Under this program, the Wilson Center and the Foundation will provide three Korean graduate students with an opportunity to undertake research as Junior visiting scholars at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, for a period of up to six months, every year.
The Woodrow Wilson Center is an influential U.S. think tank and its History and Public Policy Program houses the world’s largest collection of U.S., Chinese, and European diplomatic s.

Open Competition Process

The Foundation and the Wilson Center signed the MOU for the Junior visiting scholars program on January 11, 2011 at the Center in Washington, D.C. The KF Junior Visiting Scholars Program, the first of its kind for Korean graduate students implemented in cooperation with a prominent U.S. public policy institute, is part of the 2011 Global Internship Program, a new initiative of the Foundation, under which it will dispatch Korean students to serve as junior visiting scholars or interns at world-renowned policy research institutes and museums.
Under the Junior Visiting Scholars Program, graduate students from Korea will have the opportunity to carry out in-depth research projects as visiting scholars at the Woodrow Wilson Center. According to the MOU, the Foundation will solicit proposals for research projects related to international relations and international diplomacy history from graduate school students in Korea, and select three students through a competitive evaluation process, who will then be dispatched to the Center in June.
The selected scholars will undertake their research activities for a period of up to six months at the History and Public Policy Program of the Center, which plays a pivotal role in formulating the global community’s policy direction and diplomacy.
The selected scholars will undertake their research activities for a period of up to six months at the History and Public Policy Program of the Center, which plays a pivotal role in formulating the global community’s policy direction and diplomacy. The visiting scholars will also attend various academic events that feature world-renowned scholars and senior-level policy makers.

Woodrow Wilson Center

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, was established in 1968 by the U.S. Congress as a public tribute to President Woodrow Wilson(1856-1924). The Center carries out research in a variety of fields through its 14 departments of regional studies, including the Asia Program, East European Studies, and Latin American Program, and 16 departments of thematic studies related to such areas as the History and Public Policy Program, Cold War International History Project, and International Security Studies.
While a majority of policy research institutes in the U.S. tend to focus on short- and mid-term analyses of current issues and events, the Center places an emphasis on in-depth research initiatives involving various policy issues related to history, politics, and international relations, from a historical perspective. In this regard, the KF Junior Visiting Scholars Program will provide a truly valuable opportunity for Korean students to cultivate their research and critical analysis capabilities.

The Woodrow Wilson Center is known for housing the world’s largest collection of U.S., Chinese, and European diplomatic s, and it stands at the forefront of the field of diplomatic history research thanks to its access to these valuable resources. At the Center’s Cold War International History Project and North Korea International ation Project, the KF visiting scholars will be able to carry out their research by using the primary sources that contain vivid accounts of past times.

The Korea Foundation has supported the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Korea-related research activities since 1988. The Center’s North Korea International ation Project has attained a notable critical mass as a result of the Foundation’s steady assistance. Through the Junior Visiting Scholars Program, the Foundation also expects to more widely disseminate the outcomes of its support for the Center to benefit next-generation Korean researchers.

Lee Sea-youn Public Diplomacy Department, KF