Visiting Scholars and Researchers Program Information
The Center for Korean Studies welcomes each year some ten scholars from universities and institutions throughout the world, who are drawn to UCLA for its dynamic research environment. These visitors include academics, scholars, and senior government officials, representing every discipline of Korean Studies. These visitors provide a valuable resource for the Center's faculty and graduate students, as well as the Los Angeles community as a whole, and enhance UCLA's coverage in Korean Studies. The Center for Korean Studies provides limited administrative assistance to visiting scholars and helps scholars with access to UCLA's library and research facilities. Because of severe space limitations throughout the university, the Center is unfortunately unable to provide private office space to visiting scholars.
Costs: The Center for Korean Studies charges a small administrative fee to defray the costs of running its visiting scholar program. The current charge is $3,000 for academics and $5,000 for non-academics per year. $500 is to be paid at the time of the application to cover the costs of processing the visiting-scholar application. Checks or money orders in US dollars should be made payable to: "Regents of the University of California." This application fee cannot be refunded, even if the scholar is ultimately unable to visit UCLA, or if the Center is unable to accept or to accommodate the applicant.
Advice for Visiting Scholars
Submit your applications early. It takes about four months to process your application. When applying, please take into consideration the time that it will take to make all the necessary arrangements before arriving in LA.
Submit your application with all the required forms and materials. Incomplete or incorrect applications can make your appointment significantly delayed. Thus, you should make sure that the application is completed and correct before submitting it. Please send in the $500 application fee with the application.
