Jinju City Holds 'Future Generation Happiness Fund Management Deliberation Committee' Meeting

333 Scholarship Recipients Selected

Scholarships Totaling Approximately 240 Million Won

To Be Distributed to Students Next Month

Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 23rd that it held the "2024 Jinju City Future Generation Happiness Fund Operation Deliberation Committee" meeting in the cultural lecture room on the 3rd floor of City Hall and selected 333 scholarship recipients.

Group photo of Jinju City 2024 Future Generation Happiness Fund Management Deliberation Committee.

At the meeting, the committee deliberated and decided on the selection of scholarship recipients for the 2024 Future Generation Happiness Fund, and held in-depth discussions on the direction of the scholarship project.

After the announcement in March, there was high interest in the scholarship program among students, parents, and schools in the local community, resulting in 378 applicants for the 360 available spots for the Future Generation Happiness Fund scholarship.

The scholarship amount per recipient is 500,000 KRW for elementary, middle, and high school students, and up to 2,000,000 KRW for university students. The city plans to award the scholarship certificates and distribute approximately 240 million KRW in scholarships to the selected recipients around the middle of next month.

A city official stated, "Each year, we see increasing interest from students, parents, and schools," and added, "We will do our best to discover and nurture outstanding local talent through the continued implementation of the scholarship program, in line with the interest shown by our citizens."

Since 2019, the city has established a 50 billion KRW fund through city contributions and private donations, and has been operating the Future Generation Happiness Fund scholarship program for four years. As of last year, scholarships have been awarded to 881 local talents.