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At the ceremony. Photo: baolamdong.vn |
A ceremony to hand over the scholarships was held in Da Lat city of Lam Dong province on September 3.
The Vallet Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 by Professor Odon Vallet from France's Sorbonne University through the Meeting Vietnam organization.
This time, 25 scholarships each worth VND 17 million were given to students of the Universities of Da Lat, Nha Trang and Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands).
Meanwhile, the remaining scholarships worth 10 million each were presented to high school students in the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai, Kon Tum, and Lam Dong, and south central Khanh Hoa and Ninh Thuan provinces.
In August, 144 Vallet scholarships worth VND 1.4 billion (USD 60,200) were also presented to outstanding students and young researchers in the central province of Nghe An.
Since the beginning of 2018, the fund has presented 3,200 scholarships worth VND 25 billion (USD 1.07 million) to Vietnamese students.
Over the past 17 years, Professor Vallet has spent nearly VND 230 billion (USD 9.89 million) on more than 34,000 scholarships for students and young Vietnamese researchers.
During the 2018-2019 academic year, the fund plans to grant 2,250 scholarships worth more than VND 23 billion (USD 989,000) to researchers and students with excellent academic performance nationwide.
Source: VNA