Overview

• Title : Mekong-ROK Essay Contest
• Purpose
  - To inspire interest and research motivation among young people and to discover new areas of Mekong-ROK cooperation
  - To discover private cooperation cases that are contributing to building neighborly relations
• Hosted by : Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Details

	Academic essay	Photo Essay
Topic	Ways to increase Mekong-ROK Cooperation in tackling the challenges facing the international community, such as digital transformation, supply chain diruptions, climate change, and energy and food security Strategies to boost cultural and tourism cooperation	Activities that contributed to boosting Mekong-ROK relations or stories and episodes that show how close the five Mekong countries and the ROK are
Eligibility	Students enrolled in universities or graduate schools or students on leave of absence, regardless of nationality ※ Students can participate as Individuals or in a team of three or less	Anyone interested in the five Mekong countries and the ROK, regardless of nationality
Length and Languages	English Max. 15 pages or 6,000 words Abstract : 500 words or 1 page References type(bibliography) : APA format (7th edition)	English Max. 1 page or 500 words 1 photo is needed for each work. the size of the photo should be 1,920*1,080px (or larger) ※ The original copy of the photo should also be submitted that taken by themselves.

※ The total number of awards could change if entries failed to meet the required criteria

Timeline

- Submission Period : October 1, 2022 (12:00)~ November 20, 2022 (24:00)

- Announcement : December 2022 (Specific date will be posted on the website when decided.)

- Presentation & award ceremony : Late December 2022 (The date will be notified individually.)

※ Timeline may change depending on the circumstances.

How to apply

- Submit via www.mekong-rok-essay.kr

※ certificate of enrollment(or leave of absence) is required for the academic essay applicants

※ All participants must agree to the terms and conditions of personal information collection and use, third-party copyright-related, consent to the attribution and use of works, and pledge to apply to participate in the contest.

Awards

	Academic Essay	Photo Essay
	No. of teams(reward)	No. of persons(reward)
Grand Prize	1 (KRW 3,000,000)	1 (KRW 1,500,000)
Second Prize	2 (KRW 2,000,000)	2 (KRW 1,000,000)
Third Prize	3 (KRW 1,000,000)	3 (KRW 500,000)

※ Winners will be invited to present their essays at the award ceremony.

- For foreign residents(Grand and Second prize winners), some of the expenses for visiting Korea will be covered.

※ Award details may change depending on the circumstances.

Note

- Applicants must agree to the Privacy Policy, the Third Party Copyright Policy, and the Application Pledge on the official website in order to participate in the contest.

- The submitted essay will not be returned and may be edited and published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

※ The copyright of all submitted essays belong to the applicants.

- The essay should be the applicant’s own creation, and essays that have been submitted to other competitions, published in academic journals or paper collections, or presented as dissertations for a degree is NOT eligible for submission.

- All winners who failed to pass the plagiarism test will be asked to return their awards and prize money

Contact Information

- TEL. : +82-2-303-1137 (available on weekdays from 10:00 to 17:00)

- E-mail: master@ariaricomms.kr