Application deadline: May 31, 2022
30 Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu
03062 Seoul
South Korea
Hours: Monday–Tuesday, Thursday–Friday and Sunday 10am–6pm
Wednesday and Saturday 10am–9pm
The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA) is pleased to invite applications for 2022 MMCA International Research Fellowship. The program is open to the art research professionals including curators, art historians, critics and museum staff, who are interested in developing and sharing their research ideas related to Korean modern and contemporary art.
Program
The two selected participants conduct their individual scholarly research for 10 weeks from September 29 to December 8. At the end of the program, MMCA holds a seminar opened to the public in which they present research papers. The participants are paired with advisors who provide intellectual support and guidance throughout the program. They have access to all exhibitions, international conferences, and events of MMCA where they can engage in conversations with museum staffs, artists and intellectuals and discuss about the topics they are focusing on. The fellowship also includes visits to other museums, gallery shows, biennales, and residencies in Korea.
As part of Cultural Partnership Initiative Project (CPI), MMCA International Research Fellowship is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea. Accordingly, only the professionals who hold citizenship of the ODA (Official Development Assistance) recipient countries (defined by the OECD) are eligible to apply. For the list of eligible countries, please refer to the following link.
Applicants with other citizenship than mentioned above will NOT be considered.
Applications
Applications are accepted by May 31, 11:59pm KST. Applicants should be aged between 25-45, and the citizens of the countries listed in the link above. Fluency in English is required.
Please send the documents listed below to innie2005@korea.kr
–Application form (available at mmca.go.kr)
–CV
–Photocopies of university-level diploma(s)
–Reference letter(s) (at least 1 letter is required)
The shortlisted candidates will be notified individually for a video-call interview in June.
Supports
The participants is provided with a round-trip airfare in economy class, an individual studio in the MMCA Changdong Residency with shared bathroom and communal kitchen, and monthly stipend of 900,000 KRW.
For more information, please visit here.
