Eligibility:

●     Junior Faculty, Research Scientists, or
Engineers in academia, industry, or government.

●     Degree Requirement: Applicants must have
received their Ph.D. degree within 10 years of the application deadline.

●     Equivalent Qualifications: Researchers with
equivalent qualifications or experience may also be considered.

●     Membership: Applicants must be
active members of KSEA. If you are not a member, you can become one here https://www.ksea.org/signUp.

●     Note: This award is
primarily intended for independent investigators or professionals. Postdoctoral
Fellows are generally encouraged to apply for the AKF Scholarship.

Important Note:
regarding Award Category & Eligibility: The eligibility of
applicants, including those equivalent qualifications, will be determined
by the Scholarship Committee’s decision. The Committee also reserves the right
to reassign applications to a different award category (e.g., from LK
Award to AKF Scholarship or vice versa) during the selection process.

Award:

The Prof. Chin Ok Lee & Ms. Kwanghee Kim Award includes:

●     One Outstanding Awardee:
$5,000 an award certificate.

●      Three
Excellence Awardees: $1,000 each, along award
certificates.

Submission Requirements:

Applicants must submit the following documents:

1. Curriculum
   Vitae (CV): No
   page limit. It should include education, work experience, publications,
   extracurricular activities, awards, involvement in KSEA the Korean
   community. The CV must be in PDF format.
2. Essay: Describe your high potential for scientific
   excellence, current research plans, how they relate to your field in
   industry or academia (800-word limit).
3. Evidence of Doctoral Degree: Upload a scanned copy of your
   doctoral diploma or degree certificate (PDF format).
4. Two Recommendation Letters:

○     The recommendation letter should be on official letterhead
include a signature (scanned letters are also acceptable).

○     The recommender’s email address must be affiliated an
institution (personal email services such as Yahoo, Hotmail, or Gmail are
not acceptable; an institutional email is required).

○     Once the recommender’s information is included in the
application, a link will be automatically sent to them for submission.

○     The email addresses of recommenders cannot be changed once
submitted.

5. No supplemental materials beyond the above will be accepted.

 

   Deadline Updated: Now due on February 27, 2026 (previously February 20, 2026).

  *Please note that the submission deadline has been extended to February 27, 2026 (previously February 20, 2026).

Send all documents to the NRC 2026 Scholarship
committee (nrc.award@gmail.com) an email title of “NRC 2026 LKAward
Application_your name”

 

Essay Guidelines:

●     Title

●     Abstract Category: (e.g., Basic
Science, Medical Science, Computer Science, Chemistry, Science Education,
Engineering, etc.)

●     KSEA Membership ID Number

●     Author(s)

●     Affiliation: (e.g., Rockefeller
University, New York, NY 10065)

●     Format: Maximum 800 words,
Times New Roman, 12-point font

●      Refer to the essay
template for details on formatting.

 

The awardees will be
announced on the NRC homepage (https://nrc.kseany.org) will also receive an
email notification on March 6, 2026. All awardees are required to attend the
NRC Conference on March 14, 2026, to receive the award.