Korea Sports Promotion Foundation Opens Nationwide Applications for 'Sports Class Vouchers'

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The Korea Sports Promotion Foundation has decided to simultaneously begin accepting applications nationwide for the "2027 Sports Class Voucher" program, aimed at expanding sports participation opportunities for vulnerable groups.

The "Sports Class Voucher" is a program that supports tuition fees for online and offline sports classes for low-income children, adolescents, and people with disabilities, thereby broadening their access to sports. It is funded by the National Sports Promotion Fund and the Lottery Fund. (The "Sports Class Voucher for People with Disabilities" is operated 100% through the Lottery Fund.)

This year, the foundation plans to provide support for 12 months to a total of 140,000 people, with monthly amounts ranging from 105,000 won to 110,000 won.

Eligible recipients include children and adolescents (ages 5 to 18, born between 2009 and 2022) from basic livelihood benefit households, near-poor households, legally designated single-parent families, and crime victim families recommended by the National Police Agency, as well as people with disabilities (ages 5 to 69, born between 1958 and 2022).

Low-income children and adolescents can apply online through the "Sports Class Voucher" website, while people with disabilities can apply via the "Sports Class Voucher for People with Disabilities" website. In-person applications are also accepted at the local city, county, or district office of jurisdiction based on resident registration, or at administrative welfare centers. The application period runs from November 9 to the 27th.

Following the end of the application period, each Local Government will select recipients based on applicants' qualifications and priority order between Monday, November 30, and Thursday, December 10, and contact them individually.

An official from the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation, in a phone interview with this outlet, said, "We will make continuous efforts to expand opportunities for citizens to participate in sports and to eliminate blind spots in sports welfare."

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