The Pfizer Thailand Foundation has granted scholarships to three outstanding students at the Hanoi Medical University.

Each selected student receives VND 21 million (US$1,000) per year in support of tuition fees, textbooks, food allowances, and dormitory until they graduate.

Awardees include Dang Tuan Dung and Nguyen Thanh Son, 5th year students and Hoang Minh Tien, 6^th year of student.

The Pfizer Thailand Foundation’s scholarship programme was launched in Thailand in 2003 and expanded to Viet Nam in 2006.

Bradley Silcox – Chief Representative of Pfizer (Thailand) Limited in Viet Nam said “We grant the scholarships to talented but economically disadvantaged students to support them and help contribute to fulfilling their dreams of becoming doctors, and also to encourage them to contribute back to the community”.

So far, students have been awarded the scholarships under this program with a total amount of US$ 56,000.