Nearly 720 million VND in scholarships for studious female students overcoming difficulties

Scholarship for studious and difficult female students awarded by Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper - Photo: MINH TAN

On the morning of August 24, Ho Chi Minh City Women's Newspaper awarded 240 scholarships for studious female students overcoming difficulties for the third phase of the 2024-2025 school year. The scholarships are for children of women's union members, female workers in difficult circumstances, and female students orphaned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in districts and Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City.

This is the 33rd time that Women's Newspaper has awarded scholarships to studious female students who have overcome difficulties. This year, the number of scholarships has increased to 310, worth nearly 720 million VND.

The scholarships were awarded to female students in many localities, with 3 rounds of awards in Thoi Lai district, Can Tho city (50 scholarships), Thanh An and An Thoi Dong island communes, Can Gio district (20 scholarships) and Ho Chi Minh City (240 scholarships).

Journalist Pham Thi Van Anh - deputy editor-in-chief of Women's Newspaper, said that since the first time in 1991, the newspaper has awarded 9,083 scholarships to students worth nearly 14 billion VND.

“The scholarship is one of the social activities behind the newspaper of Women of Ho Chi Minh City. That journey is like a train without a stop.

When society still has difficult lives, the Women's Newspaper of Ho Chi Minh City continues to work with the Women's Union to support female students to go to school. We have supported to make sweet results", journalist Pham Thi Van Anh shared.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/gan-720-trieu-dong-hoc-bong-cho-nu-sinh-hieu-hoc-vuot-kho-20240824114313295.htm