The East Asia Institute (EAI) offers an academic program on the "Future of Korean Diplomacy” to nurture the next generation of public policy experts. Students attend lectures by EAI fellows and leading academics of South Korea's international studies and political science to study the future of the Asia-Pacific order, ROK-U.S. relations, ROK-Japan relations, ROK-China relations, the North Korea problem and multilateral diplomacy.
Those who have successfully completed the Academy's requirements receive certificates and participate in the EAI essay competition by writing a research paper based on their studies. Students then present their research findings and are provided feedback by EAI Academy lecturers and experts.
EAI offers an annual academic scholarship for select awardees. The scholarship provides personal development opportunities in addition to financial support of KRW 2 million per year up to three years. All awardees are invited to attend EAI’s mentoring camp, where they meet members from EAI renowned network of scholars and experts.
Also, EAI initiated a new Intern Scholarship program starting 2021. Awardees of the Intern Scholarship program receive KRW 1.2 million per semester, while actively participating in a wide variety of activities of EAI. They will be evaluated every semester and will be decided whether to continue or to recruit new scholarship students.
The scholarship program is funded by W1, a group of women who sponsor the work of EAI as part of their commitment to creating a better world.
