far deeper immersion experience and a direct avenue to life in Seoul as a college student.

The Harvard Summer School in Korea Program is open to college undergraduates, usually rising sophomores, juniors. Graduating seniors and graduate students are ineligible to apply.  This program is geared to undergraduate students. All applicants must be in good standing. View more information about the HSS-Korea Program, the application requirements and the link to the HSS online application:  https://summer.harvard.edu/study-abroad/seoul-korea/ We encourage you to apply to this exciting Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program if you are interested in learning Korean language and about Korea's role in global events, as well as experiencing Korea first hand. Please see the attached HSS Korea Program 2024 flyer.

The HSS Korea online program application deadline is: January 25, 2024. https://summer.harvard.edu/study-abroad/seoul-korea/.  The HSS online application will go live and open on December 6, 2023 at: https://summer.harvard.edu/study-abroad/seoul-korea/



FUNDING INFO: Guidance for the 2024 budget for this program will be posted on the Harvard Summer School Seoul-Korea webpage listed under Cost and Expenses. Please also see the attached HSS Korea 2024 budget PDF below, as an FYI.

The Mignone Center for Career Success (MCS) offers funding for Harvard Summer School (HSS) Study Abroad Programs for a limited number of admitted and eligible Harvard College students. If you are a Harvard College student, you will be asked on your Harvard Summer School study abroad application (due Jan 25) if you would like to be considered for MCS funding. If you opt in to be considered for funding, you agree to allow MCS to obtain your financial aid status from the Harvard College Griffin Financial Aid Office. There is no separate application on CARAT for MCS funding for HSS.
Please note: KI Scholarships and MCS funding for HSS are for Harvard undergraduates only. Feel free to attend an MCS funding information session or go to the MCS drop-in hours for questions.

In addition, you may also apply for a limited Korea Institute (KI) Scholarship for the Harvard Summer School-Korea program. KI Scholarships are for Harvard undergraduates only. Please see: https://korea.fas.harvard.edu/korea-institute-scholarships-harvard-summer-school-korea-program for more information on the KI Scholarship for HSS application process. You may apply and may receive funding from both the Korea Institute and the Mignone Center for Career Success (MCS). The KI schoalrship application should be emailed to: Catherine Glover cglover@fas.harvard.edu by the deadline January 25, 2024. This is the same deadline as the online Harvard Summer School Abroad Program application deadline where you would ask on the program application to be considered for MCS funding for HSS.

Please feel free to contact Catherine Glover cglover@fas.harvard.edu should you have any HSS-Korea program questions.
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Harvard College Summer Funding Policy 2024

https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/summer-2023-funding-policy

Harvard College prioritizes the wide distribution of Summer funding to ensure that as many undergraduate students as possible can have a meaningful summer experience. For funded Summer 2024 experiences, students may only apply Harvard University funding to one Summer experience, regardless of duration of time (ex. only four weeks or a part-time effort). *Co-funding between multiple sources of funding is permitted only if the funding jointly supports the same Summer experience.

Exceptions to the Summer Funding Policy are uncommon and will be reviewed on an individual basis; students should make exception requests to their Resident Dean, who will forward on to the Office of Undergraduate Education. All exceptions will be approved by the Office of Undergraduate Education. 

Failure to adhere to the Harvard College Summer funding policy may result in a student being referred to the Administrative Board or Honor Council. 

* The only recognized deviation from the Summer Funding Policy applies to students conducting senior thesis research. Students in this specific situation may apply Harvard University funding to two different opportunities, given that one source of funding supports thesis research and that the two opportunities in question do not overlap in time. Thesis researchers in this case may still apply to multiple sources of research funding to enable potential co-funding opportunities.