Gwangju City Bitgoeul Scholarship Foundation Provides Special Scholarships to Children from Families Facing Economic Crisis

Gwangju City Hall

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Bitgoeul Scholarship Foundation in Gwangju Metropolitan City is providing special scholarships to overcome the economic difficulties caused by COVID-19.

On the 20th, Gwangju City announced that it will provide a total of 47.5 million won in scholarships to 60 local students facing economic hardships due to the impact of COVID-19, including 37 university students, 18 high school students, and 5 middle school students, to help stabilize their living conditions.

The recipients are children of small business owners who have experienced a sharp decline in income due to the outbreak of COVID-19 or households involuntarily unemployed, currently enrolled in middle, high, or university schools located in Gwangju.

Applicants must submit documents proving economic hardship caused by COVID-19, such as a certificate of business closure, along with income verification documents, to the relevant district office department from the 21st to the 23rd. For more details, check the city’s website or contact the Youth and Adolescents Division of the city.

The final selected scholarship recipients will be confirmed through the Scholarship Selection Committee’s review on the 29th and will receive their individual payments on the same day.

Kang Young-sook, Acting Director of the Women and Family Bureau of the city, said, “Although there are limitations in selecting a large number of scholarship recipients due to the foundation’s limited resources, we hope this scholarship will help students facing difficulties due to the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis not lose hope and focus on their studies even a little.”

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