Seongbuk-gu Supports Low-Income Children and Adolescents with Academy Tuition Fees

Recruiting 60 Scholarship Students for 'Seongbuk Hope! Learning Center Project'...Free 1-Year Academy Vouchers for Low-Income Children with Strong Academic Enthusiasm but Poor Learning Conditions

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is recruiting 60 scholarship students to participate in the ‘Seongbuk Hope! Learning Center Project’.

The ‘Seongbuk Hope! Learning Center Project’ is a scholarship program that provides educational opportunities to children from low-income households who have a strong desire to learn but lack adequate learning conditions by supporting academy tuition fees.

A Seongbuk-gu official explained, “This project supports free academy tuition vouchers for children and adolescents from low-income families to satisfy their learning desires and help academic achievement. Regardless of family circumstances, it aims to provide future generations with opportunities for self-realization and lay stepping stones for their growth.”

Started in February this year, the ‘Seongbuk Hope! Learning Center Project’ is a collaboration between Seongbuk-gu, the Seongbuk District of the Korea Academy Federation, and the Seoul Community Chest of Korea.

Private resources that empathize with the need to eliminate educational disparities in the region have joined forces with Seongbuk-gu.

The recruitment target for the ‘Seongbuk Hope! Learning Center Project’ is children enrolled in elementary, middle, and high schools from low-income households with an income below 120% of the median income.

It supports free tuition vouchers for single-subject classes such as Korean, English, Math, Social Studies, and Science at 22 private academies participating in educational donations. Selected students can attend the designated academies free of charge for one year.

Those who wish to apply for the ‘Seongbuk Hope! Learning Center Project’ should visit the local community service center in their jurisdiction and submit the application form along with income and property-related documents and a consent form for the use of personal information.

The recruitment period is until 60 applicants are accepted.

Lee Seung-ro, Mayor of Seongbuk-gu, stated, “We recognize that eliminating educational disparities within the region so that any future generation in Seongbuk can learn freely and nurture their dreams regardless of their parents’ income level is an important role of administration. We will do our best to create a happy Seongbuk-gu for future generations by actively collaborating with private resources.”

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