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Sangmidang Holdings gives scholarships to 150 university students
Sangmidang Holdings’ foundation gave scholarships to 150 university students for the second semester of 2026.
The students include 120 who work at the company’s affiliated brands, such as Paris Baguette, Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin’ and Pascucci, and 30 selected through the Korea Student Aid Foundation.
Each student received 1.8 million won, for a total of 270 million won.
The program began in 2012 to support young people who combine study with work.
Through this semester, it has provided about 5.7 billion won to 3,227 students.
The scholarships help students prepare for the future while balancing work and education.
Sangmidang Holdings’ Happy Foundation gave scholarships totaling 270 million won to 150 university students for the second semester of 2026.
The recipients included 120 students working at affiliated brand stores and 30 external scholarship students selected through the Korea Student Aid Foundation.
Each student received 1.8 million won.
The scholarship program began in 2012 to support young people balancing work and study.
Through this semester, the foundation has supported 3,227 students with about 5.7 billion won in scholarships.
- Who
- Sangmidang Holdings’ Happy Foundation gave the scholarships to 150 university students.
- What
- It distributed 270 million won in scholarships. Each student received 1.8 million won.
- When
- The scholarships were for the second semester of 2026. The foundation announced the distribution on November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The program supports young people who balance work and study.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Sangmidang Holdings’ scholarship program began to support young people balancing work and study.
The foundation gave scholarships to 150 university students.
Sangmidang Holdings announced the scholarship distribution.
- Recipients
- 150 university students
- Total scholarships
- 270 million won
- Scholarship per student
- 1.8 million won
- Store employees
- 120 students working at affiliated brand stores
- External scholarship students
- 30, selected through the Korea Student Aid Foundation
- Program total through this semester
- 3,227 students and about 5.7 billion won
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What people are saying
We hope the scholarships will encourage young people as they balance study and work while preparing for the future