Another 100 Million Won for Jeju Uprising Descendants: Former Central Committee Member Park Chang-wook Donates 200 Million Won in Total for Scholarships

[Financial News, Jeju = Reporter Jung Yong-bok] Park Chang-wook, a former member of the Jeju 4.3 Truth and Reconciliation and Victims’ Honor Restoration Committee, has donated another 100 million won to help the children and grandchildren of Jeju uprising victims and bereaved families pursue their studies. His cumulative scholarship donation has now reached 200 million won.
According to the Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation on Sept. 1, the foundation held the 12th Jeju 4.3 Scholarship Certificate Award Ceremony and Deoksan Scholarship donation event at the Jeju 4.3 Peace Memorial Hall on Aug. 31, and awarded a total of 28 million won in scholarships to 23 students selected this year.
This year’s recipients included 11 university students and 12 high school students. Each university student received 2 million won, while each high school student received 500,000 won.
At the ceremony, scholarship certificates were presented to seven student representatives, including two Deoksan scholarship recipients. Lee Seul-i from Jeju National University (JNU) and Jeong Hye-in from Sungshin Women's University were selected this year as Deoksan Park Chang-wook scholarship recipients.
Adding weight to the event was Park Chang-wook’s additional donation.

Park donated 100 million won in 2016 to support the education of descendants of Jeju uprising victims and bereaved families, laying the foundation for the Deoksan Scholarship Fund. With this latest 100 million won contribution, his total donation has reached 200 million won.
Park said, "I hope the Deoksan Scholarship Fund will help the descendants of Jeju uprising victims and bereaved families continue their studies." He added, "I also hope the scholarship recipients will remember the Jeju uprising, carry its historical meaning into their lives, and grow into people who contribute to society."
The Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation’s scholarship program focuses on linking the memory of the Jeju uprising with the education of future generations. Since 2015, the foundation has operated the program for descendants of Jeju uprising victims and bereaved families. By this year, it has supported a total of 241 students, including 110 university students and 131 high school students.
The scholarships not only ease the financial burden on descendants, but also serve as a way to pass down the history of the Jeju uprising and the values of peace and human rights across generations. Now in its 12th year, the program has become an ongoing scholarship initiative rather than a one-time form of support.
Lim Muncheol, chairman of the Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation, said, "The scholarships carry not only financial support, but also the meaning of social solidarity, remembering the pain of the Jeju uprising and passing on the values of peace and human rights to future generations." He added, "We hope the students will grow through their studies into talented individuals who put the values of human rights and justice into practice."
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