The Korea Institute, Harvard University announces the 2019 Student Grant and Fellowship Awards
Korea Institute 2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Student Awards for Korea-Related Research, Travel and Work
The Korea Institute at Harvard University promotes the study of Korea and brings together faculty, students, scholars, and visitors to create a leading Korean studies community at Harvard. Through the Korea Institute, Harvard offers resources for graduate and undergraduate students to study Korea. On campus in Cambridge, students take courses on Korea and may choose from a wide array of Korea-related programmatic activities. Graduate and undergraduate students may conduct thesis research and language study in Korea, and undergraduates may participate in study and work abroad opportunities in Korea through a variety of programs such as the Harvard Summer School-Korea Program, Korean language study at Ewha University, academic study at Seoul National University, and internships.
These Korea Institute undergraduate and graduate student awards are generously supported by the Jaromir Ledecky International Fellowship Program in Journalism Fund at the Office of Career Services; the Min Young-Chul Memorial Fund, Sunshik Min Endowment for the Advancement of Korean Literature Fund, Modern Korean Economy and Society (Sanhak) Endowment Fund, Kim & Kang Endowment Fund, LG Yonam Endowment Fund, SBS Endowment Fund, SBS Foundation Research Fund, Theresa Cho, Scott MacKenzie, and anonymous donors at the Korea Institute, Harvard University; the Korea Herald and Korea Foundation, Seoul, Korea.
Korea Institute Summer Research Travel Fellowships – Graduate
Wenjiao Cai, EALC, G7,”As the Littoral Edge: Tideland Reclaimation and Borderland Development in Late Chosǒn Korea, 1600-1910”
Gangsim Eom, Anthropology, G1, “Locating Displacement: Koreans and Community in Indonesia Since 1942”
Hyeok Hweon Kang, EALC, G6, “Divine Machines: A History of Technoscience in Korea, 1392-1882”
Juwon Kim, RSEA, G1, “Cinema, Nation-State and Cold War: Newsreel Production in 1950s South Korea”
Yusung Kim, EALC, G6, “Cold War Techno-Fantasy: Displays on the Futures and New Environments in South Korea and Japan”
Hyejoo Lee, RSEA, G1, “The Foreign Body in South Korean Media: Gender, Race and Modernity”
SangJae Lee, EALC, G3,”From Text to Context: Translation, Circulation, and Authorization of Western Learning in the Late Nineteenth Century Korea”
Sun Young Park, Government, G1, “Imagined Class: Redistributive Preferences and Political Rhetoric”
Korea Institute Grants for Korea Summer Programs–Undergraduate
David Cho, ’22, Harvard Summer School in Seoul
Olivia Fu, ’22, Harvard Summer School in Seoul
Kassia Love, ’22, Harvard Summer School in Seoul
Christina Tran, ’21, Harvard Summer School in Seoul
Korea Institute Summer Undergraduate Internships in Seoul, Korea
Geraldine Cisneros, ’20, Psychology, CJ ENM
Timothy Im, ’21, History & Literature, Korea Herald
Ashley Jiin Kim, ’20, Sociology, CJ Freshway
Albert Seung Min Shin, ’22, Applied Mathematics and Economics, ROK National Assembly
Alyn Wallace, ’19, Folklore & Mythology, CJ 4DPLEX
Korea Institute Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grants to Ewha University (EISC)
Jennifer Ban, ’21, Integrative Biology, Ewha Womans University
Dalen Ferreira, ’19, Music, Ewha Womans University
Korea Institute Scholarship to Attend Seoul National University- International Summer Program (SNU-ISP)
Maria Tirnovanu, ’20, Social Studies, Seoul National University-International Summer Program
Korea Institute Undergraduate Summer Research Travel Grants
Anne Lheem, ’21, Anthropology, “South Korea’s Beauty Obsession: Key Factors, Mechanisms, and Lasting Health Consequences”
Maria Tirnovanu, ’20, Social Studies, “The Line Between Real and Fake-An In-Depth Look at the Social Influence of LGBTQ+ Rights in K-Pop”
Korea Institute Summer Language Study Grants for Graduate Students
Peng Hai, EALC, G2, Sogang 10-week Intensive Summer Korean Language Training Program
Korea Institute Supplementary Dissertation Research Grants AY19-20
Eun Se Baik, SOCL, G4, “How is Education Being Transnationalized? The Case of College Preparatory Hagwons in Korea and the United States”
Laurie Lee, Music, G4, “Aural Mediums: Sound Technologies and Women's Voices in Colonial Korea”
Korea Institute Conference Attendance Grants-Graduate
Keung Yoon Becky Bae, G5, EALC,Society for Cinema and Media Studies Conference, Seattle, WA
Keung Yoon Becky Bae, G5, EALC, Association for Asian Studies Conference, Denver, CO
Wenjiao Cai, G7, EALC-HEAL, Association for Asian Studies Conference, Denver, CO
Clara Do, G1, EdM, ICA: International Communication Association Conference, Washington D.C.
Gangsim Eom, G1, Anthropology, International Indonesia Forum Conference, Tainan, Taiwan
Hyeok Hweon Kang, G6, EALC-HEAL, Society for History of Technology Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO
Eunbi Lee, G1, EdM, CIES: Comparative International Education Society Conference, San Francisco, CA
Laurie Lee, G4, Music, Sound Technologies and Performance of the Voice in 20th Century Korea Conference, St. Louis, MO