They include 55 scholarships from the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund for ethnic minority students, 80 scholarships from the “For Beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” Club for those living in coastal areas, and 60 scholarships for children of border guard soldiers in the locality.
Since 2013, the Vu A Dinh fund has presented more than 805 scholarships to disadvantaged students in Kien Giang province, according to Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Kien Giang Province Nguyen Luu Trung, adding that the scholarships have helped recipients surmount difficulties and nurture their dreams, despite their difficult circumstances.
Established in 1999, the fund was named after Vu A Dinh (1934-1949), an ethnic Mong man in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien.
The fund provides scholarships to outstanding students living in ethnic minority areas nationwide. Many of them have participated in training projects organised by the fund, contributing to improving the qualifications of high-quality human resources for the country. Meanwhile, the "For beloved Hoang Sa - Truong Sa" Club scholarship is dedicated to students who are children of fishermen with difficult circumstances.
Addressing the ceremony, Truong My Hoa, former Vice President, Chairwoman of the Vu A Dinh scholarship fund and head of the "For Beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa" Club, said that the scholarships are motivation for the recipients to study well and deserve to be good children and good students.
On the occasion, the organising committee also awarded three "Humanity Arms" scholarships (worth 6 million VND per year per child) to students affected by the COVID-19 epidemic and gifted 20 bicycles, worth 40 million VND, to students in difficult circumstances throughout the province.
