Gwangju Seo-gu Scholarship Foundation Provides 120 Million Won in Scholarships to 102 Students

Published 29 Nov.2023 13:42(KST)

The Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Scholarship Foundation (Chairman Park Chan-gap) announced on the 29th that it held the '2023 Scholarship Certificate Award Ceremony' the previous day at the Deulbul Hall of Seo-gu Office, providing scholarship certificates and a total of approximately 120 million KRW in scholarships to 102 students, including high school students, university students, and out-of-school youth.

The scholarship recipients were selected through an announcement of the scholarship selection plan and individual evaluations in August. Each of the 10 high school students received 500,000 KRW, 87 university students received between 1 million and 1.5 million KRW, and 5 out-of-school youth each received 500,000 KRW.

The Gwangju Seo-gu Scholarship Foundation (Chairman Park Chang-gap) held the '2023 Scholarship Certificate Award Ceremony' on the 28th at the Deulbul Hall of Seo-gu Office.
[Photo by Seo-gu]

The event was attended by about 80 guests, including Kim Yi-gang, head of Seo-gu Office, Ko Kyung-ae, chairperson of Seo-gu Council, scholarship recipients, and their parents.

Chairman Park Chan-gap said, "I hope the warm donations from our benefactors will serve as an excellent foundation for the growth of the scholarship students," adding, "Through the scholarship foundation, we will do our best to discover and nurture local talents who will lead the future and ensure that support leads to regional development."

Kim Yi-gang, head of Seo-gu Office, said, "Congratulations to the students selected as scholarship recipients and their parents. I hope the love and encouragement from the donors who contributed scholarships will be the driving force for the students to achieve their dreams and hopes," and added, "Seo-gu will continue to take the lead in fostering talented individuals with creative capabilities and character through various educational support projects, including the scholarship foundation."

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Seo-gu Scholarship Foundation has been promoting scholarship projects to nurture talents needed by the local community. Since its establishment in October 2015, it has raised 6.4 billion KRW in scholarship funds and has selected scholarship students annually since 2016, providing scholarships totaling approximately 820 million KRW to 780 students to date.