The American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham) will award 60 scholarships valued at VND12 million each to students from 18 leading universities in HCMC and Binh Duong Province as a way to mark the 18th anniversary of AmCham Scholarship this year.
All the AmCham Scholarship candidates are expected to have good academic performance, fluent communication in English and active participation in extracurricular activities. Minh Tuan reports on SGT.
Aside from financial support, the annual AmCham Scholars will also have the chance to be involved in certain AmCham activities, to join the AmCham Scholars Alumni (ASA) Club, and to be recognized by nearly 500 AmCham companies.
With a desire to expand the program to other universities in HCMC, the Scholarship this year has the participation of students of University of Finance and Marketing, Ton Duc Thang University and HCMC University of Technology.
Two information sessions were organized on September 8 at HCMC University of Technology and
Education and ITAXA Center to provide participants detailed information about the scholarship.
Other information sessions will be held on September 15 at Bach Khoa University and University of Finance and Marketing.
Vietnamese undergraduates in their third year or above of the 2018-2019 academic year from 18 selected universities can apply for the scholarship. Applicants will go through three sequential stages of assessment process, including application screening, abilities test, and interview in English with AmCham Vietnam HR Committee and senior specialists from AmCham member companies. The results will be announced on November 26.
The annual AmCham Scholarship program is part of AmCham’s community development efforts to improve the business environment in Vietnam by helping develop high quality human resources for its member companies, as well as helping students develop essential professional working skills.
From the beginning in 2001 with 10 scholarships and three university partners, till now, over a 17-year period, AmCham has awarded a total of 815 scholarships and 250 honorable mention awards to students from 15 universities in HCMC and Binh Duong Province.
Phan Minh Liem, president of the Vietnam-U.S. Biomedical Institute and member of AmCham Scholar Alumni since 2004, shared: “AmCham Scholarship is a valuable opportunity for me to learn and be connected with the senior and junior members in AmCham Scholar Alumni network. This is a group of talented, young, enthusiastic, community-minded people, actively supporting each other and contributing to society.
“I am very honored to be a member of AmCham. My teammates and I are delighted to have the opportunity to accompany the AmCham scholarship program as this is a very meaningful activity, connecting and developing the young talent of the country.”