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International Exchanges
International Exchange Program
International Exchange Grants

International Exchange Grants

About

We support literary events and activities aimed at expanding international exchange of Korean literature through our open call program.

※ Due to the current situation regarding the spread of the coronavirus/ the global impact of COVID-19, LTI Korea is not able to accept any applications for events that require international travel within this year.

International Exchange Grants

Eligibility

Organizing committees (or members) of literary festivals/events
Overseas publishers/agencies organizing Korean author’s promotion
Overseas higher education institutes for Korean studies
Translators specializing in Korean literature

Projects

Literary events or activities promoting Korean literature
Publishing special feature on Korean literature
Academic seminars or conferences on Korean literature or translation
Other events or activities related to the globalization of Korean literature

Support Details

Please see the application kit before applying. Word Excel
1) Application Guideline
2) Application Form
3) Appendix A. Accomodation rate
4) Appendix B. Final Report Form
5) Appendix C. Statement of Acknowledgement
The Grant can be spent on covering direct costs only, e.g. translation, rental or reception fees, and travel costs. It can NOT be spent on covering indirect costs, e.g. personnel expense and software purchase or non-official food costs, e. g. mealplansandbusinessmeals.

Grant regulations

The grant sum will be approved in Korean Won.
The grant sum for any one project cannot exceed KRW 20,000,000(USD 17,000 equivalent).
Applying organizations should include minimum of 10% self-borne cost in the budget plan. Organizing parties of literary festivals should cover the honorarium of the Korean author they wish to invite so the authors can stay convenient during the festival.

Required Documents

1Application
※ Please provide other supporting documents if necessary: project plan, contracts, promotional materials, letters of invitation
2Final Report: The Final Report is due within 30 days after the event by email.
3Statement of Acknowledgement

Deadline & Announcement

Deadline & Announcement
Quater	Deadline	Announcement of Results
First	March 31	End of April
Second	June 30	End of July
Third	September 30	End of October
Fourth	December 31	End of January the next year

※ Applications are accepted for forthcoming events only.

※ The deadline closes at 24:00 KST.

: How to Apply
Applications are accepted by email only (exchange@klti.or.kr).

Selection Criteria

Viability of the business plan
Appropriateness of the funding request
Contribution to the promotion of Korean literature and culture
Competence of the applicant

Post-selection Procedures

The selected candidate will sign a Memorandum of Agreement for the International Exchange Grant with LTI Korea.
In principle, the grant will be paid in two installments. However, at the discretion of LTI Korea, it may be paid in full in one installment before or after the project.
The project must be carried out and completed within the time frame specified on the application. Any change in schedule must be discussed and agreed upon by LTI Korea in advance.
A final report and proof of expenditure must be submitted within one month of the completion of the project. The second installment of the grant will be paid as per the report.

Notes

Documents submitted with your application will not be returned.
LTI Korea reserves the right to request modifications or adjustments in the project plan.
The selected candidate must execute the budget in accordance with the amounts and items approved by LTI Korea.
Grantees should submit the Final Report attaching the following documents: 1) Statement of Acknowledgement (See Appendix C) 2) Photocopy of Press Release 3) Event photos 4) Photocopies of receipts.The delay in submitting the Report would result in the deduction of the grant sum.

36 Projects in 2019

Quarter	Language	Project	Period
1st (12)	English (USA)	Kim Hyesoon 『Autobiography of Death』 Book Tour	2019. 2. 9. ~ 2. 17.
		AWP Conference	2019. 3. 27. ~ 4.1.
		UC Berkeley International Korean Literature Conference	2019. 4. 26. ~ 4. 27.
	English (Australia)	Adelaide Writers’ Week University of New South Wales	2019. 3. 5. ~ 3. 10.
	French	The Angoulême International Comics Festival	2019. 1. 24. ~ 2. 2.
		Paris Book Festival	2019. 3. 12. ~ 17.
		Lectures Sous L’arbre (Guest of Honor)	2019. 8. 19. ~ 8. 26.
	German	Litprom-Literaturtage in Frankfrurt	2019. 1. 25. ~ 1. 26.
	Chinese	Serial publication in literary journal Writer	2019. 2. ~ 12.
	Japanese	『Kim Ji-young, Born 1982』 Author Event	2019. 2. 18. ~ 2. 21.
	Japanese	K-book Reading Guidebook	2019. 1. ~ 12.
	Arabic (Egypt)	Cairo Literature Festival (Poet Kim Seung-hee)	2019. 2. 15. ~ 2. 23.
2nd (6)	English (Canada)	Toronto International Festival of Authors	2019. 10. 24. ~ 11. 3.
	French	15th Anniversary of Scènes Coréennes	2019. 6. 6. / 6. 12.
	German	Hang Kang 『Deine kalten Hande』 Book Event	2019. 5. 13.
	Japanese	Editors Research Trip to Seoul International Book Fair	2019. 6. 20. ~ 21.
	Arabic	University of Jordan Korean Short Story Translation Contest	2019. 6. 20. ~ 7. 20.
	Azerbaijani	Kyung-sook Shin 『Please Look After Mother』 Promotional Event	2019. 5. 1. ~ 5. 31.
3rd (10)	English	SOAS Translation Symposium	2019. 9. 12. ~ 9. 13.
	German	Internationales Literaturfestival Berlin	2019. 9. 11. ~ 9. 21.
	French	Chang Kang-myoung 『Génération B』 Book Event	2019. 10. 2. ~ 10. 8.
	French	The 5th Festival Corée d’Ici	2019. 11. 5. ~ 11. 23.
	Japanese	Kim Ae-ran Author Event	2019. 7. 24. ~ 7. 30.
		Pyun Hye Young Author Event	2019. 8. 3. ~ 8. 6.
		Sou Linne Baik Author Event	2019. 10. 4. ~ 10. 6.
		Korea-Japan Poetry Exchange Association	2019. 10. 18.
		Gu Byeong-mo Author Event	2019. 11. 15. ~ 11. 17.
	Russian	Jeong You Jeong Author Event	2019. 9. 8. ~ 9. 12.
4th (8)	English	ALTA Conference	2019. 11. 7. ~ 10.
		Jung Young Moon 『Seven Samurai Swept Away in a River』 US-Canada Book Tour	2019. 10. 23. ~ 11. 15.
		The 27th Hahn Moo Sook Colloquium	2019. 11. 2.
		Kim Sagwa 『b, Book, and Me』 Online Promotion	2019. 11. ~ 2020. 2.
	German (Austria)	International Literary Festival Erich Fried Days	2019. 11. 26. ~ 12. 1.
	Spanish	Argentina Korean Literature Event 『Korea’s First Feminist Writers』 Book Event	2019. 12. 9. ~ 12. 13.
	Chinese	The 3rd Korea-China Poetry Conference	2019. 11. 30. ~ 12. 4.
	Czech	Literary Journey PLAV (Korean Issue)	2019. 12. - 4.