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KHS (Korean Honor Scholarship) 재미한인장학기금

1. ABOUT SCHOLARSHIP

         The Korean Honor Scholarship (KHS) Committee extends an invitation to Korean and Korean-American undergraduate and graduate students to compete for the 2022 Korean Honor Scholarship.

          This Scholarship was first established in 1981 with a gift of US $1 million dollars donated by the government of the Republic of Korea to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of diplomatic relations between Korea and the United States.  Over the next several years, an additional US$1.90 million was added to the fund by the Korean Government and now the fund totals $2.90 million.  This scholarship is awarded to outstanding students of Korean heritage to encourage high achievement of   academic performance and the development of leadership qualities for their future professional careers.

         The Korean Honor Scholarship Committee has awarded 3,296 scholarships to outstanding Korean and Korean-American students over the past 40 years.  To be eligible for consideration, applicants must be attending college or university in the United States and must have an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher. In addition to academic achievement, the Scholarship Committee also considers an essay, a letter of recommendation, awards, honors, performances and extracurricular activities when making selections.  Approximately 16 scholarships will be awarded this year.         

2. IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2022 KHS

• Application period: April 18 ~ June 17, 2022
• First round evaluation at regional consular offices: June 20 ~ July 1, 2022
• Final round evaluation by Central Selection Committee: July 29, 2022
• Scholarship Award presentation: after October 4, 2022

3. AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP

    - $1,000

4. QULIFICATIONS

• 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 one academic year(Fall, 2021 ~ Spring*, 2022) * If not available, Spring(2021) 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.
• Scholarship will be awarded once in undergraduate and graduate level respectively. (Past beneficiary in graduate level must not apply for this scholarship)

5. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. Application form: available at http://overseas.mofa.go.kr/us-en/brd/m_4513/list.do (or search for ”Korean honor scholarship” in any search engines
2. Official school transcript, including the 2021-2022 academic year                                                                                                                                                                      ※ If the transcript GPA is not on a 4.0 basis or if letter grades are given, the applicant must convert the grades into those of a 4.0 basis. Submit both the converted grades record and the official original school transcript.
3. A letter of recommendation from a professor at the applicant's institution
4.  An Essay written in English by the applicant: up to 500 words (point 12, double spaced)※ Applicants must write under the following title : What have you learned from the COID-19 pandemic and how would it influence your future plan
5.  Résumé (including records of awards, extracurricular and volunteer activities, leadership, etc.)

         ※  Graduate students should list research publications and presentations in their résume. Especially student who gets graduate admission should submit the

               relating documents. Applicants of music or art field only: either one of the followings

         ※ Art student must submit a CD that 10 pieces of his/her original works are recorded in (The size and medium of works and the year when works were created                 must be specified in each work image).

         ※ Music student must submit a DVD that a 20-minute long his/her own performance is recorded in. (Video or cassette tape will NOT be accepted.)

       ※ Both CD and DVD must be submitted by one of the following recording types: Windows Media Player, QuickTime Player, and GOM Player. 

       6. Adoptee and  Handicapped students only: Documents to prove disability or adopted (such as copy of applicant's driver's license, or birth certificate etc. by related 

           organization, other supporting documents)

       7. Only for Korean-American students who did not graduate middle and/or high school in Korea: either one of the followings (if applicable)

            ※ School transcript for the Korean language course(s) taken at a high school in the U.S.A. and foreign countries except Korea (B+ or higher)

            ※ SAT II Korean test score (700 point or higheer)

            ※ "Certificate of Proficiency in Korean (Grade 5 or 6)", available by taking TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) administered by National Institute for International

                  Education or Korea Institute of Curriculum & Evaluation .(http://www.topik.go.kr).  

        ※  NEWL/Korean Test Score by American Council for International Education.