Odon Vallet scholarships worth a total of VND3 billion (US$142,000) were awarded to 390 outstanding students in southern provinces on Friday by the Rencontre du Vietnam (Meet Vietnam) Organisation in HCM City.
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| The scholarship foundation this year decides to increase the value of the awards after seeing the impact of high inflation on people's lives. |
At least 265 are at schools and another 125 are students and master's degree candidates at universities in the southern region.
Each student was given a scholarship worth VND7.5 million ($357) and master's degree candidates were awarded VND12 million ($570).
According to Odon Vallet, the scholarship foundation this year decided to increase the value of the awards after seeing the impact of high inflation on people's lives.
For the 2013-14 school year, the foundation has awarded scholarships to 2,188 students and young researchers in the country, with a total value of more than VND18.8 billion ($895,000).
The foundation has been active in Vietnam since 2001. Professor Odon Vallet spent his savings to encourage students to continue their studies, awarding a total of 17,000 scholarships for Vietnamese students, with a total of VND80 billion ($3.8 million).
In the first year, it awarded 800 scholarships in Vietnam. In 2011, 2,250 scholarships were awarded.
