KPCMD Scholarship

The Korean Presbyterian Church of Metro Detroit (KPCMD) will be conducting scholarship distributions (3 categories in total) for college students enrolling in the 2024 Fall Semester.

Applicant’s Qualification Requirements

• The applicant must be a high school student enrolling for college, college student or graduate student in USA.
• The applicant must have exemplary records of scholastic achievement, leadership in school, civic and extracurricular activities, involvement in missions and other church activities, and/or a strong motivation to serve and succeed.
• Former recipients, who have received KPCMD scholarship twice, are not eligible to apply.

The TWO categories of Scholarship

1. Futures Scholarship / Cho Kyuhong(조규홍) Memorial Scholarship
   • Student who satisfies “Applicant’s Qualification Requirements”
   • Student:
     • Who resides in Michigan; or
     • Who is a member of the Detroit Presbytery including KPCMD; or
     • Who is a child of Police/Firefighter in Southfield/Farmington Hills.
2. Rhee Choonjai(이춘재) Memorial Scholarship
   • Student who is a child of Korean Missionary overseas.
   • Student who satisfies “Applicant’s Qualification Requirements”

Applicant’s Qualification Requirements – E-Submission Required (scholarship@kpcmd.org")

• Completed Application (Download at Scholarship Application).
• Personal Essay - on one page (separate sheet), please state your future goals and aspirations and how your current course of study will help to achieve and support those goals. Include any information you think may be helpful for the scholarship committee to get to know you, such as financial information.
• Academic History - Please list all your academic institutions from your secondary education (high school and/or college) on a separate sheet (Name of Institution, Address, Dates Attended (mm/yyyy), GPA, Degree (if applicable), Major. Additionally, describe any extracurricular activities, academic achievements, honors and awards. Please enclose your most recent original transcript, sealed by your institution.
• Current/Future Enrolled Tuition Invoice.
• Academic Transcript – a copy of most recent academic transcript, directly from your academic institution.
• Two letters of Recommendation, directly from “recommender” (not accepted if submitted by applicant, download at: Scholarship Recommendation). Recommender shall not be a family member.
• For Cho Kyuhong Memorial Scholarship, For KPCMD Scholarship: FAFSA application/information.
• For Rhee Choonjai Memorial Scholarship only: supportive documents as proof of evidence towards Korean Missionary work conducted by parents (excluding mission work conducted in the US or in South Korea).
• Additional documents to be requested by the KPCMD Scholarship Committee (on as-needed basis).

Application Deadline: June 7th 2024

• All High School transcript submissions by June 30th 2024.
• Scholarship distribution period will be during mid-August 2024.
• E-Submissions (required) and Inquiries to scholarship@kpcmd.org