Deadline is Dec. 15. The SSRC is an autonomous, nongovernmental, nonprofit, international association devoted to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences. The council is an international enterprise in which a rotating group of 300 social scientists work together on 25-30 council committees, giving continued and cumulative attention to topics at the frontiers of research, training, field development and public policy in both the U.S. and other regions of the world. The council's committees sponsor a number of competitive predoctoral fellowship and advanced research grant programs. Selection procedures vary from committee to committee, but in all cases, the determination of fellowships and grants is made by groups of scholars from a variety of disciplines.
Support is available for up to nine months.
Full-time students, regardless of citizenship, who are enrolled in doctoral programs in the U.S. are eligible. The fellowships support research to be carried out in Korea for a period of nine to 18 months. Where justified by the nature of the proposed research, the application may be for research both in Korea and in another foreign area. The total period of support requested for preparatory training and field research cannot normally exceed 18 months. The program is supported in part by the Korea Foundation.