Please visit the Korean Ancestry Grant main page for information on how to apply:
You must complete the online application and send in your supporting documentation before the deadline.
Korean Ancestry Grant applicants are judged on their written statements, academic history, and the strength of their letters of recommendation.
A professor or teacher who is familiar with your academic strengths and weaknesses.
No.
Yes. Your application should include at least one letter of recommendation from a university professor or TA. Your application would be much stronger with two letters of recommendation from university professors and an additional letter from a high school teacher.
No. If you included their contact information in your online application, they will receive an email with a link to submit their recommendation letter.
Either you or your school may send us your official transcript. Electronic transcripts should be sent to transcripts – at- dingwallfoundation.org. Mail paper transcripts and documents to
The Dingwall Foundation
PO Box 57088
Washington, DC 20037
No. Your application is considered incomplete until we receive your transcript and letters of recommendation bearing a postmark of April 1, 2023 or earlier. Only complete applications will be reviewed.
You have full creative control over the topic of your written statement. Remember, your application is your chance to convince our selection committee to select you as a Korean Ancestry Grant recipient.
No. Submit your written statement online.
Applicants must have at least a 3.50 unweighted GPA. Award recipients must maintain a 3.50 unweighted GPA to be eligible for award renewal.
Applicants may pursue any area of undergraduate study at an accredited university or college in the United States.
The selection process is need-blind. The recipient’s financial need may be considered when deciding the size of their award.
You must be at least one-fourth (1/4) Asian to apply.
No, students must be at least a high school senior to apply for a Korean Ancestry Grant.
Yes. If selected as a recipient, you must be enrolled full-time to receive your funding. The Foundation verifies an applicant’s eligibility before awards are disbursed.
Yes. However, recipients must be enrolled at an accredited four-year institution for the following academic year, as well as any year in which you renew.
No.
No.
Yes.
Yes. However, award recipients must be pursuing undergraduate studies at a well-accredited and well-established college or university in the United States.
No. You must be of Asian ancestry. There is a strong preference for applicants of Korean ancestry.
You must be at least one-fourth (1/4) Asian to apply.
Please email kag at dingwallfoundation.org.
No. All students must complete the online application as well as mail in their supporting documents by the postmark deadline.
You may list the colleges and universities that are yet to send you acceptance notifications. Indicate these schools with a *. For example:
Sample University*
Sample University2*
For Foundation purposes, it’s an academic résumé. List your awards, distinctions, job & volunteer experiences, etc.
List your first choice or most likely choice in the Fall Enrollment field.
You have full creative control over the topic of your written statement. Remember, your application is your chance to convince our selection committee to select you as a Korean Ancestry Grant recipient.
Yes. You may update your application until the application deadline date.
This is the award amount you believe will best help you as you pursue undergraduate studies.
The maximum amount of a Korean Ancestry Grant award is $10,000.
The maximum award is $12,000. The amount request field is simply a guideline for the award committee. If you ask for $12,000 and are chosen as an award recipient, the size of your award may be less than $12,000. The award amount is at the discretion of the award committee.
No. Students are encouraged to request the award amount they believe will best help them in their academic career.
Recipients will be notified on August 1, 2023.
No.
Please email us at kag [at] dinwallfounation.org.
