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The USC Korean Studies Institute offers graduate summer fieldwork grants. All USC doctoral students who plan to conduct fieldwork in Korea are eligible to apply for funding. Applicants must demonstrate how the fieldwork will benefit their research project. The maximum amount of the individual award is $2,000, and the actual award amount may vary. The award will be issued as a stipend and may be subject to taxes.<\/p>\n

The funding may be used to<\/p>\n

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  • Travel to Korea for fieldwork research or conference presentation<\/li>\n
  • Visit archives, critical libraries or other institutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The funding is not intended for<\/p>\n

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    • Language studies<\/li>\n
    • Equipment or book purchases<\/li>\n
    • Participation in networking events<\/li>\n
    • Research assistance for a professor<\/li>\n
    • Work that can be completed while in residence at USC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      If awarded, the recipients must submit a summary of the fieldwork activities along with a list of expenses and receipts.<\/p>\n

      The application cycle for Summer of 2026 is closed. Please stay tuned for the call for application in spring of 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5526","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGraduate Summer Fieldwork Grant - Korean Studies Institute<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/graduate-summer-grant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graduate Summer Fieldwork Grant - Korean Studies Institute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/graduate-summer-grant\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Korean Studies Institute\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-10-05T17:20:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/ksi\\\/graduate-summer-grant\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dornsife.usc.edu\\\/ksi\\\/graduate-summer-grant\\\/\",\"name\":\"Graduate Summer Fieldwork Grant - 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