LINKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

First Annual Call for Essays

The Sejong Society of Washington, D.C., is proud to introduce its first annual call for essays on U.S.-Korea relations and Korean affairs. The purpose of this new initiative is to give students and young professionals an opportunity to publish original essays in any discipline for wider dissemination to the academic and policy communities. We will select up to ten essays that are judged to provide fresh and well-informed perspectives on U.S.-Korea relations and Korean affairs.

Eligibility:

College or university students (undergraduate or graduate) and young professionals under 35 years of age.
Entry Deadline and Format:

• The deadline for entry has been extended to May 28, 2010
• All papers must be submitted in electronic format via email to sejongsociety@sejongsocietydc.org .
• Selected papers will become the property of the Sejong Society, though we will gladly cooperate with authors wishing to republish their work elsewhere.

Benefits:

Authors of up to ten selected essays will receive a cash prize of $100 and be given an opportunity to present their findings at a Sejong Society-hosted academic conference at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.

The Sejong Society plans to publish selected papers in its first annual issue of an academic journal designed to disseminate the findings to the academic and policy communities.
Standards:

While the essays should be academic in nature, we are primarily looking for creative ideas on matters with some relevance to U.S.-Korea relations and Korean affairs. Submissions should be between 1,500 and 5,000 words and may be in any discipline. Each essay will be judged blindly and ranked by a panel of academics and Sejong Society board members.

Please direct any questions to sejongsociety@sejongsocietydc.org .

Our Partner Organization:

The U.S.-Korea Institute (USKI) at SAIS is part of an extensive program which began in 2006 to make SAIS a hub of Korea-related activities in the Washington, DC area. USKI sponsors courses, fellowships, research and outreach activities regarding Korea at SAIS.

Korea and Foreign Policy Related Organizations:

Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.

The Korea Foundation promotes a better understanding of Korea in the international community and fosters global friendship by conducting various exchange activities between the Republic of Korea and foreign countries around the world.

The Korea Economic Institute (KEI) is a not-for-profit, educational organization affiliated with the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), a public policy research institute located in Seoul and funded by the South Korean government. KEI focuses its efforts on all aspects of the U.S.-Korea relationship.

Korea.net is the official website for tourist, business, and governmental information about the Republic of Korea.

Other Young Professionals Organizations:

The Korean American Coalition (KAC) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community advocacy organization. Established in 1983, KAC's mission is to facilitate the Korean American community's participation in civic, legislative, and community affairs, encouraging the community to contribute to and become an integral part of American society.

The Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership (CAPAL) is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization dedicated to building leadership and public policy knowledge within the Asian Pacific American community. Its mission is to promote APA interests and success in public sector careers, to provide information and education on policy issues affecting the APA community, and to serve the APA community at large.

Young Professionals for International Cooperation (YPIC) is a program of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) that seeks to engage young professionals in discussions of international affairs, with an emphasis on the importance of multilateral cooperation and the UN. The UNA-National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) YPIC chapter, is committed to providing information and opportunities to young professionals and students in the national capital area.