On Thursday morning, the Da Nang Study Encouragement Association gave STF-Pham Phu Thu scholarships to poor pupils from the Phan Chau Trinh Senior High School, and students from the city-based Dong A University, in the 2018 - 2019 academic year.

Mr Tran Ngoc Chau (in vest) and some scholarship recipients (Photo: baomoi.vn)

In detail, a scholarship of 2 million VND was presented to each of 50 poor and excellent pupils. In addition, 10 studious ethnic minority students from the Dong A University received scholarships, valued at 3 million VND each.

The scholarship fund was raised from the Ho Chi Minh City-based Novaland Company, and Mr Tran Ngoc Chau, Executive Director of the Saigon Times.

Also, former Phan Chau Trinh school pupils gave gifts, worth 3 million VND each in cash, to 5 pupils who gained top marks in this year’s national senior high school graduation examination, and to Nguyen Huu Quang Nhat who came third at the 18^th edition of the ‘Duong Len Dinh Olympia’ contest (Road to Mt. Olympia’s Peak).