Gyeongnam Office of Education and Doosan Yeongang Foundation Award Scholarships to 70 Students in the Province

70 Students from Orphaned and Multicultural Families
Scholarships of 1 Million Won per Person Granted

Gyeongnam Office of Education and Doosan Yeon Gang Foundation Support Students' Dreams Through Warm Cooperation. [Image source=Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Saerom] The Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education and the Doosan Yeongang Foundation will provide scholarships totaling 70 million KRW, with 1 million KRW each, to 70 elementary and middle school students, including child-headed households and students from multicultural families in the province.

This support is based on the 'Social Contribution Agreement' signed in 2018 between the Gyeongnam Office of Education and the Doosan Yeongang Foundation. The Doosan Yeongang Foundation provides the scholarships, while the Gyeongnam Office of Education supports administrative tasks including the selection of scholarship recipients.

The Office selected 35 'Doosan Dream Tree Scholars' targeting child-headed households and students in foster care, and 35 'Multicultural Family Scholars' targeting low-income students from multicultural families.

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon said, "I am grateful to the Doosan Yeongang Foundation, which is dedicated to social contribution projects to nurture future talents with the belief that education is the driving force of national development," and added, "The Gyeongnam Office of Education will continue to provide educational welfare so that economic difficulties do not block children's dreams and futures."

Meanwhile, the Doosan Yeongang Foundation, established in 1978 as a scholarship, academic, and cultural foundation, uses the pen name 'Yeongang' of Doosan Group's first chairman Park Doo-byung as its foundation name. This year, it will provide scholarships totaling over 2.4 billion KRW to elementary, middle, high school, and university students.