[~ Nov 27] 2017 Winter Social Innovation Global Research Project

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2017 Winter Social Innovation Global Research Project

 

(Contestants must send their application by midnight, November 27th, 2017. Accepted Contestants will be automatically enrolled in a 1 credit winter session course UIC1923-02-00)

 

Provided by Social Impact Initiative for Global Creative Talent, Yonsei Center for Social Innovation 

 

There are many challenges facing us today. Aging population is a pressing domestic issue that requires immediate attention. Climate change affects our daily lives on a global scale. These challenges require cooperative efforts from many parties and innovative thinkers to come up with creative and viable solutions. The 2017 Winter Social Innovation Global Research Project is an opportunity for students to illuminate and propose creative solutions to one social issue that threatens the quality of human life today.

 

 A Research Support Fund up to 2,000,000 won will be provided to each selected student. Upon completion of the research, students will be given the opportunity of producing their research paper as a packet portfolio.

 

Theme: Social impact through innovation

 

Your research must demonstrate how social impact can be made on this particular social issue. You are required to critically examine and analyze multiple dimensions of the problem and provide feasible and innovative solutions.

 

 

 

Eligibility

 

The program is open to Techno-Art Division and Integrated Social Sciences Division students in the Social Innovator Certificate Program.

 

You can enter it as a team. The number of students per team should be 4 or less.

 

* Students who are in their final semester are not eligible.

 

(Register to the Social Innovator Certificate Program now at:

 

https://uic.yonsei.ac.kr/ycsi/connect.asp?act=view&mid=n05%5F01&cmid=n05%5F01&bid=4&sOpt=&pact=&hSel=&hYear=&page=2&keyword=&uid=&idx=91&ddx=0&sdx=0)

 

Non ISSD/TAD students in the Social Innovator Certificate Program can apply as well should they fulfill the following requirements.

 

(1)  HASS students who are to join a TAD or ISSD major must sign and submit a pledge(attachment 2) vowing to major in ISSD or TAD, the violation of this pledge resulting in the student returning all research fundings used by the Yonsei Center for Social Innovation in supporting the student’s research.

 

(2)  UD/ASD/ISED students must be double-majoring in a TAD/ISSD major, provide proof of the double major from the Yonsei Portal, and sign a pledge(attachment 3) vowing to finish the double major, failure of which resulting in student returning all the research fundings used by the Yonsei Center for Social Innovation in supporting the student’s research    

 

 

 

Places to Visit 

 

Participants can choose to visit various locations in Korea, or foreign countries that are relevant to the research subject. Research institutions, universities, colleges, government agencies, various social organizations, and nonprofit institutions pertaining to your subject can be selected. Any individuals who are knowledgeable in the subject field can be interviewed as well. All the arrangements should be made by participants.

 

 

 

Overseas Research Period

 

Your stay for field research should not exceed 2 weeks. Research Work, Must be Completed by January 14th, 2018.

 

 

 

What to Submit

 

Please submit the documents listed below to ycsi_pr@yonsei.ac.kr

 

-        Entry form signed by a research advisor (attached to this announcement)

 

-       A proposal of approximately 300 words. It should contain a title, your names, majors, and student ID numbers. If you are entering as a team, all members should be listed.

 

-       A detailed itinerary of the research trip

 

-       A brief outline of project budget

 

-       HASS Pledge(for HASS students without major)

 

-       UD/ASD/ISED Pledge and Double Major Portal Proof(pdf or image file)(for UD/ASD/ISED students double majoring in TAD/ISSD)

 

 

 

Role of Research Advisor

 

Each team should have its own research advisor. Any Yonsei faculty member can be a research advisor. The research advisor will supervise each stage of the research. The advisor will review the proposal, guide participants through each stage, and monitor the final work. P/NP grading recommendation will also be made by the research advisor.

 

* The research advisor is not required to accompany students for field research.

 

Awards

 

-       Research funding up to W2,000,000* per individual.

 

-       Selected students will get one UIC credit(P/NP graded elective winter course)

 

-       Stylized Research Packet 

 

* The amount can vary depending on field work location and expenses that may occur during field work.

 

Selection Procedure

 

Each submission will be carefully reviewed by Social Impact Initiative for Global Creative Talent based on the judging criteria listed below. The winning team will be notified within 10 days of the entry deadline.

 

-       Is the subject related to the theme, Social impact through innovation?

 

-       Is the research important to the relevant field of research?

 

-       Is the need for research abroad fully exploited?

 

-       Are the selected destinations and individuals to be interviewed appropriate for the subject?

 

-       Is the itinerary concrete, feasible, and meticulous?

 

 

 

Things to Know

 

-       Depending on the quality of the proposals, one or more teams may be selected. 

 

-       Within a month of the final date of the winter session, the final paper must be handed in.

 

-       Photos and documents pertaining to the research must be available to UIC upon request.

 

-       Selected students must attend orientations, showcases, and UIC events that may involve the competition.

 

-       Participants cannot combine their research abroad with other personal purposes.

 

 

 

Important dates

 

-        !Urgent!  Contestants must submit their entries by Midnight November 27th, 2017

 

-        Results Notice on November 28th 2017

 

-         Accepted Contestants must pay the winter course credit fee of 110,000 won by December 6th. Should the contestant fail to do so it will lead to an automatic disqualification

 

-          Field Research and the first draft of research paper must be completed by January 14^th, 2018

 

 

 

For further inquiries, contact UIC academic advisor Hyunsang Kim (jimkim@yonsei.ac.kr)

 

 

 

About the Social Impact Initiative for Global Creative Talent

 

Funded by  University for Creative Korea,  the Social Impact Initiative for Global Creative Talent (SIIGCT) aims at fostering social innovators by providing diverse curricular and extra-curricular programs within the Underwood International College of the Techno-Art Division and the Integrated Social Sciences Division.

 

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