Resources
We would like to introduce fellowships & scholarships for Korean learners and useful links for learners of Korean as well.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships
Associated Students of the University of Hawaii (ASUH) Scholarship
This opportunity is available to all full-time, classified undergraduate students of UH Mānoa. This award was designed to assist students to financially offset the cost of tuition.
Center for Korean Studies Scholarships
To apply, visit the University of Hawai‘i student scholarships Web site (STAR) at www.star.hawaii.edu/scholarship/ and complete the appropriate on-line application form.
Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce (HKCC) Scholarship
The Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce is pleased to offer its annual scholarship to outstanding students who are enrolled or will be enrolling full-time in an accredited four-year college for undergraduate studies.
Korean American Scholarship Foundation (KASF)
KASF is organized into seven regions and the scholarship application process is handled separately by each region. Please select the state where the school you will be attending during the scholarship year is located for the proper instructions on submitting your application.
Critical Language Scholarship Program
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world.
Freeman-Asia Scholarship
Freeman Awards for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) provides scholarships for U.S. undergraduate students with demonstrated financial need to study abroad in East or Southeast Asia.
The Blakemore Foundation
The Blakemore Foundation awards grants for study only at specific language programs as noted below. No grants are available for study within the United States.
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellows
The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships are federally funded academic scholarships designed to provide support and funding to graduate and undergraduate students studying the languages and cultures of specific foreign countries and regions.
Boren Awards
Fund study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship
The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students of limited financial means to study or intern abroad, providing them with skills critical to our national security and economic prosperity. The Institute of International Education has administered the program since its inception in 2001.
UH Manoa Scholarships and Grants
Mānoa Opportunity Grant is available to students who demonstrate financial need based on information provided on your FAFSA.
LEARNERS
Learners of Korean
National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
The Korean summer program provides participants the opportunity to develop their Korean language skills while improving their understanding of traditional and modern Korean culture.
Project GO (for ROTC students)
Project Global Officer (Project GO) is a collaborative initiative that promotes critical language education, study abroad, and intercultural dialogue opportunities for Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) students.
Middlebury Language Schools: School of Korean
Learn to speak Korean—but also learn about Korean literature, history, politics, art, film, music, food, and dance—because culture is integral to language.
Korea University Korean Language Center: Regular Program
Encounter Korea and the world at Korea University’s Korean Language Center (KLC), cradle of Korean language and culture education!
National Institute of the Korean Language
National Institute of Korean Language was established for the purpose of developing the Korean language, improving the language-life of the people and administering research activities.
KLEAR Textbooks
It has been nearly fifteen years since the KFL (Korean as a foreign language) textbook development planning conference was held in Christian Academy House in Seoul on January 3–5, 1994.
Startalk
STARTALK is a federal grant program funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. STARTALK grants fund summer world language learning programs as well as professional development programs for world language teachers.
Yonsei Korean Language Institute: Regular Program
The Korean Language Institute was established on April 1st, 1959 as the first institute to provide intensive Korean language courses. The KLI not only has been offering Korean culture but also played a role introducing Korean culture and history through its language training to students, missionaries and diplomats.
Sogang University Korean Language Education Center: Regular Program
Sogang KLEC is a place where students from all over the world gather together to study Korean and learn from each other.
Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center: Regular Program
The Korean Language & Culture Program (KLCP) is designed to improve international students’ comprehensive conversation skills in Korean that runs all the year round. KLCP provides intensive Korean language training to international students admitted to Korean universities and to others interested in engaging in work related to Korea or the Korean language.
Links
Useful Links
Korea Collection at Hamilton Library
Welcome to the Korea Collection of Hamilton Library at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Our collection acquires a wide variety of materials in support of Korean Studies, here at the University. Our collection includes materials in both 한글(Hangul/Korean) and English and covers topics in the Arts, Humanities, Business and Social Sciences fields.
Center for Korean Studies
Welcome to the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the oldest and largest Korean studies institution outside Korea.
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
The Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures (EALL) is the largest department of its kind in the country and offers a curriculum unparalleled in its breadth and scope in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language, linguistics, literature, and culture.
College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature
The College of Languages, Linguistics & Literature (LLL) places the study of language and literature in its many manifestations at the center of its students’ education.
Korean Flagship Overseas Program (KFOP)
KU’s Korean Flagship Overseas Program (KFOP) is an overseas training program of the Korean Flagship Program (UHM Korean Flagship Program) established by the U.S. government (The Language Flagship) and administered by the University of Hawaii at Manoa in order to cultivate American specialists on Korea with the highest professional proficiency in Korean (Superior Level ACTFL OPI).
Korean University Language & Culture Center (KLCC)
The KLC is a specialized educational institution of Korean language and culture. It was established on March 1 in 1986 with the goal of introducing the Korean language and culture to the world in line with the rising status of South Korea.
UH Manoa Air Force ROTC
The Department of the Air Force ROTC program is a great way to earn a commission in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. I think you will find that our program is both a challenging and rewarding experience.
UH Manoa Army ROTC
The Warrior Battalion consists of over 120 Cadets from all over the world. These cadets all share one goal in mind – to graduate and commission as a second lieutenant in the Army.