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We continue the legacy of a specialized foundation for humanities research.

Pony Chung Foundation launched the Pony Chung Overseas Doctorate Scholarship in 2021, completing its humanities support curriculum following the Pony Chung Academic Grants in 2013 and the Pony Chung Humanities Scholarship in 2020.
By supporting outstanding researchers in humanities in their career paths starting from a graduate program and earning a degree to post-doctorate research and employment as a professor, the Foundation trains talented individuals in the fields of humanities.

Selection Process and Grants

The scholarship is for graduate students slated for enrollment in prestigious humanities doctorate programs overseas. Any humanities major with literature, linguistics, philosophy, history, or Korean studies listed as their major can apply for the program. Applicants will submit an application, acceptance letter from an overseas graduate school, Statement of Purpose (SOP), and English grades. Recipients will be selected after an application screening and interview process.

No more than 8 doctorate program enrollees will be selected with zones being divided into two: the US and UK, and Europe and Asia.
Recipients in the US and UK zone will receive USD 40,000 per person annually, and those in the Europe and Asia zone will receive USD 15,000 per person for three years following their dispatch.

  1. October
    Application Submission
  2. November
    Application Screening
  3. December
    Interview
  4. December
    Announcement of
    Final Recipients
  5. July
    Confirm admission
    and dispatch

Undergraduate

Pony Chung Domestic Grants (2006-2019)
- Fund up to 2 years of tuition
- Field: History, Philosophy, Architecture, Civil Engineering

Graduate

Pony Chung Humanities Scholarship (2020-)
- Give research funds to graduate students studying humanities
Pony Chung Overseas Doctorate Grant (2021-)
- Provide financial aid to first-year students in overseas doctorate programs

Post-doctorate

Pony Chung Academic Grants (2009-)
- Give research funds to emerging researchers who have held post-doctorate positions for less than five years
Pony Chung Korean Studies Grant (2016-)
- Collaborate with RIKS, Korea University
- Pony Chung Fellowship, Young Korean Studies Academy