The provincial Study Encouragement Society handed over the scholarships to 116 excellent students at a ceremony on March 9.
Accordingly, 29 primary school students received scholarships worth VND600,000 (US$28) each, while 44 junior high school students and 43 senior high school students were granted VND800,000 and VND1 million each, respectively.
The Enfants du Vietnam began providing help to poor students in Vinh Long province 16 years ago with more than 1,600 scholarships worth over VND1.4 billion (US$65,800).
