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Qualifications for the scholarship |
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Will be a full time student at
a school in one of the designated Eastern states according to the
KASF’s delineation of regions during the 08-09 school year. (Delaware,
District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,
Virginia, West Virginia) |
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A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or
higher. |
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Be able to demonstrate need for
financial assistance. |
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One’s category
depends on what your status will be during the 08-09 school
year.
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High
School Students, 9th thru 11th: Achievement Awards |
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High
School seniors, planning to attend college in 08-09: The
chosen college must be within the eastern region. You must
include a copy of your acceptance letter from a school that is within
the eastern region according to the KASF. You will be
disqualified if the school that you are planning to attend is outside
of the designated states. |
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College
Students (currently a fr, soph, jr): The school you are
attending must be within the eastern region. |
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College
Students (currently a senior): You are not qualified to apply
for this scholarship unless you are will be attending Graduate School
in the Eastern region during the 08-09 school year.You have to submit a
letter of acceptance either from a graduate or professional school. |
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Graduate students:
You must be continuing your studies in the 08-09 school year at a
school within the Eastern region. |
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A current non-student is
eligible for a scholarship by providing documentation (acceptance
letter, signed commitment letter, or any document showing commitment to
attend) that they will be a full time student in the 08-09 school year. |
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| Important
Information Regarding Submission of Applications: |
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You MUST
follow all the directions as stated herein. Noncompliance to the stated
instructions WILL lead to disqualification.
ALL material must be submitted TOGETHER in ONE PACKET (envelope).
This “PACKET” is to contain an application form, two
self-addressed stamped envelopes, official transcripts (in their own
sealed and signed envelope), letters of recommendation (in their own
sealed and signed envelope), photo and diskette, financial material and
any other material that is being submitted. Refer to the qualifications
and the requirements that are stated below to confirm which materials
should be sent for you. It is your responsibility to submit the correct
material. Then ALL the material MUST be submitted in ONE PACKET. Any
material submitted separately will NOT be
accepted. Exceptions will NOT be made. If for whatever reason
the party preparing a document for an applicant cannot or will not
offer the document directly to the applicant, then that party must
submit a letter via US mail to KASF address mentioned below, with an
explanation why he/she cannot give the sealed and signed letter to the
applicant. Any circumstances will be reviewed on an individual basis.
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As
such, ONLY complete applications will be reviewed. An incomplete
application will NOT be reviewed. It is your responsibility
to submit a complete application. It is your responsibility to submit
the correct documents. |
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The deadline for application
submission will be enforced according to the post mark on the
PACKET. THERE WILL
BE NO EXTENSIONS TO THE DEADLINE. Please
submit in a timely manner. |
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No material will be accepted
via facsimile transmission (fax), via email attachments, or any manner
other than as stated above. Only material contained in the PACKET
delivered by US mail will be accepted. Any PACKET that is incomplete
will NOT be reviewed, and will not be returned.
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Due to the limited resources of
KASF, we are not able to keep track of your application and give you
updates. We cannot accept or return correspondences regarding
your application status. Therefore,
it is strongly encouraged that you send all the material (complete
application in one PACKET) via certified mail (with which you receive a
post card with a signature confirming delivery). The return receipt
with signature, will be your notice that the PACKET has been received. |
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We cannot be held responsible for lost or
misplaced material.
Any questions regarding the application process
should be sent via e-mail to the e-mail address below. If you feel the
need to talk to someone concerning an issue, please submit your
question concerning an issue, along with your phone number at which you
can be reached. You will receive an e-mail or a telephone call. Any
e-mails submitted with a phone number, but without a question or
subject, will not be returned.
The applicant may submit any additional information that they feel is
relevent. However, the foundation cannot guarantee that any additional
material (anything outside of what is required) will be reviewed or
taken into consideration. Furthermore, any additional material cannot
be a substitute for the required material. Ergo, any incomplete
application will remain incomplete regardless of any additional
material.
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| Application
Documents: |
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College
and Graduate Students |
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Application
form with two self addressed stamped envelopes (download MS Word
format:
Application
form, Adobe PDF format:
Application form) |
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Transcript;
Only an OFFICIAL transcript bearing a seal and signature will be
accepted. Unofficial transcripts, internet grade reports etc.
will NOT be accepted and the transcript requirement will not be
fulfilled. |
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Two
letters of recommendation. You
must use the KASF standard forms. (download MS Word
format:
Recommendation
form, Adobe PDF format:
Recommendation form) The letters need to be in a
sealed envelope with a signature across the seal. Any letters
of recommendation that is NOT within a sealed and signed letter will
not be viewed and will not fulfill the letter of recommendation letter
requirement. Any letters of recommendation sent separately
from the application will not be counted as one of the two required
letters. |
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One
passport photo and a digital photo in a floppy disk or CD
taken within the past 12 months |
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For
U.S residents: either send a copy of the most recent parents' income
tax return or send a copy of FAFSA SAR report
For Non-U.S residents; send a copy of
parents' income tax statement from Korea
For students on graduate level or in
professional schools, you
need to submit a FAFSA/SAR report. Parent’s income tax is not
necessary. |
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Student's
essay (use application form): maximum one page. |
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High
School students (currently seniors that will be attending
college during the 08-09 school year) |
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Your application is
the same as the college/graduate students except that you must include
a copy of your acceptance letter from the college that you are planning
to attend in the 08-09 school year. |
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High
School students (currently high school students that are not
graduating and will be a high school student again next year) |
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Application
form with two self addressed stamped envelopes (download MS Word
format:
Application
form, Adobe PDF format:
Application form) |
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One
passport photo and a digital photo in a digital media (CD, DVD, Floppy
Disk). |
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Proof
of Achievements in Arts, Music, Science/Engineering, Sports,
or Leadership (Send copies of the Certificate(s), Letter(s), Newspaper
Article(s), Medal(s), etc.) |
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| Then, submit to: |
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Attn:
Mr. Brandon Yi/ Mr. Sang J. Kim
KASF Scholarship Committee |
| 803 Russell Ave. Suite 2C |
| Gaithersburg, MD 20879 |
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| Email: eastern@kasf.org |