Activities:

Through paper presentations and interview-based evaluations, the authenticity of your research work and your understanding of the research process are carefully assessed. It is important for you to demonstrate a clear understanding of your work and to explain your findings and methods in your own words.

• Presentation of full paper or research proposal: Max. 10 minutes per person
• Judging Q&A : Max. 10 minutes per person

Accepted research types:

Schedule:

The presentation order will be announced to participants after the application deadline.
Each participant is to attend at their assigned time.
Each participant will be assigned a session based on their local time zone. You are only expected to attend your assigned session.
However, you may observe other participants’ presentations and interviews to gain additional insights and learning opportunities.

[Korean Standard Time]

• Day 1: 09:00 - 11:00 STEM Session | Social Sciences Session
• Day 1: 11:30 - 13:00 STEM Session | Social Sciences Session
• Day 2: 09:00 - 11:00 STEM Session | Social Sciences Session
• Day 2: 11:30 - 13:00 STEM Session | Social Sciences Session

Awards:

Benefits:

• Certificate of participation
• Certificate of recognition signed by an ivy league professor
• Evaluation feedback from the professor
• Publication opportunity in Knowledge to Lead Journal (printed), Volume 7 Volume 1, for all participants
• Publication opportunity in Research Competence (Open Access Journal), Volume 2, Issue 2, for award recipients whose manuscripts (full papers only) successfully pass the journal’s peer-review process.

Evaluation Criteria

Professors from Ivy League colleges evaluate full research papers and research proposals/research work, while PhD holders and PhD candidates conduct interviews.

• Evaluation of Full Paper or Research Proposal/work (45)
• Presentation and Interview Evaluation (35)
• Potential for Development (20)

How to Apply:

Participation Fee : $650  (Waived for Research Pathway Track participants.)

※ Team rate: USD 390 per participant. For example, a team of five pays USD 1,950 in total.

1. Submit On-line Application <- Click
2. After your paper is reviewed for basic quality, plagiarism, and AI usage, you will be informed of your acceptance status.
3. Upon acceptance, pay the participation fee.

※ Author(s) may be contacted individually for further review and verification if the similarity is 15% or higher and/or the AI-generated text usage is 20% or higher, based on the results of a Turnitin check.

Forms:

• Full Paper <- Click
• Research Proposal <- Click

※ Free format for research resports

Schedule:

• Day 1: Professor Lecture 09:00 – 10:30
• Day 1: PhD Mentoring/Workshop 10:30 - 13:00
• Day 2: Practice 09:00 - 12:00
• Day 2: Presentation and Feedback 12:30 - 14:30

Benefits:

• Certificate of participation
• Certificate of recognition signed by an Ivy League professor
• Publication opportunity in Knowledge to Lead Journal (printed), Volume 7 Volume 1, for award recipients

Awards:

Schedule: Sunday, August 2 (KST)

Seoul Venture University (SVU), Gangnam-gu, Seoul

• 09:00 - 10:20 Professor Lecture
• 10:30 - 12:00 Workshop with Professor - 1
• 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
• 12:30 - 14:30 Workshop with Professor - 2

Awards:

• 1st Professor's Award
• 2nd Professor's Award
• 3rd Professor's Award
• Organizing Committee Award
• HOBY Korea Award

Benefits:

• Certificate of Participation
• Certificate of Recognition signed by the professor
• An additional 4 hours of online TA mentoring (via Zoom) to prepare and submit a research proposal for presentation at the conference in September
• Automatic eligibility to participate in the Research Proposal/Work Section of the Presentation Track at the conference in September (No additional fee)
• Journal Publication Opportunity (Knowledge to Lead Volume 7 Issue 1)

How to apply:

Participation Fee : $770

1. Closed.
2. After your application is reviewed, you will receive an acceptance letter.
3. Once confirmed, pay the participation fee.