Awards and grants
Korean Studies Student Support 2018-2022
Monash University Korean Studies has been providing financial assistance to students who wish to study Korean or conduct research related to Korean Studies. As of October 2021, we have awarded $54,000 in bursaries to 24 different students.
Since the global pandemic in 2020, we have established two new award streams – the best student achievement award and the indigenous award. Awards have been given to students majoring in Korean who received the highest grade in Korean Studies units, as well as to an Indigenous Australian student who is majoring in Korean Studies. The first indigenous award has been awarded to Grace King, a third-year student who is currently completing her BA in Korean studies. Two other awards will be given to the two students majoring in Korean who received the best-combined mark in Korean Studies units over two semesters and will be announced in December 2021.
As awardees, students will receive a prize and will have the award recorded on their academic transcripts.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of awards | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| Total amount funded | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $9,000 | $54,000 |
Student Support Bursaries recipients 2022
Korean Studies Student Awards
We awarded a total of $17000 to financially support undergraduate students in our Korean Studies program. This year, these funds were awarded via three distinct programs:
- Monash Academy of Korean Studies Indigenous Award: This award, worth $5000, was presented to an indigenous Australian student in Korean Studies who demonstrated high academic performance and commitment to Korean Studies. The aim of the award is to encourage more indigenous Australian students to pursue high level academic work in Korean Studies.
- Monash Academy of Korean Studies Student Support: These funds were awarded to four students ($1500 each) who were undertaking individually-sourced language study in South Korea during the vacation period. The reason for using the funds in this way is that many of our students were unable to study abroad via university programs due to ongoing repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Monash AKS Korean Studies Prize: Prizes of $1500 each were awarded to the final-year students in our program who obtained the highest marks in their Korean Studies units (averaged over at least two units). These prizes are designed to encourage students to study more units in Korean Studies and to work hard in the units that they take.
The names of the awardees for these different funds are given below:
No | Name | Type of award | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grace King | Indigenous award | $5000 | gkin0003@student.monash.edu |
2 | Larissa Carbery | Student support award | $1500 | lcar0025@student.monash.edu |
3 | Samantha Lee | Student support award | $1500 | slee0171@student.monash.edu |
4 | Abigail Yong | Student support award | $1500 | ayon0004@student.monash.edu |
5 | Liam Coultas | Student support award | $1500 | lcou0001@student.monash.edu |
6 | Alex Scott | Korean Studies Prize | $1500 | asco0011@student.monash.edu |
7 | Katreena Domingo | Korean Studies Prize | $1500 | kdom0001@student.monash.edu |
8 | Maki Takimoto | Korean Studies Prize | $1500 | mtak0021@student.monash.edu |
9 | Zihan Guo | Korean Studies Prize | $1500 | zguo0026@student.monash.edu |
Student Support Bursaries recipients 2021
Support for Korean Studies Students
In addition, we provided AUS$12,000 to support undergraduate student language study and research. In 2021, because the COVID-19 Pandemic has prevented students from travelling overseas to study Korean language study, field trips or archival research abroad, we have altered the manner in which students are funded and we are therefore supporting students on the basis of the highest scoring Korean Studies major students. The aim is to encourage other students to study harder in Korean Studies. These awards will be made at the end of Semester 2 (November 2021), once all grades have been finalized.
No | Name | Dept | Major | Supporting | Amount of | Category of Support | Career | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | (Jeffrey) Seung Kwang Choi | International Relations and Korean Studies | International Relations |
| $4000 | Support for fees | N/A | seung.choi@monash.edu |
23 | Lauren O’Laughlin | BA Arts | Korean Studies |
| $2000 | Achievement | N/A | lolo0001@student.monash.edu |
24 | Kyle Han-Menz | Banking and Finance | Finance |
| $2000 | Achievement | N/A | khan0002@student.monash.edu |
25 | Tram Anh Le | BA Arts | Korean Studies |
| $2000 | Achievement | N/A | tlee0064@student.monash.edu |
26 | Sandy Nguyen | BA Arts | Korean Studies |
| $2000 | Achievement | N/A | sandeenguyen97@gmail.com |
27 | Larisa Carbery | Engineering /Arts | Engineering /Arts | 01-04.23 | 1500 | Study in Korea | N/A | lcar0025@student.monash.edu |
28 | Samantha Lee | Bachelor of Science | Chemistry | 01-02.23 | 1500 | Study in Korea | N/A | slee0171@student.monash.edu |
29 | Abigail | Biomed/Arts | Korean | 12. 22-02, 23 | 1500 | Study in Korea | N/A | ayon0004@student.monash.edu |
30 | Liam | BA Arts | Korean | 12. 22-01. 23 | 1500 | Study in Korea | N/A | lcou0001@student.monash.edu |
31 | Maki | BA Arts | Korean | 11. 2022 | 1500 | Study | N/A | mtak0021@student.monash.edu |
32 | Alex Isobel Scott | BA Arts | Korean Studies/ | 11. 2022 | 1500 | Study | N/A | asco0011@student.monash.edu |
33 | Zihan | BA Arts | Korean Studies/ | 11. 2022 | 1500 | Study | N/A | zguo0026@student.monash.edu |
34 | Katreena Mae Domingo | BA Arts | Korean Studies | 11. 2022 | 1500 | Study | N/A | kdom0001@student.monash.edu |
No | Name | Dept | Major | Supporting | Amount of | Category of Support | Career | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Grace King | Arts | Korean Studies, Film and Music | 05.21 | AUS | Achievement award | N/A | Gkin0003@student.monash.edu |
2 | Grace King | Arts | Korean Studies, Film and Music | 11.21 | AUS | Achievement award | N/A | Gkin0003@student.monash.edu |
Student Support Bursaries recipients 2020
No | Name | Course of study | Supporting period | Category of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kolthida Mom | Biomedicine | July 2020 | ATS1171 Korean Introductory 1 Prize |
2 | Kyle Han-Menz | Finance | July 2020 | ATS2173 Korean Intermediate 1 Prize |
3 | Anna Giang | Korean Studies and Chinese Studies | July 2020 | ATS3175 Korean Proficient 1 Prize |
4 | Rou Cheong | Commerce | July 2020 | ATS 2160 Language, Culture and Society on the Korean Peninsula |
5 | Yejee Lee | Media Studies | July 2020 | ATS3175 Korean Advanced |
Student Support Bursaries recipients 2019
No | Name | Course of study | Category of support |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minna Zhang | Korean Studies and Commerce | Language study, Seoul National University |
2 | Crystal Truong | Diploma of languages (Korean) | Language study at Korea University |
3 | Anna Giang | Software engineering & Korean Studies | Language study at Yonsei University |
4 | Kellie Rossborough | Diploma of Languages (Korean Studies) & Master of Applied Economics & Econometrics | Language study at Yonsei University |
5 | Soyeon Kim | Doctor of Philosophy (Arts) | Fieldwork in Korea |
Student Support Bursaries recipients 2018
No | Name | Course of study | Category of support |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lok Ching Leung | Communication Studies & Korean Studies | Studying at Yonsei University |
2 | Janet Manikoth Xu | Korean Studies | Studying Business Administration and Korean at Sungkyunkwan University |
3 | Thuy Hoang Nguyen | Art History | Studying Korean and Art at Yonsei University |
4 | Hyein Cho | Doctor of Philosophy (Arts) | Fieldwork in Korea |
5 | Adam Zulawnik | Doctor of Philosophy (Arts) | Sitting the NAATI Korean Professional Translator’s Exam |
6 | Nathalie Yan | Engineering & Diploma of Languages (Korean) | Intensive Korean language course at Yonsei University |