Grants, Honors, Awards, and Scholarships

Grants

Junior Fellow-Research Grant ($2,500), Korea University Graduate School (July. 2019)

  • PI. “The ‘Decoupling’ Experienced by Employees of Public Research Institute in the Use of Performance Information.”

KISTEP Creative Fellowship ($1,500), Korea Institute of Science & Technology Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP) (July. 2017)

  • PI. “An Empirical Study of Organizational Factors Influencing Performance Information Use: Based on the Perception of Employees in Governments-Funded Science and Technology Research Institutes.”

Honors

Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, Recognized for academic excellence in public administration, policy, and affairs, with a GPA above 3.7 (by NASPAA).

Keith Lankford Taylor Fellowship ($1,000), School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas (April 2023)

Brian J.L. Berry Scholar (tuition waived), School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas (Aug. 2022 ~ Present)

Awards

The Meier PMRC Travel Inclusion Award ($250), Public Management Research Association (May, 2024)

The Best Paper Poster Award ($100), The 8th Annual Public and Nonprofit Conference, The University of Texas at Dallas (Feb. 2024)

SPOD Annual Scholarship Award ($500), American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Section on Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD) (Feb. 2024)

Wallace O. Keene Conference Scholarship Award ($250), American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) (Jan. 2024)

The Best Paper Award (2nd) ($500), Conference of Minority Public Administration (COMPA) (March 2022)

The Best Paper Award ($1,800), Korea University Graduate School (Feb. 25. 2020)

Scholarships

Public and Nonprofit Management Doctoral Student Travel Scholarship

  • Department of Public and Nonprofit Management, The University of Texas at Dallas.
  • 2024 Spring - 2023 Fall ($2,000), 2023 Spring - 2022 Fall ($750), 2022 Spring - 2022 Spring ($500).

Graduate Teaching Assistantship (stipend monthly, $2,200), School of Economics, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas. (August 2021 - Present)

Graduate Studies Scholarship (tuition waived), School of Economics, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas. (August 2021 - August 2022).

Research Encouragement Scholarship ($1,200), Korea University Graduate School. (February, 2020, 2014)

Academic Excellence Scholarship for Public Administration Graduate Students ($1,500), Korea University in Department of Public Administration. (November 06, 2019)

Research Assistant Scholarships (tuition waived), Korea University Graduate School. (2018, 2017, 2016, 2012)

Academic Research Scholarship ($1,000), Korea University Graduate School. (2017)

General Scholarships for Research Encouragement ($1,000), Korea University Graduate School. (2017, 2013)

Core Curriculum Assistant Scholarships ($800), Korea University Graduate School. (2016, 2014, 2013, 2012)

Teaching Assistant Scholarship (tuition waived), Korea University Graduate School. (2013)

Creative Challenger Scholarship ($600), Korea University. (2011, 2010, 2009)

Academic Excellence Honors & Study Scholarship (tuition waived), Korea University. (2011, 2010, 2009, 2004)

Social Service Scholarship ($200), Korea University. (2004)