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Since 2011, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars has partnered with the Korea Foundation, Seoul, to host Korean students enrolled in advanced degree programs as part of a Korea Foundation Junior Scholars Program. Each year, the program provides three students the opportunity to spend up to six months at the Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy conducting advanced research on an important public policy issue or a topic in international history.
The Korea Foundation Junior Scholars are selected through a competitive application process. In accepting a Woodrow Wilson Center residential appointment, Korea Foundation Junior Scholars become part of a community of scholars whose collegial interactions with each other, and with the Washington policy community, characterize the Center's unique environment. While at the Wilson Center, Korea Foundation Junior Scholars carry out a full schedule of rigorous research and writing based on the topic outlined in the research proposal submitted at the time of application. Prior to concluding their term at the Wilson Center, the Korea Foundation Junior Scholars are required to present the findings of their research at an event open to the public.
The Korea Foundation was established in 1991 by the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea with the aim to of enhancing the image of Korea in the world and promoting academic and cultural exchange programs.
Korea Foundation Junior Scholars
2024-2025 Cohort
2023-2024 Cohort
2021-2022 Cohort
![Yemok Jeon](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/YemokJeon.png)
Yemok Jeon
M.A., Hanyang University
![Sulim Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/Sulim%20Photo.jpeg)
Sulim Kim
PhD candidate, Department of History, University of Hawaiʻi
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Haram Park
M.E. (Masters of Engineering), Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Korea University
2019-2020 Cohort
![Jeong Hyeon Oh](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/KC_2020-Jeong%20Hyeon%20Oh.jpg)
JeongHyeon Oh
M.A candidates, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University
![Do Kyung Ryuk](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/KC_2020-Do%20Kyung%20Ryuk_Cropped.jpg)
Do Kyung Ryuk
Undergraduate Student, Kyung Hee University
![Yewon Sung](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/uploads/images/KC_2020-Yewon%20Sung_Cropped.jpg)
Yewon Sung
Graduate Student, Seoul National University
2018-2019 Cohort
2017-2018 Cohort
![Bo Kyung Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/bo_kyung_kim_2.jpg)
Bo Kyung Kim
Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, South Korea
![Minjeong Ko](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/minjeong_ko.jpg)
Minjeong Ko
MA Candidate, Ewha Womans University
![Suna Jeong](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/suna_jeong.jpg)
Suna Jeong
M.A. in Political Science, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
2016-2017 Cohort
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Min Ji Kim
M.I.S., Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies, Republic of Korea
![Ui Seon Kang](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/diana_kang-2.jpg)
Ui Seon Kang
Master in International Studies, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University
![Heajin Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/heajin-kim-resized.jpg)
Heajin Kim
M.A., The Committee on International Relations, University of Chicago
![Yoonjeong You](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/yoojeong-you-resized.jpg)
Yoonjeong You
M.A. Candidate in International Development and Cooperation, Graduate School of International Studies of Korea University
2015-2016 Cohort
![Su Jong Hong](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/su_hong_for_web.gif)
Su Jong Hong
![YooRi Kang](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/yoori-photo_edited.png)
YooRi Kang
Master’s Candidate, The Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University, South Korea.
![Kyuhyun Park](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/parkkk.jpg)
Kyuhyun Park
Master’s Candidate, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University, South Korea.
2014-2015 Cohort
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Hwal Min Jin
M.A. Recipient, from Seoul National University
![Chong Min Kim](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/chong_min_kim_for_web.jpg)
Chong Min Kim
PhD Candidate, Seoul National University
![Hyo Won Shin](/sites/default/files/styles/square_85x85/public/media/images/person/hyo_won_shin_for_web.jpg)
Hyo Won Shin
Masters Candidate, GSIS Yonsei University
Seung Mo Kang
MA Candidate in Korean Studies, Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies
2013-2014 Cohort
2012-2013 Cohort
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Seokwon Kim
Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at the Department of Political Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Hee Young Shin
Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Jung Joo Kwon
M.A. Candidate, University of St. Gellen