National Hangeul Museum '2024 Hangeul Content Idea Contest' Applications Open from May 16 to May 31

The '2024 Hangeul Content Idea Contest,' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yoo In-chon, hereinafter referred to as MCST) and the National Hangeul Museum (Director Kim Il-hwan, hereinafter referred to as Hangeul Museum), marks its 10th anniversary this year.

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This contest, part of the 2024 Hangeul Industrialization Fostering and Support Program, is organized by the Korea Education and Cultural Foundation (President Lee Soon-mo, hereinafter referred to as the Foundation). The '2024 Hangeul Content Commercialization Development Support Program,' whose applications have closed, aims to promote the Hangeul industry by discovering and developing tangible and intangible cultural content using Hangeul materials, supporting their overseas advancement, and enhancing their value as Korean Wave content. This contest, as part of the support program, focuses on collecting fresh content ideas using Hangeul as a theme.

Call for Original Hangeul-related Content Ideas, Grand Prize of 10 Million Won

The '2024 Hangeul Content Idea Contest' is open to anyone, regardless of nationality, age, or gender, and applications can be submitted individually or as a team. The contest opened for applications on May 16 (Thursday) and runs until May 31 (Friday) through the Hangeul Industrialization Website (www.hangeulmade.org/idea).

The contest theme is content and ideas using Hangeul Museum collections as materials. Related information can be found on the Hangeul Museum website (https://www.hangeul.go.kr) and the Digital Hangeul Museum website (https://archives.hangeul.go.kr). Various Hangeul content ideas selected through the contest over the past 10 years can be viewed by anyone on the Hangeul Industrialization Website (https://www.hangeulmade.org/idea).

The contest categories include a wide range of areas such as media content, fashion and accessories, crafts, and cultural products, and the evaluation criteria include 'creativity,' 'symbolism,' 'appropriateness,' 'aesthetics,' and 'popularity.' A total of 15 entries will be selected through expert evaluation in each field and public verification. With a total prize money of 32.5 million won, the grand prize winner will receive the MCST Minister's Award and 10 million won in prize money. The gold prize (2 winners) and silver prize (3 winners) in each category will receive the Hangeul Museum Director's Award and the Foundation President's Award, respectively, along with a certain amount of prize money.

Various follow-up support will be provided to the winners, including △participation in the Hangeul Culture Industry Exhibition, △opportunity to participate in the commercialization support program the following year, and △opportunity to participate in the commercialization support program training.

Meanwhile, the '2024 Hangeul Content Commercialization Development Support Program,' whose applications closed on April 30, will have its final announcement on May 31 (Friday), followed by a signing ceremony with selected companies on June 18 (Tuesday).

Introduction of Korea Education and Cultural Foundation

The Korea Education and Cultural Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides equal education and culture to youth and the socially disadvantaged. The Foundation aims to lead the education and cultural landscape by solidifying the academic breadth and depth of education and culture, and by deriving future-oriented policy alternatives based on practical knowledge through industry-academia cooperation, research, and field learning. It aims to provide social education that fosters dreams and hope.

Hangeul Content Idea Contest: https://hangeulmade.org/idea

Website: http://kecf.or.kr

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Korea Education and Cultural Foundation
Go Doo-hee