Gangbuk-gu Offers Up to 5 Million KRW Scholarships for Talented Students... Applications Open Until the 8th of Next Month

Selecting Around 45 Families with Income Below 120% of the Median Standard

Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Mayor Lee Soon-hee) and the Gangbuk-gu Kkum Namu Kiwoom Scholarship Foundation (Chairman Choi Ki-seok) announced on the 24th that they are recruiting the 13th Talent Scholarship Students of the Gangbuk-gu Kkum Namu Kiwoom Scholarship Foundation until the 8th of next month.

The Gangbuk-gu Kkum Namu Kiwoom Scholarship Foundation continuously conducts scholarship projects that discover young children and adolescents with special talents in Gangbuk-gu and support the costs necessary for talent development. Elementary and middle school students receive a talent development scholarship of 3 million KRW, while high school and university students receive 5 million KRW.

The selection fields include six areas: academics, music, art, dance, sports, and theater. Unlike one-time support, the foundation re-evaluates progress annually and continues support until the student becomes independent, which distinguishes it from other scholarship programs.

The 13th selection will include about 15 new scholarship students and about 30 existing scholarship students, totaling around 45 people. Existing scholarship students will continue to receive support after re-evaluation by the Talent Review Committee.

Eligibility for scholarship applicants includes talented students who reside in Gangbuk-gu or attend daycare centers, kindergartens, or elementary, middle, and high schools within Gangbuk-gu, and whose household income is at or below 100% of the median income standard. However, 10% of the selected students will be from households with income at or below 120% of the median income, relaxing the income criteria compared to the previous year.

Those wishing to apply can download the application form from the news section of the Gangbuk-gu website and submit the application form, talent development plan, recommendation letter from the school principal or the head of the kindergarten/daycare association, portfolio, and income verification documents via email to the person in charge or by visiting the Gangbuk-gu Education Support Division.

The selection process consists of a first document screening and a second on-site evaluation by the Talent Review Committee composed of experts in each field. The final selection results will be individually notified around the end of December and will also be posted on the district office website.

Mayor Lee Soon-hee said, “Through the selection of talent scholarship students, I hope that young people can nurture their dreams for the future and fully demonstrate their abilities. Our Gangbuk-gu will also strive to support students so that they can continue their dreams of learning without economic difficulties.”

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