(Hwasun Scholarship Foundation, Scholarship Applications Open Until the 5th of Next Month)

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] The Hwasun Scholarship Foundation (Chairman Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 18th that it will accept applications for the ‘Hwasun Scholarship’ from the 22nd of this month until the 5th of next month to nurture outstanding local talents and provide equal learning opportunities.

Eligibility requires that both the student and their parents (legal guardians) have continuously held resident registration in the county for more than one year as of the announcement date. Eligible applicants include elementary, middle, high school, and university students. University students may apply even if their resident registration is in a region other than Hwasun.

Local students should submit their applications to their respective schools, while university students should submit to the administrative welfare center of their township or town of residence.

The number of selected recipients will be 50 elementary students, 40 middle school students, 40 high school students, and 70 university students, totaling 200. The support amount per person is 300,000 KRW for elementary students, 500,000 KRW for middle school students, 1,000,000 KRW for high school students, and 2,000,000 KRW for university students, with a total of 215 million KRW to be distributed.

There are three categories for university student support: academic excellence scholarship, arts and talents scholarship, and welfare scholarship.

The welfare scholarship plans to select 38 recipients. Applicants must have a household income within 100% of the median income, and for a family of four, the monthly health insurance premium payment must be 160,500 KRW or less (based on workplace subscribers, combined for parents).

For more details, check the ‘2021 Hwasun Scholarship Support Plan’ announcement posted on the county office website’s notice section or contact the General Affairs Division or the administrative welfare center of your township or town of residence.

Meanwhile, the Hwasun Scholarship Foundation has been leading local talent development through its annual scholarship program, having provided a total of 1.68 billion KRW to 2,824 recipients so far.

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