Ganghwa County Scholarship Dormitory Recruiting Resident Students

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County is recruiting resident students for the Ganghwa County Scholarship Dormitory.

The county held an operating committee meeting for the Ganghwa County Scholarship Dormitory on the 14th and confirmed the 2021 resident student selection plan.

The total recruitment is 187 residents, consisting of 130 new residents and 57 returning residents. Specifically, some residents will be selected from low-income families, multi-child households, national merit recipients, island areas, and graduate students, while the remainder will be recruited as general university students.

Starting this year, the eligibility criteria have been expanded to include universities covered under Articles 2, Paragraph 1 through Article 4 of the "Higher Education Act," as well as universities included in Article 31, Paragraph 4 of the "Lifelong Education Act" and Article 2, Paragraph 5 of the "Worker Vocational Skill Development Institute."

Applicants must be students admitted to or currently enrolled at universities or graduate schools located in the Seoul metropolitan area, must have graduated from a middle school or high school in the county, and must have at least one parent with continuous resident registration in Ganghwa County for at least two years as of the date of notice.

Returning residents will have their applications accepted from the 15th to the 22nd of this month to make an early decision on dormitory residence, with selection on the 26th. New residents will submit applications from the 27th through February 10, with selection on February 16.

Selection will be conducted through electronic lottery in accordance with social distancing guidelines. Those who are not selected will be managed as alternate candidates for possible admission in the event of mid-term withdrawals.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "Many students are admitted to universities in the Seoul metropolitan area every year," adding, "I will do my best to ensure that the county's outstanding talented students can focus on their studies free from the housing burden and economic hardship of jiwons and goshiwons."

For more information, please check the "2021 Ganghwa County Scholarship Dormitory Resident Student Recruitment Notice" in the public notice section of the county website.