Hwaseong City Recruiting Residents for Seoul Scholarship Dormitory

The Hwaseong City Scholarship Dormitory, operated by Hwaseong City, is recruiting new residents for 2011.

According to the city on the 23rd, Hwaseong City directly operates a scholarship dormitory to facilitate academic convenience for college students from Hwaseong currently attending universities located in Seoul.

The recruitment will select a total of 79 new residents through the "2011 Hwaseong City Scholarship Dormitory Resident Selection Announcement," including 29 residents for the Hwaseong City First Scholarship Dormitory (602-21 Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul) and 50 residents for the Hwaseong City Second Scholarship Dormitory (647-12 Changdong, Dobong-gu, Seoul).

Applicants must have had their registered residence or residential registration in Hwaseong City for at least one year as of January 20, on behalf of themselves or their parents or legal guardians. Applicants must be first-year or currently enrolled students at universities in the Seoul metropolitan area with excellent grades or be scholarship athletes.

Application submissions will be accepted in person at the Talent Development Division of Hwaseong City Hall and the Lifelong Learning Center within the U&I; Center from February 8 to 11 for four days. Mail submissions are not accepted.

Additionally, within 30% of the recruitment quota, priority will be given to special applicants including national basic livelihood security recipients, recipients in lower-middle-income brackets, single-parent families, national merit and decorated veterans, and persons with disabilities.

The scholarship dormitories currently operated by the city are highly popular among students due to their pleasant environment and conducive study atmosphere, as well as rental rates that are lower than university dormitories.

The First Scholarship Dormitory charges 100,000 won per month, while the Second Scholarship Dormitory adds a cafeteria usage fee of 72,000 won per month to the rental fee.

In particular, the dormitories have received strong support from parents of female students due to strict resident management and safe food provisions.

Last year's recruitment competition rate was 4 to 1.

The First Scholarship Dormitory, with a capacity of 80 residents, currently houses 67 students, while the Second Scholarship Dormitory has a capacity of 187 residents.