Sacombank awarded 55 scholarships to Nghe An students who overcame difficulties to study well.
On the occasion of the opening of the new school year 2024 - 2025, on the morning of September 5, Sacombank coordinated with schools in Nghe An province to award 55 scholarships to students who have overcome difficulties to study well.
Attending the opening ceremony and awarding of scholarships were representatives of leaders of districts, cities and towns; teachers, parents' associations and many students.
55 scholarships worth a total of 82.5 million VND were awarded to Nghe An students who overcame difficulties to study well, on the occasion of the new school year 2024-2025 within the framework of the 21st "Nurturing Dreams" scholarship program of Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank).
Speaking at the opening ceremony and scholarship awarding ceremony at Cua Lo 2 High School, Mr. Pham Viet Duc - Director of Sacombank - Nghe An Branch warmly sent his best wishes for the new school year to teachers and students of the school; and said: In 2024, Sacombank will award a total of more than 4,000 scholarships, including 3,900 scholarships for school-age children, each worth 1.5 million VND with a backpack.
In addition, students also have the opportunity to receive one of the prizes from the “Sacombank Colors” drawing contest worth up to 5 million VND. Similarly, for students, there are 45 full scholarships, each worth 75 million VND and 01 Gold scholarship worth 100 million VND along with job opportunities at Sacombank after graduation.
The scholarship recipients this year are secondary and high school students in all provinces and cities where Sacombank branches operate; second-year students majoring in Economics or Information Technology in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and provinces in the Southwest and North Central regions. The criteria for consideration are that the student's academic results in the 2023-2024 school year must be at the Good level and the training results must be at the Good level, the student's score must be an average of 2.5/4.0 or higher.
For school-age children, from July to August 2024, Sacombank will coordinate with schools nationwide to select more than 3,900 students eligible to receive scholarships. In particular, Sacombank will also launch a drawing contest to create a creative playground and increase encouragement for students. On the opening day of September 5, 2024, Sacombank will simultaneously award more than 3,900 scholarships and 60 prizes to students who won the drawing contest.
For students, those who are eligible for scholarships should submit their applications according to the instructions on the website.www.sacombankcareer.comfrom September 2024. Students with selected profiles will enter the "Conquest Round" held in November 2024 through a direct interview.
From there, Sacombank identified 45 students eligible to receive full scholarships with backpacks awarded for 3 consecutive years (25 million VND/year) until graduation. In addition to full scholarships, this year Sacombank also offers 80 one-year scholarships, each worth 10 million VND with backpacks for students eligible to receive scholarships at universities that have a long history of cooperation with Sacombank.
The “Nurturing Dreams” scholarship has become one of the familiar community activities organized by Sacombank since 2004 on the occasion of the new school year. To date, Sacombank has awarded more than 46,300 scholarships with a total value of nearly 72 billion VND. In addition to awarding scholarships, Sacombank also annually creates conditions for students to participate in training activities, orientation, skills training courses, internship programs, job fairs, etc., thereby practically contributing to the education cause as well as bringing career development opportunities to the young generation.
With the motto “Accompanying development”, besides achievements and breakthroughs in business, Sacombank always considers spreading love and sharing with the community as an important mission to carry out. Along with the “Nurturing dreams” Scholarship, throughout the year, Sacombank also implements many other meaningful activities such as: the charity program “Warm Spring”, Blood donation “Sharing from the heart”…
In particular, the "Steps for the Community" running race organized by Sacombank in collaboration with the Vietnam Youth Union, through 16 stages, attracted thousands of Sacombank staff and union members and youth nationwide to participate, contributing to the successful construction of many community cultural houses for ethnic minorities./.
