Call for Applications: The application for the ninth annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award will open in March 2025.

Established in 2017 through the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sherman and family, the Award encourages and contributes to the advancement of thought leadership for a new generation of Korea scholars and professionals. Each year The Korea Society recognizes an emerging expert and provides the awardee with an opportunity to share their expertise with a broad general audience.

The Society seeks applications from scholars, researchers and specialists representative of a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. Prior awardees have explored topics in the arts, architecture, political science and technology and have included Ph.D. candidates, junior professors (both tenure and non-tenure track), researchers and professionals. Former applicants have hailed from colleges and universities, research institutions and non-profit organizations in the U.S.

Program Benefits for the awardee include:
   • the opportunity to conduct a public, in-person lecture at The Korea Society in early fall. The lecture is offered in-person at The Korea Society and is live-streamed. It is also recorded to allow ongoing access on the Society’s website and YouTube channel;
   • roundtrip air travel to New York City and hotel accommodations and incidentals for two-nights;
   • a $2,500 honorarium; and,
   • the opportunity to gain wider visibility for one’s work while becoming part of a group of distinguished alumni.

For a list of prior awardees and their presentations, click here.

Process:
   • Applicants complete and submit the application that includes a CV, a writing sample, a lecture proposal
   • Two letters of recommendation from senior scholars or professionals.
   • A review committee of experts in the field reviews short-listed applications in late May.
   • Awardee is announced by the end of June.
   • Public lecture is held in early fall at a time mutually convenient for the awardee and the Society.

For further information contact Linda Tobash at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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