French professor Odon Vallet presented 219 scholarships worth VND1.1 billion (US$56,686) to outstanding students and pupils from five south central cities and provinces in Danang city Tuesday.
Scholarships, each worth VND7.5 million ($386.5) were granted to 34 students from Danang University and Quy Nhon University while the remaining 185 students from Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen and Danang each received VND5 million ($257.7).
This is the 8th year that Vietnamese students in the central region have received such scholarships, which aim to encourage disadvantaged students excelling in study.
As a doctor of law in the France-based Sorbonne University, Odon Vallet devoted all of his family inheritance, worth 100 million euros ($127 million), to grant scholarships to poor students in France and Vietnam.
Since 2001, through Meet Vietnam organisation, Odon Vallet scholarships have been awarded to thousands of Vietnamese students. In 2010, the scholarships worth VND12 billion ($618,397) will be granted to 2,150 students nationwide.
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