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2023 The Korean Honor Scholarship Announcement 재미한인장학기금 장학생 선발 안내

KECSF
2023-05-09
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 1. Dates for 2023 KHS

 - Application period: May 4 ~ June 30, 2023

 - First round evaluation at regional consular offices: July 3 ~ July 7, 2023

 - Final round evaluation by Central Selection Committee: July 26, 2023

 - Scholarship Award presentation: after October 2, 2023     ※ Actual receipt date varies.


2. Allocation of Award: 54명 내외 

  - Regular: 46 or so

  - Arts: 2 or so

  - Adoptee and special: 6 or so

   ※ Will be subject to change according to the number of applications in each category and the amount of funds available.

   ※ Korean-American means students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. 

   ※ Korean means students who have F1, A, G Visa etc. 


3. Amount of scholarship 

 - Best Honor Scholarship - $ 5,000 (2 students or so)

 - Honor Scholarship - $1,500 (52 students or so)

 - Best Essay Award - $ 1,000 in addition to Honor Scholarship (3 students or so)


4. Qualifications

  -  At the time of application, an applicant must be a full-time 4-year college or graduate student who has achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher at least for the previous academic year(Fall, 2022 ~ Spring*, 2023)  * If not available, Spring(2022) is also accepted. 

※ The GPA should be on a 4.0 basis (Pass or Fail is not acceptable).

 - Any students whose parents are Korean (either one or both) or any legally adopted Korean-American students are welcome to apply.

 - Scholarships will be awarded once at the undergraduate and graduate levels respectively.

   (Past beneficiaries at the graduate level must not apply for this scholarship)


5. Required Documents

  1. Application Form 
  2. Official Transcript including the 2022-23 academic year
  3. Recommendation Letter from a professor
  4. Essay Written in English by the applicant: Up to 500 words (12 pt, double-spaced) ※ Applicant must write under the following title. 

         * Essay title: This year marks the 70th anniversary of the ROK-the U.S. alliance. - How do you envision your personal and professional paths contributing to the enhancement of the ROK-the U.S. partnership and the future prosperity of global society?

        ※ 우수 에세이 선정자의 경우 대외에 공개할 예정이므로 유의하여 작성바람

       e. Résumé 1부 (Including records of awards, extracurricular and volunteer activities, leadership, etc.)

           ※ Graduate students should list Research Publications, Presentations in their résumé.

          ※ Especially student who gets graduate admission should submit the related document.

          * Please see the guidelines for detailed information. 


6. Where to submit (Mail Only) 

   - Scholarship for regular students - AC, AG, KC, KG: 

                       Korean Education Center in San Francisco

                       Address:  3500 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA 94118

                       Any questions? Email: sfkcgeud@mofa.go.kr / Tel. (415) 590-4058


  - Scholarship for students in arts and special - SM, SA, HS: 

                     Korean Embassy in the U.S.A., Office of Education Minister Counselor/Korean Education Center

                     2320 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20008

                    Any questions? Email: education.office@mofa.go.kr /Tel. (202) 939-5679, 5681 


7. More Information: please check the attached file.