Yongsan-gu Selects 391 Dream Tree Scholarship Students, Awards 157.8 Million KRW in Scholarships

121 Elementary Students, 135 Middle School Students, 135 High School Students... 300,000 to 500,000 KRW Paid Per Person

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seongjang Hyun) has selected 391 Dream Tree Scholarship students in 2021 and completed the payment of 157.8 million KRW in scholarships.

There are 121 elementary school students, 135 middle school students, and 135 high school students. The amount paid per person ranges from 300,000 to 500,000 KRW.

The scholarships are categorized into general, community service, academic excellence, and arts and sports specialties. The purpose is to nurture students' diverse talents and abilities without solely focusing on family background or academic performance.

The scholarship certificates were awarded by each neighborhood. The scholarship funds were deposited into individual accounts (students or parents).

A district official said, “In March, the mayor established the policy, received scholarship student recommendations, and selected scholarship recipients through the Scholarship Fund Management Committee. Each neighborhood was allocated 10 to 22 students, and each school was assigned 2 to 10 students.”

The district first started providing scholarships in 2013 during the 5th local government term. Up to this year, a total of 2,919 students have received scholarships amounting to 1.1624 billion KRW.

Seongjang Hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “To ensure equal educational opportunities and foster future talents, we enacted the 'Yongsan-gu Scholarship Fund Establishment and Operation Ordinance' in 2010 and completed raising 10 billion KRW over nine years (2011?2019). Moving forward, we will focus on supporting school environment improvements.”

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