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Announcement of the 3rd annual Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible cultural Heritage (JIAPICH)

Friends of the International ICH community, Greetings, the third annual Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH) has been elaborately prepared and the long-awaited awards ceremony will be held in September 2021. Application forms for both the individual and organization will be open to download at Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (jiapich.org) starting on February 1st, 2021. All applications are to be submitted from March 1st through April 30th, 2021. The prize pool is $30,000 USD and will be distributed among 1~5 teams. There are no costs to the application process. The previous year 2020 JIAPICH had gained positive feedback from our ICH community around the world. Thirty-nine applicants from 27 different countries applied for the awards. Out of the 39 applicants, there were 11 individual and 28 group applications. The 2020 JIAPICH ceremonies were held online, streamed through YouTube: CICS in Korea and the Jeonju City Homepage: Jeonju City English>Jeonju City English Site Main. It is the hope of Jeonju that the JIAPICH will become the lighthouse of hope for all ICH holders, groups, and individuals who are striving to safeguard ICH. Jeonju will continue to honor those who have contributed to the safeguarding and transmission of ICH through JIAPICH. We hope to see many ICH bearers, communities, and those in the ICH safeguarding practice apply to the 2021 JIAPICH and have the opportunity to be recognized. Important Dates February 1st, 2021: Open to download 2021 JIAPICH application March 1st, 2021: Start of the application submission date April 30th, 2021: Due date for the application May 1st - June 30th, 2021: Process of assessment July 1st - July 30th, 2021: Process of verification August 1st, 2021: 2021 JIAPICH Finalist(s) Announced September (dates TBD), 2021: JIAPICH Award Ceremony (online ceremony TBD) Best regards, Hanhee Hahm Director of the Center for Intangible Culture Studies (CICS) Secretariat of the 2020 JIAPICH Homepage: http://www.ichngo.net YouTube: CICS in Korea Address:285 Kwonsamdeuk-ro, Dukjin-gu, Jeonju city, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea Tel: +82-63-277-4098 Fax: +82-63-277-4097

● Event Summary

Title	Announcement of the 3rd annual Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible cultural Heritage (JIAPICH)
Place	REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Start Date	2021-03-01	End Date	2021-09-30