Samil Prize
The Samil Prize is the first privately awarded academic and cultural award of South Korea. The award was founded by brothers Lee Jeong-rim and Lee Jeong-ho, who also founded the in the aftermath of the Korean War. The name Samil is directly translated from the words "three" "one" which refers to the March First Movement which occurred during the Korean independence movement. Administration of the award changed in 1966 to the Samil Foundation.