HCM City presents scholarships to over 500 students
The Ho Chi Minh City Study Encouragement Association on October 28 granted scholarships worth US$77,400 to more than 500 students.
Former Vice State President Truong My Hoa presents scholarships to the students. |
Study encouragement associations at all levels have made continuous efforts in this regard, he said, praising their initiatives to promote study movements in families and residential areas, contributing to preventing social bad deeds, reducing poverty and raising public intellectual standards.
Over the past 18 years, the municipal Study Encouragement Association has assisted over 2,500 poor students with outstanding academic achievements, with a total funding of more than VND22 billion (US$946,000).