September 19, 2022 | 18:34 (GMT+7)
Scholarships granted to needy students affected by COVID-19
PANO - A ceremony took place on September 18 to present scholarships to needy students with excellent academic results.
The ceremony was jointly held by the Ho Chi Minh City’s Youth Union Chapter, the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer League, and the city’s Student Support Center.
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Benefactors and artists accompany the program. |
Accordingly, the scholarships were granted to disadvantaged and orphaned students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City. The organizing panel will provide scholarships for students until graduation.
The program received much care from organizations, benefactors, and artists, among others.
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Artists present scholarships to students. |
In the 2022-2023 academic year, the organizers together with 95 benefactors and artists in Ho Chi Minh City have presented scholarships, worth VND 3 million per year, to 292 students (50 primary, 204 secondary and 38 high school students). Among them, 120 are orphaned children due to the pandemic.
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Orphaned students receive scholarships from the organizers. |
Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, the organizers and benefactors granted 331 scholarships and gave gifts and welfare bags to needy students and families in the locality.
Along with presenting scholarships, the city’s Student Support Center intends to grant more than 600 scholarships, valued at VND 4 to 20 million each, to students across the city.
Translated by Quynh Oanh