The Center for Korean American and Korean Studies thanks for your interest in applying for its International Visiting Scholar (J-1 Visa) Program. The program is important for the missions of the Center and we welcome your application.
Eligibility
We welcome applications from the following fields.
- Professors, lecturers and researchers at colleges and universities
- Officers at the central and local governments, the congress, and the judiciary of Korea
Application Procedures
Step 1 Pre-Screening: Applicants should start the application procedure by sending an email with resume and completed Pre-Screening Form to the Center’s Director ([email protected]). The Center will review the materials and make decisions whether to sponsor the application. Applicants are strongly advised to initiate this step at latest 4 months before their desired start date to allow sufficient time for internal decision-making process and visa application.
Step 2 Full Application: Selected applicants will receive in an email detailed guidelines of official application procedures and all documents to submit. Invited applicants are strongly advised to submit their completed applications by at latest 3 months before their desired start date. The Center will review all your application materials.
Please note that the Center’s decision to sponsor your application is not yet the final decision of the University. Your application has yet to be approved by the designated university officials (such as the Dean of College of Natural and Social Sciences and the Dean of College of Professional and Global Education).
Step 3 Issuance of Visa Documents: Those applicants who are approved by the University will receive official documents from the International Program of College of Professional and Global Education), generally within 1 month of their submission of the full application package.
Visiting Scholar’s Responsibilities to the Center
All international visiting scholars are required to contribute to the intellectual community of the campus in the following ways:
- Visiting Scholars Forum: It occurs bi-monthly (4 times a year except winter and summer breaks). All visiting scholars are required to attend all forum activities and make one presentation of the case study they included in their pre-screening application form. The presentation can be made in English or in their own native languages.
- Quarterly Progress Report: Each visiting scholar is required to submit a quarterly progress report of their proposed research to the Center’s Director. The report can be submitted verbally in person or via Zoom.
- Meeting with Cal State LA Students: The Center will organize an annual gala event where international visiting scholars share their expertise in their own home country’s history and culture with interested Cal State LA students.
- Exit Report: Each visiting scholar is required to submit an exit report during the last month of their stay.
- Participation at the Center’s Activities: The Center for Korean American and Korean Studies holds various academic and cultural activities on Campus. All international visiting scholars are strongly encouraged to attend these events as active members of the Center community.
Scope of Support
The Center’s international Visiting Scholars will receive the following support from the Center and the University.
- Campus ID
- Campus email address
- Access to all university facilities (the library, computer labs, etc.)
- Shared desk space at the Center main office
- Academic assistance for proposed research projects