This is an updated version of a predominantly Korean-language document that we originally posted during June 2012. This document lists scholarships and contests for awards geared towards Korean and Korean-American students in the New York-New Jersey area. In updating the information in the document, we utilized three different methods: (1) We culled information from 2013 and 2014 issues of two Korean daily newspapers: Korea Times New York and Korea Central Daily News, (2) We researched and checked the websites of organizations offering scholarships and contests for awards, and (3) We made phone calls to organizations offering scholarships and contests for awards. The original June 2012 document was based on information from 2011 sources, and another revised version that we released last year was based on information from 2012 sources.
Korean immigrants emphasize their children’s education as the main channel for social mobility, and as a result, they do a number of amazing things to give their children the best education possible. At the community level, Korean leaders also emphasize the education of younger generations as the best way of elevating and empowering the Korean community. This collective conviction at the community level is well reflected by the large number of scholarship programs and contests for awards for Korean children in the Korean community. We have located about 90 scholarships and about 10 contests for awards for Korean children in the New York-New Jersey area. Korean organizations that have established various scholarship programs and/or contests for awards want to get as many applications from strong candidates as possible. Korean students also want to learn enough about scholarship programs and award contests available in the Korean community to increase their chances to win. To bridge these two groups, we have organized a list of scholarships and contests for awards established for Korean students in the New York-New Jersey area. Without a doubt, there are actually more scholarships and contests in the Korean community than in this list. We plan to add more as we find additional scholarships and contests in the coming weeks.
February 2022 - Arrival of Dr. Seo-Yeon Jang, RCKC Visiting Scholar
We are very pleased to announce the arrival of a new visiting scholar for 2022. Dr. Seo-Yeon Jang is a Professor in the Department of Tourism at Korea...
Read More |
March 11, 2022 - Pyong Gap Min Gave Zoom Talk on Asian Immigration Patterns, Demographic Characteristics, and NY-NJ Korean Enclaves
On March 11, 2022, Professor Pyong Gap Min—Director of RCKC—gave a Zoom talk hosted by Open Forum.
The Korean-language talk provided key statistica...
Read More |
February 11, 2022 - Pyong Gap Min Presented Paper on "Asian Americans: Their Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics, and Ethnic/Racial Identities"
On February 11, 2022, Chung-Ang University's Institute of Cultural Diversity Content held an online International Conference titled "Cultura...
Read More |
Call for Papers for Special Issue Responding to Ramseyer's Article on "Comfort Women"
Call for Papers: Special issue in the Journal of International Women’s Studies (JIWS): Critical Evaluations of J. Mark Ramseyer’s Arguments for “Comfo...
Read More |