August 24, 2018 | 22:47 (GMT+7)
Vallet scholarships granted to Vietnamese students
PANO – The Ministry of Education and Training in association with Rencontres du Vietnam held a ceremony to hand over the 2018 Vallet Scholarships to Vietnamese excellent students on August 23.
At the event, the organizing board presented nearly 500 scholarships to students from 58 high schools and six SOS villages in the North.
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Students receiving the Vallet scholarships at the event. (Photo: dantri.com.vn) |
The Vallet Scholarship Fund has a plan to grant 2,200 scholarships, worth 25 billion VND in total, to students with excellent academic performances at schools and at SOS villages across the country in 2018.
The Vallet Scholarship Fund was established in 2001 by Professor Odon Vallet from Sorbonne University in France. Over the past 18 years, the Fund has offered about 30,000 scholarships, worth VND 350 billion in total, to Vietnamese students and young scientists.
Translated by Trung Thanh