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Vu A Dinh scholarships presented to Dong Nai’s ethnic students

The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund presented scholarships to poor ethnic minority students with outstanding learning performances in the southern province of Dong Nai on July 4.
Vu A Dinh scholarships presented to Dong Nai’s ethnic students ảnh 1Former Vice President Truong My Hoa (L), who is President of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund, presents scholarships to Dong Nai students on July 4 (Photo: VNA)

Dong Nai (VNA) – The Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund presented scholarships to poorethnic minority students with outstanding learning performances in the southernprovince of Dong Nai on July 4.

This is thefirst time Vu A Dinh scholarships have been presented in Dong Nai. This year,147 scholarships totalling 170 million VND (7,370 USD) were handed over to bothschool and university students.

Dong Nai ishome to over 40,000 students belonging to ethnic minority groups mainly Hoa,Tay, Nung, Cho Ro, and Ma.

Accordingto former Vice President Truong My Hoa, who is President of the Vu A DinhScholarship Fund, education is one of the most effective paths to a brightfuture. Therefore, it is essential to support and invest in children’s academiccareers.

The Vu ADinh Scholarship Fund – named after a young liaison officer who was killed duringthe French resistance war – was set up in 1999 by the Ho Chi Minh CommunistYouth Union to support poor ethnic students in their study. Since then, over80,000 scholarships have been granted.

Last year,the fund handed over nearly 5,000 scholarships to ethnic students across thecountry. The “Mo duong tuong lai” (Pave the way to the future) project, carriedout by the scholarship fund, assisted 50 ethnic female students to attendschool.

Meanwhile,three schools were constructed for students in the provinces of Dien Bien andYen Bai under the “Thap sang tuong lai” (Lighting the future) scheme.

Thescholarship fund also presented 3,000 scholarships to children of navalofficers and fishermen in localities affected by natural disasters. -VNA
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