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Program Name: Underrepresented Academic Areas Program
Division in Charge: Division of Social Sciences Program
Application Period: Apr 1~9, 2009
Contact Information: (Name) Dae-hyun Park (Tel) 02-3460-5581 (E-mail) empire@krf.or.k

Program Purpose

To protect scientific diversity
To maintain continuity of research in marginalized and scarce science fields and maintain content balance in university education

Program Scope

Support Budget: KW2 billion
New Support: Around 71 tasks
Support Field: Provide support focusing on humanities and social science fields. Regarding physical sciences, support the science field related to humanities and social science first

Applicant Qualifications

Qualified part-time lecturers in the protective science field

Support Contents

Support Scope: Up to KW28 million per year

Support Period: 1 year

Screening Procedures: 4 stages

Eligibility Verification, Feasibility Review, Panel Review, Comprehensive Review

Future Execution Schedule

Feb, 2009: Program Announcement
Apr, 2009: Reception of Applications
May~Jun, 2009: Screening
Jun, 2009: Notification of Selection Results & Conclusion of Contract