With the strong support of many donors
and Executive Committee members, the Bùi Trọng Chương Scholarship Fund (BTCSF) has
increased the number of scholarship awards from 6 in 2018-19 to 14 in 2019-20.
Of the 14 scholarships, 11 have the value of 10 million VND each; 1 given to a student specialized in mathematics, 12 million VND (as instructed by the benefactor); and 2 others, 5
million VND each. 3 Bùi Trọng Chương scholarship recipients in 2018-19 continue
receiving 10-million-VND scholarships in 2019-20.
Mr. Trần Hữu Phúc Tiến (BTCSF
Executive Committee member and Director of Vietnam Centrepoint) has also
provided additional awards to all the recipients as supplements to Bùi Trọng
Chương scholarships. Specifically, Vietnam Centrepoint gives bursaries to study
foreign languages (worth 7.5 million VND each). Centrepoint’s bursaries have
raised the amount received by each student ranging from 12.5 million VND to 19.5 million
VND.
The BTC scholarship award ceremony
was held on 26 August 2019 at the Lê Hồng Phong High School for the Gifted. In
attendance were Vice Principal Trương Thị Lệ Hà; members of BTCSF Executive Committee
and scholarship candidate interviewers (Mssr.Lương Văn Hy, Trần Hữu Phúc Tiến,
Lê Nhựt Tân, and Ms. Nguyễn Thị Tranh), and invited guests (Ms. Nguyễn Văn Kim –
Nguyễn Kim Conglomerate, Mr. Hồ Thanh Phong – President of Hồng Bàng
International University and a Petrus Ký-Lê Hồng Phong alumnus, Mr. Mai Xuân
Tùng – 1970-77 Petrus Ký-Lê Hồng Phong alumnus), as well as many parents
of scholarship recipients. At this ceremony, Ms. Nguyễn Văn
Kim handed to the BTCSF 200 million VND for scholarship awards in future years.
Photo taken in front of school, in the morning of 26 August, 2019
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A. Academic
achievements and Aspirations
1. Bùi Khánh Vĩnh (Grade 12,
specialized in Mathematics)
Bùi
Khánh Vĩnh achieved a GPA of 9.8 (out of 10) in grade 11. While in grade 11, he
also got the second prize in mathematics in the national high school
competition in which most competitors were grade-12 students. He plans to
continue studying mathematics after high school.
2. Hà Tâm Như (Grade 12, Mathematics, English, and Literature stream)
Hà Tâm Như achieved a GPA of 9.2 in
2018-19. She was ranked among the top 3 students in her class. She excels in
literature and mathematics.
Hà Tâm Như has
a passion for music. She has received the fourth prize in a student music
competition in Hồ Chí Minh City, and an honorary mention in a school music
competition. She hopes to pursue a career in the performing arts.
3. Trần Vân
Anh (Graded 12, specialized in Chemistry)
Trần
Vân Anh got a GPA of 9.1 in the academic year 2018-19. She hopes to become a
chemical engineer.
4.
Nguyễn Thị Minh Thư (Grade 12, specialized in Biology)
Nguyễn Thị Minh Thư achieved a GPA of
8.8 in the academic year 2018-19. She loves soccer in her extra-curricular activities.
She hopes to study pharmacy or economics in university.
5. Dương Tân Nhi (Grade 12,
specialized in Chinese and Japanese languages)
Dương Tân Nhi
achieved a GPA of 9.3 in grade 11. While in grade 10 and 11, she got the Silver
and Bronze Medals in Geography in a competition for high school students in the
southern part of Vietnam. She has also received the first prize in geography in
a high school competition in Hồ Chí Minh City. She loves studying geography,
Chinese, and hopes to study Korean and Japanese in addition. She plans to study
tourism and business management in university.
6. Dương Ngọc Tiểu Minh (Grade
12, specialized in Chinese and Japanese languages)
Dương Ngọc Tiểu
Minh had a GPA of 8.0 in the academic year 2018-19. She has loved to study
Japanese since grade 6. She hopes to study architecture in university.
7. Nguyễn Thị Diễm Quyên (Grade
12, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry stream)
Nguyễn Thị Diễm
Quyên had a GPA of 8.4 in 2018-19. She would like to study information
technology and graphic design after high school.
8. Phạm Lê Toàn Long (Grade 12,
English-French stream)
Phạm Lê Toàn
Long excels in English and French. He had a GPA of 8.4 in 2018-19. He hopes to
become a psychiatrist.
9. Lê Hữu Nghĩa (Grade 11,
specialized in Biology)
Lê Hữu Nghĩa achieved
a GPA of 9.6 in 2018-19, and got a Gold Medal in biology in the April Olympiad
for high school students in the southern half of Vietnam. He plans to study
biotechnology in university.
10. Phạm Huy
Hoàng (Grade 11, specialized in Chemistry)
Phạm Huy
Hoàng excels in mathematics, chemistry, and information technology. He got a
GPA of 8.9 in 2018-19. Huy Hoàng plans to study information technology and to
become a programmer.
11. Lâm Thảo Như (Grade 11,
specialized in Mathematics)
Excelling in
mathematics and biology, Lâm Thảo Như got a GPA of 9.1 in 2018-19. She hopes to
study medicine and to become a physician.
12. Lê Chí Thiện (Grade 11,
specialized in Mathematics)
Lê Chí Thiện excels
in mathematics, chemistry, and biology. He got a GPA of 8.8 in 2018-19. He also
hopes to study medicine and to become a physician.
13. Nguyễn Phạm Minh Trí (Grade
11, specialized in Mathematics)
Excelling in
mathematics and chemistry, Nguyễn Phạm Minh Trí got a GPA of 8.9 in grade 10. He
plans to study electrical-mechanical engineering in university.
14. Mai Nguyễn Ngọc Hân (Grade
11, Mathematics, Literature, and English stream)
Mai Nguyễn Ngọc
Hân got a GPA of 8.9 in 2018-19. She loves studying foreign languages and plans
to study international relations in university.
The Bùi Trọng Chương Scholarship Fund
also gives Nguyễn Minh Phương (Grade 12,
specialized in Chemistry) an award of 100 USD and a foreign-language
dictionary. She also receives a foreign language bursary from Vietnam
Centrepoint. Minh Phương has received the second prize in chemistry in a
national high school competition, as well as the Gold Medal in Chemistry in the
April Olympics for high school students in the southern half of Vietnam. Minh
Phương hopes to pursue university education in the United States. BTCSF gives
an award to Minh Phương instead of a scholarship because she receives the Odon
Vallet scholarship (10.5 million VND) in the academic year 2019-20 and because
her family circumstances are better than those of the other 14 scholarship
recipients.
B. Family
Circumstances
The family circumstances of 14 BTC
scholarship recipients (information not
in the order of students in part A):
·
An orphan raised by Buddhist clergy in a pagoda
·
Mother working as a street vendor, and father
suffering from a major head injury in an accident
·
Father having passed away, and mother supporting the
family from an industrial worker job.
·
Father working as a driver, and mother engaging in
menial labor, in order to support 2 children in school.
·
Father working as a security guard, and mother, a
housewife, to support 2 children in school
·
Father working as a motorbike taxi driver, and mother,
a petty trader
·
Father having passed away, and mother, working as a garment
worker and suffering from shoulder arthritis; BTC scholarship recipient
assisting an elder sister in petty trade after school; family living in a small
rented housing unit
·
Father on disability and mother being a housewife; unstable
family income
·
Father on disability, and mother working in a
low-income job, supporting 3 children in school
·
Parents working as locksmith subcontractors at home, with
unstable income, supporting 2 children in school
·
Father working as a cook assistant, and mother, as a
garment subcontractor at home; grandmother living in the same household in poor
health; family officially classified as “near-poor” by local authorities
·
Father working as a security guard, and mother, a
housewife, supporting 2 children in school; family officially classified as
“near poor” by local authorities
·
Father, running a store at home, and mother working as
a hairdresser
·
Father working as a driver, and mother, engaging in
seasonal menial work; family living temporarily with BTCSF recipient’s
paternal grandparents.
