Thai group offers $43,200 in scholarships

Siam Cement Group granted 350 scholarships worth a total of VND700 million (US$43,200) to disadvantaged high school students in southern provinces last week.

Students from Binh Duong, Binh Phuoc, Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Tay Ninh, Binh Thuan and Ho Chi Minh City each received a VND2 million scholarship.

This scholarship program, called “Sharing the Dream,” works in partnership with Tuoi Tre newspaper’s “For Tomorrow Development” Program.

The program is one of the first initiatives started by SCG’s corporate responsibility program in Vietnam. These scholarships benefit outstanding underprivileged students to help them pursue higher education.

Source: VNA