Dong Nai VFF Committee awards VND 865 million in scholarships to pupils and students

 On December 28, the Standing Board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Dong Nai province organized a ceremony to award the “Nguyen Van Ky” scholarships and the “Giving wings to your dreams” scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year to pupils and students in difficult circumstances across the province.

Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Ha Anh Dung delivers remarks at the scholarship-awarding ceremony. Photo: Van Truyen

Attending the event were Ha Anh Dung, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee; Truong Thi Kim Hue, Member of the Provincial Party Committee (PPC) and Director of the Department of Education and Training (DoET); Nguyen Tan Phu, Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee, together with leaders of the provincial departments and agencies and representatives of sponsors.

Pupils and students receive scholarships at the program. Photo: Van Truyen

At the ceremony, Dong Nai VFF Committee’s Standing Board in coordination with sponsors awarded 150 scholarships to 150 pupils and students from poor households, disadvantaged families, and those who are direct children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and martyrs.

Among them, 100 pupils and students received the Nguyen Van Ky scholarship, with a value ranging from VND 1.5 million to VND 5 million per grant.

Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Ha Anh Dung presents scholarships to pupils and students. Photo: Van Truyen

Meanwhile, 50 pupils and students received the “Giving wings to your dreams” scholarships scholarships, each valued at between VND 5 million and VND 10 million.

Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Ha Anh Dung together with representatives of sponsors present scholarships to pupils and students. Photo: Van Truyen

According to the organizers, the Nguyen Van Ky Scholarship Fund was established in 2012 based on voluntary contributions from the family of Le Thi Tru, the spouse of the late Secretary of Bien Hoa Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Van Ky.

Truong Thi Kim Hue, Member of the PPC and Director of the DoET, presents scholarships to pupils and students. Photo: Van Truyen

Meanwhile, the “Giving wings to your dreams” Scholarship Fund, established in 2018, is sponsored by Tran Cam Nhung, Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Long Thanh Golf Company.

Member of the PPC and Director of the DoET Truong Thi Kim Hue together with sponsors presents scholarships to pupils and students. Photo: Van Truyen

Both scholarship funds are managed by Dong Nai VFF Committee’s Standing Board.

A representative of the family of Le Thi Tru – sponsor of the “Nguyen Van Ky” scholarship program – presents scholarships to pupils and students. Photo: Van Truyen

To date, the Nguyen Van Ky Scholarship Fund has awarded nearly 2,000 scholarships worth more than VND 5.8 billion to poor and disadvantaged pupils and students who have overcome difficult circumstances to excel in their studies.

A representative of the family of Tran Cam Nhung – sponsor of the “Giving wings to your dreams” scholarship – presents scholarships to pupils and students. Photo: Van Truyen

The “Giving wings to your dreams” Scholarship Fund has so far awarded 602 scholarships, with a total value of over VND 4.68 billion, to pupils and students who are direct children, grandchildren, or great-grandchildren of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and martyrs.

Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Nguyen Tan Phu presents scholarships to pupils and students. Photo: Van Truyen

Congratulating the scholarship recipients, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Ha Anh Dung expressed his hope that the pupils and students would continue to uphold their spirit of overcoming difficulties, strengthen their determination to rise, and persist in studying and cultivating moral values, thereby living up to the care and expectations of their families, teachers, sponsors, and society, and contributing more to the future development of Dong Nai province.

Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Ha Anh Dung together with Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Nguyen Tan Phu express gratitude to the sponsors of the scholarship programs. Photo: Van Truyen

At the same time, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Ha Anh Dung extended sincere thanks to sponsors and benefactors who have consistently and devotedly contributed valuable resources over many years to sustain and spread the humane significance of the two scholarship funds. He affirmed that the Dong Nai VFF Committee would continue to implement the scholarship programs in strict accordance with commitments to sponsors, regulations, and eligible beneficiaries.

A student receiving a scholarship expresses gratitude to the representative of the family of Le Thi Tru – sponsor of the Nguyen Van Ky scholarship program. Photo: Van Truyen

Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Standing Vice Chairman of Dong Nai VFF Committee Ha Anh Dung together with delegates and pupils and students, takes a commemorative photo at the program. Photo: Van Truyen

By Van Truyen, Translated by M Nguyet, Thu Ha