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Chosun HK Global Fellowship – Call for Applications [updated]

For Advanced-Stage Research Projects

The Chosun University HK Research Group invites applications for the HK Global Fellowship, designed for undergraduate and graduate students who have curated their data and conducted preliminary analyses and who seek additional guidance to further develop and refine their research projects. Through collaborative mentorship and constructive feedback, the fellowship supports students in advancing their work toward publication readiness.

Fellowship Period

November 15, 2025 – February 15, 2026 (3 months)
Application Deadline: October 15, 2025

Purpose

This fellowship is designed for applicants with research projects at an advanced stage, typically involving curated data and preliminary analyses that would benefit from further development and refinement.

It provides focused mentorship and collaborative guidance to help fellows strengthen their research and prepare it for publication. The program particularly welcomes projects that would benefit from additional mentorship or fresh perspectives such as independent studies, secondary data analyses, or ongoing work that could be enhanced through cross-disciplinary guidance. Projects already receiving sustained, close supervision from a primary advisor or established research team may be less suitable for this program. 

Authorship will be determined jointly by the fellow and the HK mentor, following recognized international guidelines (e.g., ICMJE, COPE) that assign authorship based on substantial intellectual and practical contributions. If applicable, the fellow’s primary advisor will be consulted to ensure coordination and appropriate acknowledgment of contributions.

Scope

Projects should be broadly related to language, communication, and cognition, including but not limited to:

●   Language acquisition and cognitive development across the lifespan

●   Phonetics and speech communication

●   Korean linguistics in typological and cross-linguistic perspective

●   Digital humanities and corpus-based approaches to language research

Interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged, including those that integrate methods from linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, data science, AI, or large language models (LLMs), provided they align with the HK Research Group’s mission.

HK mentors

• Ioana Buhnila, Chosun University (ioana.buhnila@chosun.ac.kr)

-  Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, biomedical data, elderly speech, pragmatics

• Jun Ho Chai, Sunway University (junhoc@sunway.edu.my)

- naturalistic interactions, computational corpus linguistics, language assessment, bi/multilingualism, word learning 

• Eon-Suk Ko, Chosun University (eonsukko@chosun.ac.kr)

- child-directed speech, word learning, corpus methods, phonetics

• Eun Jong Kong, Korea Aerospace University (ekong@kau.ac.kr)

- acoustic cue-weighting, gradient categorization, executive function, individual difference, sound change

• Rajalakshmi Madhavan, Chosun University (rsmadhavan@chosun.ac.kr)

- word learning; curiosity; eye-tracking; pupillometry; parent-child interactions

• Katie Von Holzen, Technical University of Braunschweig (k.von-holzen@tu-braunschweig.de)

- first/second language acquisition; eye tracking; bilingualism; phonological development; lexical acquisition

Eligibility

● Undergraduate or graduate students who are actively enrolled throughout the entire fellowship period (November 15, 2025 – February 15, 2026)
● An existing research project that can be completed with the student as the first author within the fellowship period.

● Confirmation from an HK Research Group member who will serve as mentor

Note: Non-enrolled recent graduates may be considered for the HK Research Associates Program, a non-funded track with mentorship and priority for future opportunities such as the HK Global Travel Fellowship to attend our annual workshop. 

Application Requirements

1. HK mentor confirmation email sent directly to the committee after initial meeting with the mentor

2. Cover letter introducing the applicant including:

– Research interests and motivation for applying
– Name and contact information of the HK mentor
– Name and contact information of the advisor at the applicant’s current institution (if applicable)
– A brief statement clarifying the applicant’s current supervision status (e.g., receiving active supervision or working independently)

3. Research proposal outlining:

– Background and significance
– Current status of the project and remaining work
– Objectives, methods, and timeline
– Feasibility of completion within the fellowship period

4. Academic transcript in either Korean or English

Fellowship Stipend

●   Undergraduate students: KRW 3,000,000 (total for 3 months)

●   Graduate students: KRW 4,500,000 (total for 3 months)

Deliverables

●   By February 15, 2026: a manuscript co-developed with the HK mentor and ready for submission to a peer-reviewed journal (e.g., KCI/SCI indexed)

●   Midterm presentation at an HK brown bag meeting (January 2026, hybrid format)

●   Final presentation at the HK Global Fellows Colloquium in February 2026, hybrid format.

Application Submission

Applications (cover letter, research proposal, transcript, mentor confirmation) must be submitted by October 15, 2025 to chosunhk3@chosunbabylab.com.

• For inquiries, please contact chosunhk3@chosunbabylab.com.