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Gunsan City is implementing a policy to reduce the financial burden on workers and support their children's studies by providing scholarships to children of small and medium-sized workers.
(Gunsan = Yonhap News) Gunsan City, Jeollabuk-do, announced on the 19th that it will be recruiting ‘2026 Scholarship Students for Children of Small and Medium Business Workers’ from the 26th to November 6th.
This year, a total of 60 people will be selected, including 40 high school students (500,000 won each) and 20 college students (1 million won each).
The target population is high school and college students who have resident registration in Gunsan and work for small and medium-sized companies located in Gunsan City. Detailed qualification requirements can be found in the selection notice.
Inquiries can be made to the city's Job Economy Department (☎ 063-454-4363).
Chae Eun-young, head of the city's job and economy department, said, "We hope that this scholarship support will reduce the financial burden on workers and help their children focus on their studies," and added, "We will continue to work to boost the morale and improve the welfare of small business workers and their families."

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