Seoul National University Asia Center’s Korean Social Science Data Archive (KOSSDA) holds a research paper competition every year, aiming at fostering the empirical research competence of graduate and undergraduate students and encouraging usage of KOSSDA data holdings.

• Eligibility: Theses and dissertations written in 2021 (including prospective graduates in February 2023) using KOSSDA data holdings
  • All submitted theses and dissertations are to clearly state “source of KOSSDA data” on the application form
• Sectors: 1 Ph.D. dissertation (2,000,000 KRW), 2 Master’s theses (1,000,000 KRW each)
• Registration: Due December 15th, 2022
• Evaluation process: 3 weeks from submission due date
• Announcement of winners: January 5th, 2023 (subject to change; to be notified individually)
• Application: Fill out the application form (download from below) and send the required documents and the dissertation/thesis via e-mail to kossda@snu.ac.kr
  • Required document: Certificate of graduation
• Inquiry: +82-2-880-2075 /  kossda@snu.ac.kr