NRC2026 Andrew Kim Memorial Foundation Scholarship

 Dear Young Scholars of KSEA,

On behalf of the organizing committee of the Northeast Regional Conference (NRC) 2026, we invite you to apply for the Andrew Kim Memorial Foundation (AKF) Scholarships, established in memory of Mr. Andrew Kim, who tragically lost his life in the September 11 attack. Since 2018, the AKF has been awarding scholarships annually at the NRC to support young scientist engineer who share Andrew’s passion for science.

The NRC is jointly organized by the New Jersey, New York Metropolitan, Philadelphia Chapters of the Korean-American Scientists Engineers Association (KSEA). NRC 2026 will take place on March 14, 2026, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Fort Lee, NJ, bringing together faculty, researchers, engineers, postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate graduate students from all fields of science engineering. Selected awardees will have the opportunity to present their work at the conference.

We encourage all eligible candidates to apply for this scholarship opportunity, including undergraduate graduate students, as well as early-career scholars such as postdoctoral researchers. Graduate student applications are especially encouraged.

Eligibility:

● All post-secondary students (undergraduate, graduate students) early career scholars including post-doctoral researchers.

● Definition of Early career scholars 

• Applicants who received the doctoral degree within 5 years (after March 1, 2021) or
• who received the bachelor’s or master’s degree within 10 years (after April 1, 2016) or who are in the degree courses (undergraduate, graduate students)

● Must be a KSEA member to participate in the scholarship competition. If not, please become a member today at https://www.ksea.org/user/Application.aspx.

● Must be a KSEA member to participate in the scholarship competition. If not, please become a member today at https://www.ksea.org/user/Application.aspx.