Inchon Award | |
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Country | South Korea |
Presented by | Inchon Memorial Association and The Dong-a Ilbo |
First awarded | 1987 |
Website | The Inchon Memorial Foundation |
Inchon Award | |
Hangul | 인촌상 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Inchonsang |
McCune–Reischauer | Inch'onsang |
The Inchon Award (Korean: 인촌상) is a prize given to individuals in public service, journalists, and academics for achievements in their field. The award is named after the nickname of Kim Seong-su; the second Vice President of South Korea and founder of Korea University, The Dong-a Ilbo and Gyeongseong Textiles. The annual award is presented with a prize of KRW 100 million, a citation and a medal on October 11 which is Kim's birthday.[1][2]