Inchon Award

Inchon Award
CountrySouth Korea
Presented byInchon Memorial Association and The Dong-a Ilbo
First award1987
WebsiteThe Inchon Memorial Foundation
Inchon Award
Hangul
인촌상
Hanja
Revised RomanizationInchonsang
McCune–ReischauerInch'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.