KAERA Awards Michael B. Salwen Scholars Program Outstanding Research Paper Award Research Grant Program C.Rhee Scholarship

  • The award has been established with support from Dr. Okhee Lee at New York University.
  • Michael B. Salwen Scholars Program supports travel expenses for doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, or junior faculty.
  •  This Program intends to intellectually support the development of Scholars’ research as well as professional mentoring and network opportunities.

  • To help Scholars craft questions, strengthen theoretical frameworks, and improve research skills, Scholars are required to participate in the AERA/NCME conference and the KAERA meeting at which their scholarships will be recognized.

  • The C. Rhee Scholarship for Adult Education and Lifelong Learning has been established with the generous support of the family of Drs. Jihee Hwang and Junghwan Kim at Texas A&M University.
  • This scholarship recognizes the outstanding research, teaching, and service provided by early career scholars and practitioners in the field of adult education and lifelong learning, as well as their growth, achievements, and potential.
  • The scholarship aims to support early career professionals in the field by providing them with the opportunity to attend the annual meetings of KAERA/AERA. This will not only enable them to network but also gain access to professional development programs offered by KAERA/AERA.
  • The award has been established with support from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United States, and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea.
  • The KAERA Outstanding Research Paper Award recognizes an exceptional research paper that addresses critical educational issues facing Koreans and overseas Koreans (including Korean Americans).
  • KAERA Research Grant Program aims to support graduate students and scholars to successfully initiate or continue research in Korean and Korean diaspora education areas. 
  • By providing the grant, the KAERA desires to broaden the scope of Korea-related research in educational fields and encourage scholarly work on Korean-American education.
  • The KAERA Research Grant Program has been established with support from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United States and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea.
  • The Great Stone Face Award recognizes an individual who has shown dedication to the KAERA organization and provided exemplary leadership.
  • The KAERA Best Conference Paper Award recognizes two outstanding proposals written by a graduate student and an early career scholar for KAERA conference.

Previous recipients of KAERA Awards

KAERA Research GrantOutstanding Research PaperMichael B. SalwenGraduate Student Research PaperYoung Researcher AwardDistinguished Researcher Award
2023-24Haerin Park, University of Saint Joseph
Wonjoon Cha, The Ohio State University
2022-23Jin Kyeong Jung, Texas Tech UniversityDanbi Choe, Louisiana State Univeristy
Minhye Son, California State University, Dominguez Hills & Jongyeon Joy Ee, Loyola MArymount University
2021-22Taeyeon Kim, University of Nebraska-LincolnHyeseong Lee Lewis UniversityHaeyoon Chung University of Illinois at ChicagoDanielle Lee American Board of Internal Medicine
Hyunwoo Yang University of Wisconsin-Madison
Eun Young Yeom University of Georgia
2020-21So Jung Kim, University of Texas at El PasoChanwoong Baek, University of OsloYeonghwi Ryu, Columbia UniversityChansoon Lee, Liberty University
Jungmin Kwon Michigan State University
2019-20Shin Ji Jang, James Madison UniversitySeohee Park, University of IowaMin-Seok Choi, Ohio State UniversityHyosuk Cho, University of North DakotaJaekyung Lee, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Eun-Younh Jang, Seoul National University of EducationSun Young Lee, Weber State UniversityJae Youn Son, University of New York at Buffalo
Danbi Choe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2018-19Dosun Ko, University of Wisconsin-MadisionKatie Koo, Texas A & M University-CommerceOkhee Lee, New York University, Steinhardt
Joan Jaejin Hong, University of Wisconsin-MadisionYoung Won Kim, University of Washington
Misun Kim, University of Colorado Denver Joon Yong Lee, University of North Texas
Kathleen Palmquist, University of Colorado Denver
Jung-in Kim, University of Colorado Denver
2017-18Sujin Kim, University of Missouri-St. LouisKatie Koo, Texas A and M University, Commerce
Kibum Kwon, Texas A and M University, Commerce