Benefits of a KSEA membership for undergraduate students

Free Membership for Undergraduate Members
- There is no membership fee for a undergraduate member, but you need to renew every year to maintain your membership.
- To join or renew your membership, go on http://ksea.org/join.aspx.
  - Feel free to ask any questions: ksea.centralpa@gmail.com.

KSEA Scholarship for Undergraduate Students in the US
- Number of Recipients: 20
- Scholarship Award: $1000 each
- Eligibility
  - Undergraduate students of Korean heritage at an accredited institution in the US with a minimum of 2 semesters or 3 quarters completed as a college student at the time of application.
  - Scholarship recipients must have an undergraduate student status when scholarship is awarded.
  - Major in science, engineering, or related fields
  - KSEA membership (You must be a KSEA member in order to apply)
- For more information: http://scholarship.ksea.org/InfoUndergraduate.aspx

Financial Support for Attending Ygnite 2016
- Ygnite 2016 is the 12th Annual Young Generation Technical and Leadership Conference hosted by KSEA.
- Date & Location: Dallas, Texas, January 22-24, 2016.
- Financial Support (about $1000)
  - All meals ($200)
  - Conference Registration Fee, if you are a presenter (up to $130)
    - Registration fee for participation only: $200
    - Registration fee for presenter: $90 (for early registration, $70)
  - 3-Night Lodging in a quality hotel (about $500) – evenings of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (evening on 1/21/2016 ~ morning on 1/24/2016).
  - 50% Airfare (waiver dependent on distance)
    - For attendees from State College, the cap is $170. So, if your airfare is beyond $340, you can be reimbursed up to $170. For example, for $200 airfare, you will get $100; for $400 airfare, you will get $170 as a cap.
- For more information: http://www.ygtlc.org/2016/#travel.

Financial Support for Attending UKC (US-Korea Conference)
- UKC is US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, in which many scientists and engineers in the United States and Korea gather together, share their knowledge, and network each other.
  - UKC 2016 in Dallas, Texas, in the summer 2016.
  - UKC 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia, July 29 – August 1, 2015.
- Financial Support (about $1200)
  - 3 Meals ($100)
  - Conference Registration Fee ($400)
  - 3-Night Lodging: 4-Star Hotel (about $500)
  - Transportation Reimbursement (waiver dependent on distance)
    - For UKC 2015, it was $200 for attendees from State College (see detailed information here)

Young Generation Forum (YGF) – only eligible for U.S. citizens
- Purpose: To bring young Korean Heritage scientists and engineers from all over the world to Korea.
- Date & Location: June 29th to July 2nd, 2015, in Seoul, South Korea.
- Financial Support
  - Free event registration
  - Free meals and lodging for 4 days and 4 nights
  - Travel stipend to cover the round-trip airfare from U.S. to Korea (amounts: TBA)
- For more information: http://www.ksea-siv.org/3424904

For more information, Check “Activity” updates on http://ksea.org/main/activities/.

Professional Presentation Opportunity
- Our KSEA Montly Multidisciplinary Seminar Series & Student Presentation Competition gives a great opportunity to present your academic work in front of audience with various backgrounds and get valuable feedback on not only substantial contents, but also your presentation skills. Moreover, this participation is a great addition to your resume (e.g. a speaker of a invited talk or student presentation competition winner).

Mentoring Program
- We match and assign Mentor-Mentee in respective fields upon request.

Sharing US/Korea Job Offering Information (취업정보 공유)
- KSEA Central PA Chapter classifies and shares job offering information with our chapter members exclusively.
- Job information includes deadline, location, job title, company name, position, qualifications, and forms.