POSCO Visiting Fellowship Program 2016

The POSCO Visiting Fellowship Program is a 1-year programme endowed by POSCO and is intended to promote research activities on Korean topics at the East-West Center. POSCO Visiting Fellowship Program is conducted by POSCO, which is a multinational steel-making company at South Korea.

The Program invites outstanding scholars and policy makers to engage in policy-relevant, contemporary research on political, security, and economic issues in Northeast Asia, as they relate to Korea. POSCO visiting fellows are in residence at the East-West Center for one to two months and undertake research and writing on an agreed topic.

Each year during the period from March 1 through the end of February of the following year, the East-West Center invites four to six visiting fellows.The fellows are required to do following activities:

• Give one seminar
• Prepare a high-quality paper to be submitted for publication
• Join in East-West Center activities. 
• The Fellow may also be asked to participate in local outreach and public diplomacy activities. 

Areas of Research

• Issues concerning the two Koreas and Northeast Asia
• Security issues involving Korea and Northeast Asia
• Economic and social issues in Korea
• Political development in South Korea.

POSCO Visiting Fellowship Important Dates 2017

Fellows are provided with a stipend and round-trip economy airfare between their home base and Honolulu.

They are required to give one seminar, prepare a high quality paper to be submitted for publication and join in East-West Center activities. 

The Fellow may also be asked to participate in local outreach and public diplomacy activities.

To be considered for the fellowship period from 1 March 2017 to 28 February 2018 candidates have to submit their Application by December 31, 2016

Download the Application Form 

Enclosures to be sent

• A cover letter indicating the research theme or project for which the applicant is applying
• Curriculum vitae
• Names of three referees, including full name, title, address, telephone and fax number, and email address.
• Research proposal of 3 to 5 pages

Specifications of the Research Proposal

• Setting out the issue or issues they propose to investigate.
• Their research method.
• The relationship of the proposed study to ongoing work in the area.
• How the proposed study can advance regional development and cooperation.
• The duration of fellowship required, expected time that the applicant can be in residence at the East-West Center.
• The anticipated publication product.

Submission of the Fellowship Application Form

The duly filled in Application Form along with above-mentioned enclosures should be mailed to the following address or can be sent via mail to: fellowships@eastwestcenter.org or to:

Denny Roy 
Coordinator of POSCO Visiting Fellowships 
East-West Center 
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii  96848-1601 
USA

East-West Center 
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaii  96848-1601 
USA

T:808.944.7111