The Young Korean American Network (yKAN), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization of Korean American young professionals in the Metropolitan New York area, is pleased to announce the first annual Young Korean American Network Scholarship Program. The yKAN Scholarship was established to promote cultural and social awareness among college-bound high school seniors and/or equivalents of Korean-American or Korean heritage. The scholarship is intended to help provide our future leaders of the Korean-American community with the opportunity to pursue their goals and make a positive impact on the Korean-American community. The yKAN Scholarship winner will receive an award in the amount of $1,000, and three runner-ups will each receive an award of $500.

The four winners will be chosen by the yKAN Scholarship Committee and a panel of distinguished Korean-American professionals. The winners will be announced by email on Friday, December 8, 2006, and an awards ceremony and reception for the winners will be held on December 12, 2006 at the December yKAN General Meeting.

Should you have any questions about the Scholarship Program or yKAN, please contact scholarship@ykan.org or (212) 229-8282.