125 Daejeon Happy Education Scholarship Recipients, Including 12 Ijung Han Scholarship Recipients
Daejeon Office of Education will provide 137 million won in Daejeon Happiness Education Scholarship and Lee Joong-han Scholarship. / Daejeon Photo by Park Jong-myeong
The Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education announced that it will provide 137 high school students selected by the Daejeon Happiness Education Scholarship Foundation with a total of 137 million KRW in scholarships for the 2024 academic year, including the Daejeon Happiness Education Scholarship and the Lee Jung-han Scholarship.
The Daejeon Happiness Education Scholarship Foundation selected 125 Daejeon Happiness Education Scholars recommended by high schools and 12 Lee Jung-han Scholars, awarding each student a scholarship of 1 million KRW.
The Daejeon Happiness Education Scholars include 93 students selected based on income criteria and 32 students with outstanding talents (academic, natural sciences, arts and physical education, etc.), while the 12 Lee Jung-han Scholars were selected for meeting income criteria and demonstrating exceptional talent.
The Daejeon Happiness Education Scholarship Foundation was established in 2008 by the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education to nurture outstanding local talents. Currently, it operates active scholarship programs based on a scholarship fund of 5.92 billion KRW.
The Lee Jung-han Scholarship is funded annually by the family of Lee Jung-han, a venture entrepreneur from Daejeon who passed away in an unfortunate accident, to support students in the Daejeon area.
Seol Dong-ho, Superintendent of the Daejeon Metropolitan Office of Education, stated, “We hope that the students selected as Daejeon Happiness Education Scholars and Lee Jung-han Scholars will not lose their dreams and hopes, will develop their talents, and establish themselves as local talents.”
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