Gyeonggi Province to Provide Second-Half Living Scholarships to 7,272 Low-Income Youth

Gyeonggi Province will begin distributing the “Youth Living Scholarship” to support the studies of low-income youth in phases from the end of this month until mid-October.

The Youth Living Scholarship is a lottery fund-based program designed to support young people at risk of dropping out of school due to financial difficulties at home.

Gyeonggi Province has increased this year’s scholarship amount to 1 million won for middle school students and 1.5 million won for high school students, reflecting rising prices.

The scholarship is paid in two installments, with 50% distributed in the first half of the year and the remaining 50% in the second half.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

In the first half of this year, 4.6 billion won was distributed, and the same amount will be provided to a total of 7,272 young people in the second half.

Seo Donghwan, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Youth Division, said, “Gyeonggi Province has made continuous efforts for over 20 years to help economically disadvantaged youth continue their studies through the Youth Living Scholarship. We will continue to provide comprehensive support so that no student is left behind, and do our utmost to help young people pursue their dreams with confidence.”

The Youth Living Scholarship began in 2004 with provincial funding and switched to lottery fund financing in 2009. To date, a cumulative total of 110,000 young people have benefited from the program.

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