KUSCO-KSEA Scholarships for
Graduate Students in US


Objective

To recognize outstanding graduate students who have excelled in the field of science and engineering as well as in extracurricular activities, including community services, and who have demonstrated a potential for becoming leaders in the scientific community for closer cooperation between the US and Korea. (Please see the last page for more information on KSEA and KUSCO.)


Scholarship


Eligibility

 

Application Materials

(ALL material must be submitted TOGETHER in ONE PACKET(envelope) including the application form.)
  • KSEA Scholarship both online application at http://scholarship.ksea.org/, and Application form (Download MS Word format: Application Form) to be filled out;
  • An abstract for a poster or oral presentation at UKC2008 (300-500 words in the online application. Please refer to the UKC webpage, http://UKC.ksea.org/ukc2008/)
  • Official transcripts from colleges attended
  • Two recommendation letters from the college attending (one letter must be from a current academic advisor)

Evaluation Criteria

  • Academic performance - 30%
  • Recommendation letters -30%
  • Work experience and extracurricular activities - 20%
  • UKC Abstract - 20%

Application Deadline

  • Deadline: 2/15/2008 (Friday)
  • Apply online during 12/15/2007 and 2/15/2008, and
  • Send all application documents including official transcripts and recommendation letters to (postmarked by 2/15/2008):
    KSEA
    1952 Gallows Rd., Suite 300
    Phone: 703-748-1221, Fax: 703-748-1331
    E-mail: sejong@ksea.org

Announcement and Award Presentation

  • Notice of the scholarships will be announced on the KSEA webpage (http://www.ksea.org/) by May 15, 2008.
  • The certificate and scholarship fund will be presented at UKC2008 in San Diego, on August 15, 2008.
  • All recipients are required to make poster or oral presentations on their research areas at UKC2008 (August 14-16, 2008).

If you have any questions on scholarship application, please contact:

KSEA Scholarship Committee
1952 Gallows Rd., Suite 300
Vienna, VA 22182
phone: 703-748-1221, fax: 703-748-1331
E-mail: sejong@ksea.org