Held in Korea June 20-July 5 and July 4-19, 2012

The Korea Society is pleased to announce openings for American educators to participate in the 2012 Summer Fellowship in Korean Studies to be held in Korea in June and July of 2012. The application deadline is January 16, 2012. Fellows participate in a 16-day, expenses-paid study tour of Korea during which they visit a foreign language high school, museums, and sites of historical and cultural interest. Lectures on Korea history, culture, politics, economics, arts, and language are provided by university faculty. This unparalleled learning experience and unique opportunity for extensive travel within Korea is open to social studies professionals, including middle school and high school classroom teachers, administrators, and professors or instructors in schools of education.

Thanks to the generous support of the Korea Foundation, the 2012 program can accommodate American educators in two groups. Three days of the study tour are also sponsored by the Freeman Foundation. Applicants are solely responsible for the cost of domestic airfare to an international airport.

Preference will be given to applicants who have a demonstrated ability to adapt to new cultural settings and meet the academic demands of an intensive study/travel program. Some prior familiarity with Korean culture and history also is highly desirable.