In an effort to shed light upon Korean studies, the National Museum of Korea, an ASEMUS member, offers its seventh annual fellowship, entitled the 2019 Museum Network Fellowship. The programme is designed to promote the advancement of museum-related Korean studies overseas. The programme will provide participants with valuable opportunities to gain field experience in Korean culture through comprehensive lectures on museum-related Korean studies, workshops, research and site visits around the country. Lectures and workshops held in the course of the fellowship may include the following:

• Buddhist Art of Korea,
• Paintings of Korea
• Ceramics of Korea
• Ancient Architecture of Korea
• Modern and Contemporary Art
• Archaeology of Korea
• Conservation Science

A more detailed preliminary agenda can be found as part of the application package.

Eligibility of candidates

Given the purpose of the National Museum of Korea Fellowships 2019, applicants must be non-Korean citizens. Candidates should neither hold any relevant previous, concurrent and subsequent fellowships or academic research positions provided by any Korean institutions. Eligible candidates are overseas curators with a degree on Korean or Asian Studies, working at museums or museum-related institutions, or researchers who have published a thesis or articles on Korean or Asian Studies between 2014~2018 (for 5 years). This is a bilingual programme in which proficiency in English is required and fluency in Korean is also a plus for participation.

Benefits and conditions

Participants will be provided with round-trip airfare (economy class), accommodation, regional tour expenses, travel insurance fees and basic daily expenses for the duration of the program, which is scheduled from 7 to 20 July 2019. Beneficiaries of the programme will be required to submit a research paper in May and will later be given the opportunity of presenting their papers in a two-day colloquium session.

Applications and further information

Applications, including a completed form, an updated CV, reference and evidence of previous experience, should be submitted by 16 March (please note that the deadline has been extended). For additional information on conditions and benefits of participation in the National Museum of Korea Fellowships 2019, please visit http://www.museum.go.kr/site/eng/archive/united/14872