GS Shop Provides 80 Million Won Scholarship to Foster Consumer Experts

GS Shop '2021 Consumer Leader Scholarship' Recruitment Poster.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] GS Shop announced on the 26th that it has selected 46 scholarship recipients for the ‘2021 GS Shop Consumer Leader Scholarship Program’ and will award a total of 80 million KRW in scholarships.

The Consumer Leader Scholarship Program is a scholarship initiative that GS Shop has been running since 2009 to nurture experts dedicated to protecting consumer rights and enhancing consumer welfare. Scholarships are awarded to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in consumer studies nationwide through a selection process. For 13 consecutive years up to this year, scholarships have been provided to over 600 consumer studies students from more than 30 universities, with a cumulative total of 870 million KRW awarded.

The selection criteria for scholarship recipients include academic performance (20 points) and consumer leader activity records (30 points) in the first document screening, followed by a second review based on a self-introduction essay (20 points) and a consumer-related activity report (30 points). The evaluation is conducted by a panel of five scholarship committee members composed of experts from the Korean Consumer Policy Education Association and the Korean Consumer Affairs Association.

A GS Retail official stated, “We hope the Consumer Leader Scholarship Program will be a great encouragement and opportunity for students aspiring to become consumer experts,” adding, “We will continue to support and strengthen efforts to promote the interests and welfare of consumers, who are the company’s greatest asset.”

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