How to Apply - KUSCO Scholarship

Requirement

The applicant should be:

1. Korean, Korean-American or American involved in Korea-US S&E Collaboration
2. Studying Science and Engineering (excludes medical school students)
3. Enrolled in a Master’s or Ph.D. course in the US
4. Submitting all the application materials for review

Application Materials

1. KUSCO Scholarship Application Form - Online Application
2. Curriculum Vitae (including work experience and extracurricular activities)
3. Official transcripts from colleges attended
4. An abstract for a poster or oral presentation at US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship
5. Two recommendation letters (one letter must be from a current advisor)
6. Current Resume(Optional)

Evaluation Criteria

1. Academic performance – 30%
2. Recommendation Letters – 30%
3. Work experience and extracurricular activities - 20%
4. UKC Abstract/Oral presentation material - 20%

Application Deadline

• Deadline: February 2012 (Detailed date will be posted later)

Announcement and Award Presentation

• The recipients of the scholarships will be announced on the KUSCO (www.kusco.org/) and KSEA webpage (www.ksea.org/) during May or early June every-year.
• The certificate and KUSCO scholarship fund will be presented at the UKC Conference and all recipients are required to make poster or oral presentations on their research areas at UKC. If awardees are unable to attend the ceremony, the certificate and scholarship fund will be mailed to the KSEA local chapter president. Each chapter can perform their own ceremony. But it is strongly recommended all scholarship recipients are encouraged to attend the UKC award ceremony.
• For more info click http://scholarship.ksea.org/InfoGraduate.aspx