Chungnam Province Accepting Nominations for Yu Gwan-sun Award and Yu Gwan-sun Torch Award

Applications Accepted Until December 23, Winners to Be Announced in February Next Year

Chungnam Province announced on the 14th that it is accepting nominations for the 24th Yu Gwansun Award.

Since 2002, Chungnam Province has been honoring the patriotic spirit of Yu Gwansun by selecting women and women's organizations who have contributed to the nation and society, presenting them with the Yu Gwansun Award and the Yu Gwansun Torch Award. Starting this year, in order to strengthen the international status of the Yu Gwansun Award, the nationality requirement has been relaxed so that overseas Koreans are also eligible to apply.

The eligibility criteria for the Yu Gwansun Award are women from the Republic of Korea or overseas Korean women who embody the spirit and life of Yu Gwansun in a way that is relevant to this era and contribute to reconciliation and peace. The Yu Gwansun Torch Award is given to first-year female high school students nationwide and 16-year-old out-of-school female youth with Korean nationality who promote and embody the spirit of Yu Gwansun both domestically and internationally.

The Yu Gwansun Award Committee will accept nominations until December 23 of this year, after which the winners will be selected through a review process and announced in February next year.

The recipient of the Yu Gwansun Award will receive a certificate, a trophy, and a prize of 5 million won, while the recipient of the Yu Gwansun Torch Award will receive a certificate and a prize of 3 million won.

To date, 22 people have received the Yu Gwansun Award, and 270 people have received the Yu Gwansun Torch Award.

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