540 beneficiaries → Ponyjeong Foundation KFA, the largest of KRW 1.08 billion, delivers scholarships to 60 young people
Apr 21, 2025
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The total scholarship was 120 million won, awarded to 44 male players, including López Thomas (Mokpo FCU15) and Han Ho-dam (Gyeongnam Treasure Island Namhae Football Club U15), and 16 female players, including Joan (Ulsan Hyundai Chungun Middle School). Based on last year's performance, the scholarship players were finally selected by the association's selection committee after being recommended by full-time leaders in charge of training at the provincial and provincial associations, the K League Youth Team, the Korean Women's Football Federation, and the KFA Golden Age. In addition to players who were evaluated as having excellent skills and growth potential, players who overcame difficult family situations and showed great performance were also selected.
The Ponyjeong Foundation was established in 2005 to continue the innovation spirit and talent-oriented philosophy of the late Hyundai Industrial Development Honorary Chairman Chung Se-young. It operates a project to select and support excellent talents in various fields of society, academic support projects, and domestic and foreign scholarship projects.
The scholarship award ceremony with the Korea Football Association and the Ponijeong Foundation began in 2015. Yang Hyun-joon (Celtic), Jung Sang-bin (Minnesota), Hong Yoon-sang (Pohang), and Lee Eun-young (Changnyeong WFC) received the scholarship when they were middle school students.
A total of 540 people received scholarships during the nine sessions, and the cumulative scale is KRW 1.08 billion, the largest among sports-related scholarship projects in Korea.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
