Incheon Ganghwa-gun to Provide Up to 8 Million KRW in Tuition Support for University Students

Incheon Ganghwa County Office

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Ganghwa County, Incheon, will provide tuition support to university students residing in the area.

On the 13th, the county announced that it will support tuition fees up to 8 million KRW for university students from households with an income below 200% of the median income and registered as residents in the region.

The eligible students are those from households with an income below 200% of the median income (annual income of 10,242,160 KRW or less for a family of four) and under the age of 30 as of January this year.

Additionally, both the student and their guardian must be currently registered residents of Ganghwa County, and must have a residency history of at least three years as of the announcement date of tuition support on the 17th of this month.

The tuition support is up to 8 million KRW, with recipients receiving 1 million KRW per semester for a total of eight semesters over four years. However, if the remaining tuition after deducting national scholarships is less than 1 million KRW per semester, only the corresponding amount will be supported.

Applications for tuition support can be submitted from the 17th of this month until the 4th of next month by visiting the Ganghwa County Autonomous Education Division or the local town or township office, or by downloading the form from the Ganghwa County website and submitting it via email.

A Ganghwa County official stated, "To reduce the educational expenses burden on residents and foster local talent, we enacted the university tuition support ordinance, which was promulgated last month."

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