Korea Institute Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grants at Ewha

The Korea Institute will award one undergraduate summer language study grant (1 full tuition waiver for 2 Ewha EISC classes) for a Harvard undergraduate in any concentration to attend the co-ed Ewha International Summer College (EISC) - (Session 1, the 4-week program) to learn Korean language. You may opt to focus only on Korean language (taking all Korean courses) or take a Korean language course and a content course. This full tuition waiver will cover the Ewha application fee, as well as, the tuition fees (for up to 2 classes) and up to $500 total towards field trip fees for the Ewha International Summer College (EISC). The Korea Institute will provide round trip airfare (economy class, non-refundable, up to $2300). Students must arrange and purchase their own airline ticket. Students are still responsible for housing (dorm) costs, meals and general living expenses.

Please note: For any Ewha EISC classes chosen and taken beyond the 2 Tuition Waiver awarded classes, students are responsible for full payment of a 3d Ewha EISC course. Students are also responsible for any field trip fees over $500.

Remember to apply directly to the Korea Institute via CARAT, not via the Ewha on-line application form.

Preference is strongly given to returning Harvard students.

Best to consult with the MCS  (Mignone Center for Career Success) Summer Funding staff to see if there is any MCS funding to possibly cover costs not covered by the KI grant.

[Ewha may also offer a discount for students who participate in both Session 1, the 4-week program and Session 2, the 2 week program as a set. Please note: the KI Tuition Waiver is only for Session 1, the 4 week Program.]

For Transfer Credit, please note you must apply separately to the Harvard Office of International Education (OIE) to possibly receive transfer credit for your summer courses taken in Korea. The transfer credit application process is due to OIE (before you go abroad in the summer) often in very early February. Please remember the credit transfer process is an additional application process in addition to the KI Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grants at Ewha (Tuition Waiver) application.

Korea Institute Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grants at Ewha Application Process:  

Apply directly to the Korea Institute via CARAT, not via the Ewha on-line application form.

1)  Apply using CARAT, Harvard’s web-based centralized application tool, at: https://carat.fas.harvard.edu/  From the CARAT home page, after logging in, click on “Funding Sources and Supplements,” and scroll down to “Korea Institute Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grants at Ewha” to see the list of required documents that you must prepare for your application.

 2) Two faculty recommendations, including one from a language instructor. When requesting the language instructor recommendation, provide the instructor with the langauge evaluation form, found attached below. Your faculty recommender may upload their recommendations directly into CARAT or the recommendation may be emailed directly to the Coordinator, cglover@fas.harvard.edu by the deadline, denoting which specific KI grant you are applying for.

3) Proposal of 750 words or less

4) Current 1-page resume

5) Current unofficial transcript from my.harvard 
In order to upload your transcript as a PDF, please go to my.harvard to print a copy of your transcript, scan it as a PDF, and upload.

Upload your completed application (CARAT application/budget sheet, resume, proposal and transcript) on CARAT https://carat.fas.harvard.edu/ by application deadline.  Recommendation letters should be able to be uploaded and submitted directly into CARAT by faculty recommenders. If not, letters of recommendation may be emailed directly in PDF format to Catherine Glover by the deadline.  Your recommendation letters must denote which specific grant you are applying to.  One of the two letters should be from a language instructor utilizing the Korea Institute Summer Language Grant Instructor Reference form found attached below. The other letter of recommendation may be from your faculty advisor, a faculty member who knows you well, or your House Tutor.  

 Application instructions specific to the KI Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grants at Ewha  

• In your 750-word proposal indicate why you would like to attend the Ewha International Summer College-4-week program. Include the program dates. Also, specifically address your academic and personal goals and what you expect to gain from your experience in Korea. It should explain your degree of preparation for studying Korean in Korea and how such an opportunity will fit into your overall course of study at Harvard. Application must be supported by 2 letters of recommendation, including one from a language instructor. The language instructor should use the “Language Instructor Reference Form” attached below.
• You must inform the Korea Institute if you receive any other awards for this proposal after you submit this application.
• You must be in good academic standing to apply.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, February 5, 2024 by 5pm EST

Announcement of KI award will be emailed typically in March 2024. For more information, please contact: Catherine Glover, cglover@fas.harvard.edu

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Harvard College Summer Funding Policy 2024

https://oue.fas.harvard.edu/summer-2023-funding-policy

Harvard College prioritizes the wide distribution of Summer funding to ensure that as many undergraduate students as possible can have a meaningful summer experience. For funded Summer 2024 experiences, students may only apply Harvard University funding to one Summer experience, regardless of duration of time (ex. only four weeks or a part-time effort). *Co-funding between multiple sources of funding is permitted only if the funding jointly supports the same Summer experience.

Exceptions to the Summer Funding Policy are uncommon and will be reviewed on an individual basis; students should make exception requests to their Resident Dean, who will forward on to the Office of Undergraduate Education. All exceptions will be approved by the Office of Undergraduate Education. 

Failure to adhere to the Harvard College Summer funding policy may result in a student being referred to the Administrative Board or Honor Council. 

* The only recognized deviation from the Summer Funding Policy applies to students conducting senior thesis research. Students in this specific situation may apply Harvard University funding to two different opportunities, given that one source of funding supports thesis research and that the two opportunities in question do not overlap in time. Thesis researchers in this case may still apply to multiple sources of research funding to enable potential co-funding opportunities.

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Harvard College policy may prevent the sponsorship of undergraduate activities taking place in countries with certain U.S. Department of State travel warnings. Please consult the Harvard College Policy on Undergraduate Travel Abroad for more information.                                                                                                               

***NOTE: If you are experiencing CARAT technical difficulties (e.g., receive error messages, find yourself unable to submit an application despite having passed all validation checks), please email HUIT Support at ithelp@harvard.edu or call 617-495-7777 well before the deadline.***