Korea-America Association ‘College Student Essay Competition’ Is Currently Accepting Submissions

Korea-America Association ‘College Student Essay Competition’ Is Currently Accepting Submissions
C: Joong-Kyung CHOI, chairman and president of the Korea-America Association (KAA), at the award ceremony of Pony Chung College Student Essay Competition on July 18, 2022. Courtesy of Korea-America Association
Epoch Times Staff
Lee Yun-Jeong
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The Korea-America Association and Pony Chung Foundation “College Student Essay Competition” is currently accepting submissions. The deadline for essay submission is March 31.

Students can choose any topic within three fields: Korea-U.S. diplomacy, Korea-U.S. security, or Korea-U.S. economy. Essayists may form a team of up to three coauthors or submit as an individual. Participants must be undergraduate students (not graduate students) with either Korean or U.S. citizenship. The essay must be 4,500 to 5,500 words long, including a 200-word abstract and citation.

Students can download the application form on the website of the Korea-America Association (http://koramas.or.kr/eng) or via QR code on the poster. Students must fill it out and submit it with transcripts.

The schedule for the competition is below : Submission deadline: March 31. 2023 Result announcement : May–June 2023

Presentation of Awards: June–August 2023

Awards & Prizes:

Grand Prize for one person: $10,000 1st Runner-up for two-person (team): $5,000
2nd Runner-up for three-person (team): $2,000
3rd Runner-up for ten-person (team): $1,000
For more information, contact the Korea-America Association Secretariat ([email protected])