Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award History

The Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award was established to provide financial travel assistance for young Asian psychologists to attend the Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology.

Jung Tae-gon Young Scholar Award supports young scholars from economically developing countries to participate in the AASP conference.

Park Jung-heun & Jung Tae-gon Award Grants

The recipients of the Young Scholar Award will receive a plaque, certificate, $500 to cover travel expenses to attend the AASP conference, and the cost of registration. The awards will be given during the biennial conference of AASP.

Park Jung-heun Young Scholar Award will be given to two young scholars from Asia.

Jung Tae-gon Young Scholar Award will be given to two young scholars from economically developing countries in Asia (excluding Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore).

How to apply for the Park Jung-heun and Jung Tae-gon Awards

Applicants should have completed or be near completion of their doctoral dissertation and should be below the age of 40. The winning papers will be considered for the AASP publication, Progress in Asian Social Psychology.

Interested applicants should submit the following:
  • Abstract for the conference
  • Summary of the current research projects (3~4 pages)
  • Resume
  • Recommendation letter from a professor

Email your application to Professor Uichol Kim at uicholk@inha.ac.kr April 30, 2021.

Because the Seoul Conference will be held on-line, there will be no travel awards for this year. Instead, winners will receive an exemption of their registration fees.


Park Jung-heun and Jung Tae-gon Award Winners

2017 Park Jung-Heun Young Scholar Awards:

Tulips Yiwen Wang (University of Macau)
Mary Angeline Daganzo (University of Macau)

2017 Jung Tae-Gon Young Scholar Awards:

Chong Shue Ling (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

 
2015 Park Jung-Heun Young Scholar Awards:

Jose Antonio R. Clemente (University of Macau)

2015 Jung Tae-Gon Young Scholar Awards:

Gan Su Wan (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

 
2013 Park Jung-Heun Young Scholar Awards:

Haidar Buldan Thontowi (Universitas Gadhah Mada, Indonesia)

2013 Jung Tae-Gon Young Scholar Awards:

Andrien Liem (Universitas Ciputra, Indonesia)

 
2011 Park Jung-Heun Young Scholar Awards:

Peilian Chi, The University of Hong Kong, SAR China
Ansuk Jeong, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

2011 Jung Tae-Gon Young Scholar Awards:

Fraide A. Ganotice, Jr., Palawan State University, Philippines
Tuheena Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology, India

 
2009 Park Jung-Heun Young Scholar Awards:

Shengquan Ye, City University of Hong Kong
Ronnel B. King, The University of Hong Kong

2009 Jung Tae-Gon Young Scholar Awards:

Guan Jian, Nan Kai University
Chen Hao, Nan Kai University

 
2007: Sabah, Malaysia
The Second Park Jung-Heun Young Scholar Awards:

Yukari Ariizumi, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Koichi Suwa, Kansai University, Japan

The First Jung Tae-Gon Young Scholar Awards:

Arief Darmanegara Liem, Nanyang Technological University, Indonesia
Marshall N. Valencia, De La Salle University, Philippines

 
2005: AASP Wellington

Sylvia Xiaohua Chen, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Park Jung-heun Award)
Tasuku Igarashi, Nagoya University, Japan (Park Jung-heun Award)