Overview of grants

• Qualification: Overseas publishers who have imported or are planning to import Korean publication copyrights
  • Books that have been published or are to be published in local markets, beginning November 1st, 2023 to October 31th, 2024
  • Such books must be published in the time period and be submitted to the Publication Industry Promotion Agency of Korea (“KPIPA”) by November 11th, 2024 (Monday)
  • Publishers can apply up to only 5 titles maximum
• Scope of selection: Around 50 books will be selected, and grants will be provided in amounts varying by region
  • Europe and the Americas 4,000,000KRW(Approx. 3,000USD), China and Japan 3,500,000KRW(Approx. 2,500USD), and other countries 3,000,000KRW(Approx. 2,000USD)

Application method

• Application period
  • April 23th (Tue) - May 31th (Fri) 11:59PM(KST), 2024 (6 weeks)
• Application documents (required)
  • ① Application form
    • KPIPA format, “Application Form(Book Information) for Overseas Publication Grants 2024”
    • All content must be written in English (except local book titles, which should be written in the local language)
    • Download the form via K-Book Platform(www.k-book.or.kr)
  • ② A copy of the Translation Contract
  • ③A copy of the Copyright Contract
  • ④Book cover and book with temporary binding (in PDF format, at least 1/2 of the book must be submitted, including the cover)
• Application method: Apply and submit online(via K-Book Platform)

  ※ Please note that only online application via K-Book Platform is available(application via e-mail will not be accepted)

  • Submit applications at www.k-book.or.kr > Grants
  • For inquires contact Dawon Yu, K-Book Culture Communication Team at +82-63-219-2765 / kbook@kpipa.or.kr
• Selection criteria

  Evaluation Items	Details	Ratio
  Qualitative superiority of the book	Book maturity and quality of content Genre and number of pages	30%
  Appropriateness for overseas market	Target export countries (in accordance with KPIPA policy, preferential support will be given to regions with insufficient exports Content and its pertinence to the country of export	30%
  Capability of publisher	Market dominance and reliability of local publishers Experience of publishing company in K-BOOK publishing Specificity of publication planning	40%

Procedure for successful applications

• Announcement of successful applications: Selected companies will be notified individually in June
• Signing of Publishing Support Agreement
  • In accordance with the agreement, the copyright page of selected book must include a statement indicating KPIPA’s support in publishing the book

    ※ For books that have been published already, a sticker should be used in place of a printed statement, but when reprinting, the copyright page must be revised to include such a statement.

• Submission of published reports and published books
  • Published books must be submitted to KPIPA by November 11th, 2024 (Monday)
• Grant payment

Notes

• Submitted documents and works will not be returned.
• Books without a formal Overseas Publishing Contract may be excluded from selection and the publisher is responsible for any and all problems that may arise in relation to such books.
• Books that have already received or are awaiting the receipt of a grant from another Korean agency, such as the Literature Translation Institute of Korea or the Korea Creative Content Agency, are not eligible for this grant. If a single book is found to have received grants from multiple agencies, sanctions may be taken, such as the cancellation of the agreement and retrieval of grant funds, regardless of whether the agreement has been signed.
• Books selected for grants may be used for non-profit purposes by KPIPA, such as the promotion of KPIPA’s business.
• If the publication or submission of a book is delayed without justifiable reasons, or if the content of the publication report is deemed unsatisfactory, the grant may not be paid.