Emergency Budget Allocation to Create Stable Study Conditions Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Scholarships Awarded to 250 Senior Students at 36 High Schools in Gwangyang and Pohang Areas
[Gwangyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik] POSCO Cheongam Foundation (Chairman Kim Seonwook) has selected 250 'With POSCO Lighthouse Scholarship Students' to create stable academic conditions for high school students in the Gwangyang and Pohang areas.
The POSCO Cheongam Foundation's 'With POSCO Lighthouse Scholarship' selection project is a scholarship program established to illuminate and encourage third-year high school students in the Gwangyang and Pohang areas who have been focusing on their studies and serving as role models despite the difficult environment caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for over a year. Since June, school principals' recommendations and foundation evaluations have been conducted.
The 'With POSCO Lighthouse Scholarship' is the second temporary scholarship program organized by the POSCO Cheongam Foundation following last year's 'With POSCO Emergency Living Scholarship' project, which supported university students from economically challenged families in the Gwangyang and Pohang areas due to the sudden COVID-19 outbreak. The 250 scholarship recipients from 36 schools in the Gwangyang and Pohang areas will receive a scholarship certificate along with 500,000 KRW.
Chairman Kim Seonwook, in a letter to the selected scholarship students, encouraged them by saying, "Even in difficult environments such as the COVID-19 pandemic, you must not neglect the effort to develop your potential and diligently practice for your future." He added, "I hope this scholarship will become a light of hope that brightens your future."
The POSCO Cheongam Foundation is implementing various scholarship programs for students in the Gwangyang and Pohang areas facing difficult circumstances to contribute to resolving social polarization issues. It is leading the practice of Life with POSCO (a company creating the future together) and Community with POSCO (a company working with local communities), two of the five corporate citizen brand activities that embody the POSCO Group's vision of being a 'company people want to be with.'
Gwangyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seonsik hss79@asiae.co.kr
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