Fields of Expedition
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Applicants may choose one of the following : Information Technology / Engineering / Natural Sciences / Economics · Management / Humanities · Sociology / Culture · Arts · Physical Education
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Subjects of Expedition
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Companies, Laboratories, Universities, Government Agencies, Local Self-Governing Bodies and Social Organizations in Korea
•Expedition areas for foreign students are restricted to Korea
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Themes of Expedition
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Themes should provide a vision through specific and systematic expedition and exploration activities in the related field.
•Applicants are responsible for any infringement of copyrights including unauthorized use and plagiarism and may be subject to the cancellation of their selection and award.
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Period of Expedition
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Applicants may freely choose 11 consecutive days from Tuesday, July 15th to Sunday, August 31st.
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Application Eligibility
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Registered foreign students at 4 year-universities or graduate schools in Korea
•Foreign students with a D-2 Visa and the ability to speak Korean fluently
•Students on a leave of absence, Language Institute students and students having dual citizenship are NOT eligible to apply.
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Team Organization
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A team must consist of four students from the same school regardless of their majors or nationalities.
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Documents for Submission
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- Application for participation
•In the event of applying online, the applicant must enter required information on the online application form from our homepage.
- Expedition plan
•Download and fill out the attached form and submit it in PDF format.
- Certificate of registration
•Certificates which have been issued ONLY between April 1st and April 23rd, 2014 are valid.
- Certificate from the office of international affairs of the applicant's school
•Download and fill out the attached form and submit it in PDF format.
※ Applicants who have passed the first document evaluation must submit the following : 10 copies of each team member's picture and a budget statement (further information : TBA)
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Application Period
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2014.0414 (Mon) 00:00 - 2014.04.23 (Wed) 17:00
* Due to the high probability of online applications flooding in on the final day, you are cordially asked to submit your application as early as possible.
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Where to Apply
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LG Global Challenger's Homepage (http://www.lovegen.co.kr/)
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How to Apply
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1) All four members of the team sign up for the LG Love Generation membership
2) Click on the "Apply" button to fill out the five stages of the application form
3) Compress the expedition plan, all four members' certificates of registration and the certificate from the Office of International Affairs into one folder and then upload it to the site.
※ Maximum size of the compressed file : 10MB
※ PDF conversion program and file compression program can be downloaded at the fifth stage of the application form.
※ The "Apply" page for the 2014 LG Global Challenger will be opened at the beginning of April.
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Number of Selectees
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Five times, a total of twenty applicants (four members on each team)
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Selection Method
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1st : document evaluation on the expedition plans
2nd : interview (Thursday, May 29, 2014)
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Selection Criteria
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Originality of the expedition theme
Preciseness of the expedition purpose
Reasonableness of the choice on the expedition site and schedule
Expected effectiveness of the expedition
Initiative and sincerity of the team members
Language proficiency
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Announcement of the Qualified Applicants
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Qualified applicants of the document evaluation : Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Final qualified applicants : Thursday, June 5, 2014
The names of the qualified applicants will be posted on the homepage of LG Global Challenger (Final qualified applicants will be contacted individually)
※ The information above may be subject to change depending on situations.
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Financial Support
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Full amount of transportation expenses, accommodation cost and activity cost
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Obligations
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Submission of the expedition report within one month after the completion of the expedition
(including various materials, publications and pictures which the executive offce may request)
Observance of the code of conduct(which will be additionally announced to the qualified applicants)
Observance and active participation in all the schedule programs
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Prize
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Global Prize : One team (additional prize : 3 million won)
Members of the recipient team of the Global Prize will be given an internship opportunity at one of the LG affiliates in Korea.
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Remarks
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All the copyrights and ownership of expedition plans and expedition activity reports belong at LG.
※ In the event that such materials are used in other programs after the final selection of the winner, the decision and the prize will be canceled as well as all the financial support (transportation, activity cost, etc.)
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Contact Information of the Executive Office
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Tel. 02-705-2992~3
E-mail : challenger@hsad.co.kr
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