Toyota Vietnam Foundation (TVF) on Monday awarded scholarships to 23 students at HCMC Musical College.
At a previous awards ceremony for northern institutions at National Institute of Vietnam on September 20, 59 scholarships were granted, and 18 scholarships were awarded at Hue Musical College on September 27.
This year TVF in collaboration with Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV), Ministry of Education and Training, and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has awarded 100 Toyota Scholarship for Vietnamese Young Music Talents at five music conservatoriums, which operate directly under Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
The musical schools that are part of the VND300 million TVF scholarship program that is in its second year are National Music Institute of Vietnam, Tay Bac Musical Colleague, Viet Bac Musical Colleague, HCM Musical Colleague and Hue Musical Colleague.
The scholarships are awarded in recognition of students’ musical achievements including prizes, good students experiencing financial difficulties, ethnic students and talented players of traditional music.
Dang Phan Thu Huong, vice president of TMV said, “We hope the scholarships will encourage students, especially disadvantaged ones, helping them excel and become music talents in the future.”
Huong said TMV hoped to contribute to Vietnamese culture in the long term through the program.
TMV has contributed over US$13.6 million to social and cultural activities in the last 14 years. US$5.7 million of that was for education.
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