Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
102
Days
June 28 2025
Application Deadline
Yes
Renewable
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What you'll need:
  • Checkmark Other - Parents Tax Report; List of awards received; College Admission letter
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
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Kimbo Foundation Scholarship

Description

The Kimbo Foundation has been one of the largest and oldest scholarship foundations in the United States for the Korean community. The foundation started to give scholarships to Black and Hispanic students to improve racial harmony since 2013. Applicants must be 2024 fall college entering students or college students. Students should apply to certain areas of Korea Daily where the college they are currently attending; 2024 fall college entering students should apply to the area that the high school is located: Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Denver. The foundation chooses scholarship recipients primarily based on academic achievement, essay, recommendation letter, community activity, and financial needs. Applicants must be full-time students, however, part-time students may apply if the applicant takes at least 6 units and works more than 20 hours a week. Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from either a Professor, Teacher, clergy, etc. The applicants must also submit their parents' 2023 Tax Report. The applicant's Community Volunteer and Internship List and any award winning carrier List must also be submitted. Graduating high school students must submit their college admission letter. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

Amount Details

$2,500
Low Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMust be an undergraduate student
  • CheckmarkMust attend a university or a four-year college
  • CheckmarkRestricted by race for Black, Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander students
  • CheckmarkBoth full-time and part-time students
  • CheckmarkRestricted to students studying in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, New York
  • CheckmarkRestricted by ethnic heritage: Hispanic, Korean, Latin American/Caribbean, African

How to Apply

What you'll need:

  • Checkmark Other - Parents Tax Report; List of awards received; College Admission letter
  • Checkmark Application Form
  • Checkmark Application Form May Be Submitted By Mail
  • Checkmark Community Service
  • Checkmark Essay
  • Checkmark Financial Need Analysis
  • Checkmark Recommendations Or References
  • Checkmark Transcript
Contact William Kim
Kimbo Scholarship Committee
happyvillage@koreadaily.com
Tel: 213-368-2630 Address 690 Wilshire Place
Los Angeles, CA 90005