KSEA Scholarships for Undergraduate Students

To recognize outstanding students with Korean heritage who have excelled in academics as well as in extracurricular activities including community services, and who demonstrate potential for becoming leaders in the society.

The objectives of KSEA include:

1. Contribute to the industrial development in the US and Korea through the promotion of science and engineering.
2. Promote cooperation between the US and Korea in science, engineering and technology.
3. Promote and cultivate the next generation of Korean-American scientists and engineers.
4. Contribute to the Korean Community.

• KSEA Scholarship (multiple) : $1000 per award
• Named Scholarship
  • Inyong Ham Scholarship (1) : $1000 per award
  • Hyundai Scholarship (2) : $1000 per award
  • Chunghi Hong Park Scholarship (2) : $1000 per award for women
  • Yohan and Rumie Cho Scholarship (1) : $1000 per award
  • Shoon Kyung Kim Scholarship (1) : $1000 per award
  • Nam Sook & Je Hyun Kim Scholarship (1) : $1000 per award
  • SeAh-Haiam Scholarship (1) : $1000 per award
  • Wan-Kyu Cho Scholarship (1) : $1000 per award
• Outstanding Essay Awards (2) : $500 - $1000 per awarrd

• Undergraduate students in the U.S. with Korean heritage
• Major in science, engineering, or related fields
• KSEA membership (Student may apply for KSEA membership at the time of scholarship application.)
• Previous recipients of any KSEA scholarship are not eligible.

• KSEA Scholarship both online application at http://scholarship.ksea.org/, and Application form (Download MS Word format: Application Form) to be filled out;
  • Once you log in to the site with the KSEA member username, the application form will be available.
  • Application will start on 12/15/2007 and end on 2/15/2008.
• An essay on one of the following topics (500-1500 words in the online application):
  (a) My experience in volunteer activities
  (b) Meaning of Korean heritage in my life
  (c) My vision on science and technology cooperation between the US and Korea
  
• Official transcripts from colleges attended: at least three college semester transcripts are required. (For college freshmen, at least one college semester transcript and high school transcripts are required.)
• Two recommendation letters
  • one from an academic advisor or counselor
  • one from a current or former official of KSEA (an executive committee member, a councilor or a chapter president) or a professor of the college attending, or a teacher of the high school attended for college freshmen

• Academic performance - 30%
• Recommendation letters -30%
• Work experience and extracurricular activities - 20%
• Essay - 20%

• Deadline: 2/15/2008 (Friday)
• Apply online during 12/15/2007 and 02/15/2008
• Send all application documents including official transcripts and recommendation letters to (postmarked by 2/15/2008):
  KSEA
  1952 Gallows Rd., Suite 300
  Phone: 703-748-1221, Fax: 703-748-1331
  E-mail: sejong@ksea.org

• Notice of the scholarships will be announced on the KSEA webpage (http://www.ksea.org/) by May 15, 2008.
• Scholarship Presentation:
  • The certificate and scholarship fund will be mailed to the KSEA local chapter president if available by the end of May, 2008. Each chapter can perform their own ceremony for certificate presentation.
  • Although no travel expenses are provided by KSEA, the scholarship recipients are encouraged to attend the 2008 US-Korea Conference (UKC) to receive the scholarship certificate at the ceremony in UKC2008 (San Diego; Aug. 14-16, 2008).