2019 KAGES Sim Travel Award

Now accepting applications for 2019 KAGES Sim Student Travel Award!

 

Dr. Sim, Sun Hui is currently a faculty member in the Geography Department at the University of North

Alabama. Through her generous sponsorship, “Sim Student Travel Award” was established in 2010 to provide financial assistance to graduate students in the research field of Geography, Geospatial Technologies and Environmental Sciences. This scholarship is particularly designed to help meet the costs of travel to the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG). This award is for supporting the work of students who implement GIS/RS/Geospatial techniques into his/her research.

 

For the detailed information and the application, please check the attachments. If you have any other

question, please feel free contacting Dr. Misun Hur at hurmi@ecu.edu.

 

2019 KSEA Undergraduate and KSEA-KUSCO Graduate Scholarships Announcement

Dear KSEA members,

KSEA is pleased to announce the 2019 KSEA Undergraduate and KSEA-KUSCO Graduate Scholarships program.

Multiple scholarships for graduate and undergraduate students majoring in science, medicine, engineering, or related fields will be awarded in 2019.

The scholarships recognize outstanding students of Korean heritage who are excellent in academics as well as in service to the community and have the potential to become future leaders of society.

There are two scholarship categories this year;

KSEA Scholarships for Undergraduate Students in the US. (20 awards, $1,000 per each)
KSEA-KUSCO Scholarships for Graduate Students in the US. (20 awards, $1,500 per each)
The scholarship online application has opened on February 4, 2019.

All application materials for the 2019 Scholarship should be received by March 31, 2019, 5:00 PM (ET)

Please visit the KSEA Scholarship website at http://scholarship.ksea.org for more details of the 2019 Scholarships program including the online application process.

Any questions not mentioned in the 2019 Scholarship website can be addressed to KSEA HQ at scholarship@ksea.org or the KSEA Scholarship Committee Chair, Dr. Byungwhi Kong at bkong@uark.edu.

Thank you.

K. Stephen Suh, President of KSEA

Byungwhi Kong, Scholarship Committee Chair

KAGES Newsletter 2018 겨울호

KAGES 회원 여러분께,

안녕하십니까? 회원 여러분께 KAGES 겨울호 소식지를 전하여 드립니다. 이번호에는 학과소개, AAG이사회소개, 2018 KAGES 장학금 수여자들의 소감문 그리고 최근 회원동정에 관한 글들로 구성 되었습니다. 이번 소식지에 좋은 글을 기고하여 주신 회원님들께 깊은 감사를 드립니다. 다음호 소식지에도 계속해서 모든 회원님들의 참여를 부탁드리며, 소식지와 관련되어 궁금 하시거나 문의사항이 있으시면 언제든지 연락 주십시오.

특별히 북극한파의 영향을 받고계시는 회원님들과 겨울철 모든 회원님들의 건강과 안전을 기원합니다.

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2019 Student Paper Award

The Student Paper Award aims to recognize high-quality student articles published in the fields of Geography, Geospatial Technologies, and Environmental Sciences. The KGS Student Paper Award (sponsored by the Korean Geographical Society, 대한 지리학회) and the KSEA Student Paper Award (sponsored by the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association, 재미 한인 과학기술자 협회) will be given, with a maximum amount of $500 per awardee.

Eligibility 

  1. KAGES student membership valid at the time of application.
  2. Applicants must be full-time graduate or undergraduate students in colleges/universities in North America.
  3. Former recipients of this award may re-apply after two years have passed since the award ceremony; namely, those who have received the award in the past two years are not allowed to join the current round of competition.

Application material 

  1. KAGES Student Paper Award Application form: 2019_Paper_Award_Application
  2. 1-page curriculum vitae
  3. An article published or manuscript under review/revision for publication in a peer-reviewed journal in the field in calendar years 2017-2019. The applicant must be a single or first author of the article.
  4. A 1-page cover letter
  5. At least one letter of recommendation from an academic advisor or equivalent stating the contribution of the applicant for the project (Please arrange a letter to support@kages.org)

Application due date: Monday, February 18, 2019, 11:59 PM  

Award notification: Monday, March 18, 2019

Award ceremony: 2019 KAGES Annual Meeting –
                               Thursday, April 4, 2019, 6:50-7:50 PM (place to be announced)

Submission: All materials should be submitted via email (support@kages.org).

Attachments:

KAGES 2018 겨울호 소식지 원고모집공고

KAGES 회원 여러분 안녕하십니까?
KAGES 소식지 편집을 맞고있는 이은걸 입니다. 지난 여름호 소식지 발간에 적극적으로 참여하여 주신 회원님들께 다시 깊은 감사를 드립니다. 지난 가을 학기 동안에 회원님들의 고무적인 소식을 전하고자 발간 예정인 KAGES 겨울호를 위한 원고를 모집하고 있습니다. 모집분야는 다음과 같습니다.
  • 최근의 연구결과나 새롭게 시작하신 연구들 (Grant-award or Non-grant research)을 소개하여 주십시오.
  • 혹은 회원님들의 기관에서 주관하신 연구관련 행사나 주요학회 (Workshop, Symposium, Special Conference, etc.)에 참여하신 바를 전하여 주셔도 좋습니다.
  • 또한 신입회원님들의 연구 및 기관 소개도 대단히 환영합니다. 특히 KAGES는 학생회원님들의 참여를 소중히 여기고 전달하고자 합니다. 본인의 학위논문요약이나 Grant-award research 등을 전하여 주십시오.
  • 회원 소식 모집에 적극적인 참여 역시 특별히 부탁드립니다. New position, Award, Retirement, Promotion & Professional Activity 나 Research 관련 (publication 포함) 소식을 전달하여 주십시오. 학생회원님들의 최근 학위수여 소식 (received in 2018 Fall/Winter)도 환영합니다. 또한, 회원 개인의 동정도 환영합니다.
연구소개 (Forum and Exploring Field) 원고는 650 – 900 words, 학회 및 기관 소개는 500 words 이내로 작성하여 주시면 되겠습니다.
원고마감일은 12월 28일 (금요일)으로, 원고 및 소식을 현 편집장인 이은걸 교수(eungul.lee@mail.wvu.edu)에게 전달하여 주십시오. 기타 문의사항 역시 이은걸 교수에게 문의하여 주시기 바랍니다.
회원님들의 적극적인 참여와 관심을 부탁드리며, 어느덧 성큼 겨울로 접어드는 이때에 건강하시고 건승하시길 바랍니다.
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