Affiliated Scholars

Affiliated scholars contribute to the academic diversity of the Institute by participating in Korea Institute activities and by being actively involved in the Harvard community. The Korea Institute accepts a limited number of affiliated scholars each year. Affiliates are appointed without stipend, and they are expected to provide their own funding and living expenses while at Harvard. Applications for affiliation are reviewed by the Institute’s Executive Committee in the spring semester for appointments beginning in the ensuing fall semester.

There are currently five categories of affiliation:

Associate appointments are granted in exceptional cases to scholars who are unable to be in residence at Harvard, but who are able to conduct their research and interact with Harvard faculty from abroad.

Associate in Research appointments are for scholars living in the greater Boston area who work in the Korean Studies field. Most Associates in Research are professors at neighboring universities; graduate students and recent Ph.D. graduates are not eligible for this category of affiliation.

Visiting Associate appointments allow for non-academic professionals to pursue a research project of a scholarly nature at Harvard. Visiting Associates are expected to work closely with Harvard faculty, and are granted full access to Harvard facilities.

Visiting Scholar appointments allow full-time professors on leave from their permanent positions at other universities to carry out a research project in association with Harvard faculty and facilities.

For detailed information about Post-Doctoral Fellowship appointments at the Institute, please refer to Grants, Fellowships & Scholarships.