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College Scholarships

KKOOM provides a scholarship to young adults each semester equivalent to 1,000,000 KRW ($760) who grew up in a KKOOM-supported children’s home. Thank to the generosity of our friends and supporters, KKOOM has funded 20 students to attend Korean colleges, ranging from Gumi College, Gyeongbuk Science University, and Busan National University.


April 5th, 2019

New Journey for KKOOM College Scholars – Spring 2019 Update

The flowers are blooming and the birds are chirping in South Korea with the start of a new school year. Along with the spring season starting, two male […]


January 10th, 2019

College Scholars Dreaming Big – Winter 2019 Update

Fall 2018 marked special milestones for KKOOM’s two college scholars, Se-Hee and YongHoon. While Se-Hee just completed her first year studying Hotel Tourism, YongHoon graduated with his Social […]


December 19th, 2018

12 Days of KKOOM – [#6] College Scholarships

Since 2007, KKOOM has supported 15 college students to pursue their dreams with a higher education degree. This year, KKOOM increased the semester scholarship from 500,000 KRW to […]


July 10th, 2018

Believing In Her Dreams, Interview with Se-Hee

Se-Hee is a KKOOM scholarship recipient who just completed her first semester in college at Gumi University. In late May, while she studied Hotel Tourism, we asked her […]


April 10th, 2018

Making A Difference: Spring 2018 College Scholars

With spring in the air, it’s a season of new beginnings. A new school year started in March 2018 as South Korea’s academic calendar begins in March and […]