The Jihoon Rim Foundation proudly announces its 2025 scholars! Selected from an exceptionally competitive pool of applicants, these outstanding individuals have demonstrated leadership, exceptional qualifications, dedication, and a commitment to making a positive impact. Congratulations!


Amy Park, Princeton University, Psychology

Andrew Cho, Princeton University, Computer Science

Brady Park, University of Virginia, Computer Science

Chris Kim, Georgetown University, Finance and Accounting

David Yun, Yale University, Global Affairs and Religious Studies

Erica Lee, Cornell University, Human Biology, Health, and Society

Eunchae Kang, Amherst College, Neuroscience

Hannah Lee, The College of New Jersey, Chemistry (7-year BS/MD program)

Henry Min, Brown University, Applied Mathematics-Economics and Computer Science

Jaein Ku, Cornell University, Industrial and Labor Relations

Jin Lee, New York University, Business, Technology, and Entrepreneurship

Jiwoo Lee, University of Pennsylvania, Neuroscience

Jonathan Jeun, University of Pennsylvania, Real Estate and Anthropology

Joseph Hwang, Harvard University, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 

Lisa Baek, Brown University, Applied Math and Computer Science

Michelle Cheon, Yale University, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

Nathan Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Finance and Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science

Saehee Perez, University of Virginia, Government

Sorim Lee, University of Pennsylvania, Finance and Accounting

Yewon Lee, Harvard University, Chemistry

2024 Scholars

Ala Cho, Northeastern University, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Andrew Park, Georgetown University, Business

Benjamin Kim, University of Virginia, Economics & Mathematics

Bryan Ko, New York University, Computer Science

Chanwook Park, Yale University, Economics & Religious Studies

Dasle Han, University of Rochester, Neuroscience

Derrick Kang, Brown University, Economics

Diane Kim, George Washington University, Biological Science

Hayle Kim, University of Pennsylvania, Neuroscience

James Kim, Cornell University, Computer Science & Mathematics

Jun Hyun Park, University of Pennsylvania, Computer Science

Lauren Kim, Wellesley College, Philosophy & Political Science

Margaret Lee, Harvard University, Government and Economics

Sharon Kim, University of Pennsylvania, Economics

SoEun Park, Harvard University, Sociology & Government

Sohyun Ahn,  Amherst College, Economics & Mathematics

Stephanie Kim, Swarthmore College, Computer Science & Biology

Timothy Kim, Williams College, Computer Science

Trinity Han, University of Pennsylvania, Economics 

Yunseo Chung, Columbia University, English & Women's and Gender Studies

2023 Scholars

Alyssa Choi, Stony Brook University, Computer Science

Brandon Lee, University of Pennsylvania - Wharton,  Economics

Deborah Chung, Virginia Tech, Aerospace Engineering

Eunice Choi, Columbia University, Neuroscience & Behavior

Hailee Yun, New York University, Computer Science

Jiho Lee, Princeton University, Public Policy

Jiyoun Roh, Princeton University, Molecular Biology

Joy Yun, Yale University, Neuroscience & Religious Studies

Rachel Lee, Johns Hopkins University, Psychology

Tommy Cho, Rutgers University, Computer Science