Scholarship Programs

CHICAGO HOPE 2023 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

KOWIN Chicago Chapter takes great pride in recognizing up to 10 Korean American women for their exceptional community service and vision with scholarships of $1,000 each. This year, the scholarship program seeks to provide aid to those who are enrolled in Community Colleges in the State of Illinois. This scholarship program is funded by the Chicago Korean Women’s Foundation, a nonprofit foundation of KOWIN Chicago.

A completed application must be received by 11:59pm on July 15, 2023. Email questions to kowinchicago@gamil.com.

Award Ceremony Time: Saturday, August 5, 2023, 5pm (Location: To be Determined)

Requirements

Please be informed that if you do not meet these requirements, your application will be forfeited.

Must be a citizen, national, or legal permanent resident of the United States. Citizens of the Freely Associated States may apply
Must be a Women-identifying of Korean descent, including mixed-race Korean, Korean adoptees
Must be enrolled in Illinois Community College as a full-time student in the upcoming academic year
Must have a minimum unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Must demonstrate financial need and qualify based on income restrictions and limitations.
Must be able to attend the Award Ceremony, which is scheduled on Saturday, August 5, 2023. (Place to be determined.)

Submit your application today

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2020 Chicago HOPE Scholarship Recipients

CHICAGO HOPE 2020 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

2020 Chicago HOPE Scholarship Recipients

YUST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Since 2016, KOWIN Chicago Chapter through Chicago Korean Women’s Foundation (CKFW) has each year awarded nine (9) one thousand ($1,000.00) dollar scholarships to female college students of Korean descent attending YUST, Yanbian University of Science and Technology. YUST was selected as an ideal institution where young Korean-Chinese women struggled to keep their Korean ethnic identity and where our scholarships would make a significant contribution promoting women’s leadership.

Students were chosen for their leadership potentials, good academic standing/potential for future improvements, role model behavior and financial needs. To nurture the scholarship recipients until she graduated, it was decided in prior years to grant returning scholarship recipients with the scholarship unless there was an extraordinary reason disqualifying the returning recipient.