* Please note that you must either be a graduate of the KDI School or be officially scheduled to graduate by the end of Spring Term 2006 in order to be eligible for the fellowship described below.

The RAND-KDI Ph.D. Fellowship ===============================================

The KDI School of Public Policy and Management is pleased to announce that it is hereby inviting applications for the RAND-KDI Fellowship. The fellowship, which will amount to US$38,500 annually, is generously being offered by the Pardee RAND Graduate School (PRGS) to a graduate of the KDI School. It will cover the annual tuition of $19,000 and provide a gross annual stipend of $19,500 for living and miscellaneous expenses. The fellowship will be guaranteed for four years (assuming the Fellow is in residence for that long).

The Pardee Rand Graduate School (PRGS) ？ KDI School Fellowship will offer qualified individuals a unique combination of cutting-edge coursework and work-study requirements that required direct involvement in RAND research projects. The RAND-KDI Fellow will be required to complete 20 quarter-length courses, pass the Ph.D. qualifying examinations, and write a doctoral dissertation. It is possible that the RAND-KDI Fellow will be able to transfer credit for coursework completed at the KDI School towards his/her degree at PRGS. The RAND-KDI Fellow will perform what PRGS calls “on-the-job training,” meaning research on RAND projects as part of an interdisciplinary research team, with senior RAND mentors. To be eligible for the fellowship, the RAND-KDI Fellow will be required to perform at least 16 weeks of OJT in the first year, 27 weeks in the second year, and 37 weeks in years 3 and 4 (by which time most coursework will have been completed). Thus, the typical Ph.D. recipient will accrue almost two years of practical experience en route to the Ph.D.

* Requirements (in order to be nominated by KDI School)

1. Graduated at the top of his/her class at KDI School
2. Excellent written and spoken English
3. GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Score
4. TOEFL
5. Essay
6. Transcripts
7. KDI School recommendations
8. Completed RAND Application (www.prgs.edu/Application.html)

The KDI School is responsible for nominating one (or two) candidates for this Fellowship. All interested KDI School graduates must submit a copy of their completed application and accompanying documents to Mr. Young-dae Yoo (yyd@kdischool.ac.kr) no later than January 6, 2006. Given the limited amount of time, it is strongly recommended that those interested in applying have all of the above requirements met by the time of application.

If you have further questions, please contact Young-dae Yoo (yyd@kdischool.ac.kr or 3299-1 253) or Jae-soon Lee (ljs@kdischool.ac.kr or 3299-1259).

For more information on PRGS and its Ph.D. program in policy analysis, please consult their website (www.prgs.edu).