The Kyeryong Scholarship Foundation said Thursday it presented scholarships to 61 elementary and middle school athletes in the Daejeon area who achieved outstanding results at the "55th National Youth Sports Festival Scholarship Ceremony for Top-Performing Students." It also provided encouragement awards to three outstanding coaches. The foundation delivered a total of more than 13 million won in scholarships and encouragement awards that day.
"We sincerely send our congratulations and applause to the student athletes and coaches who have achieved valuable results, including winning more than 20 gold medals for four consecutive years through endless sweat and effort," a Kyeryong Scholarship Foundation official said. "The Kyeryong Scholarship Foundation will always support you, the young talents who will lead the future of Korean sports, so that you can challenge yourselves toward greater goals."
Since its establishment in 1992, the Kyeryong Scholarship Foundation has provided approximately 7 billion won in scholarships to a total of about 16,000 students. Beyond its scholarship programs, the foundation has carried out various public-interest and cultural projects, including idea competitions, urban architecture tours, the Yurim Park drawing contest, the Yurim Senior Filial Piety Awards, the construction of a replica of the Gwanggaeto Stele, and expeditions to Baekje cultural heritage sites in Japan, establishing itself as a leading scholarship foundation in the central region of Korea.
