DUACT Scholarship Fund

DSF was officially established in 2003 by DUACT. This initiative had been previously sponsored by a number of concerned former students of Dalat University since 1998. The good intention was to assist the needy but hard-working students of former alumni families in Vietnam.

At first DSF distributes scholarships to students twice annually. Each scholarship supports one semester of study. But from November 2007 the scholarships are distributed annually.The target recipients are drawn from economically desperate conditions but motivated to work hard to move ahead.

Higher priority is given to the children of former students, employees and staff, particularly to the ones currently enrolling in senior high school, technical, vocational institute and college levels. A smaller number of scholarships is awarded to the needy students at the Univerity of Dalat.

During the period of 2003-2006, there were an average of 439 recipients in wich 302 were from alumni family members and 137 belonged to the University of Dalat. Among them 152 were enrolled in various academic program and 287 pursued their training in technical and vocational institutions.

It is noteworthy to mention the case of one of DUACT scholarship recipients, Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Bao. After his successful college studies in Vietnam he continues to pursue his graduate studies in France and has earned the degree of financial management. He is due to return to serve the country when his on-the-job-training program expires. Nguyen Ngoc Bao and his siblings all received the needed support from DSF. Mr. Nguyen Van Sem, an alumni, is the proud father of them all.

As for Mr. Pham Minh Tan, after having received financial assistance from Duact, continues his higher learning in France. Actually with his busy schedule as a research fellow. , Pham Minh Tan is successful to manage an outstanding Scholarship Program bearing his name to provide grants to poor and talented students in various technical schools such as Saigon School of Medicine, Saigon School of Pharmacy, Phu Tho Technical Institute, to name a few.

Another case is Vo Minh Tri, in Atlanta. He has successfully graduated with high honor with the degree of Mecanical Engineer. Local Thunhaners and DUACT supported Tri from high school all the way to college after the demise of his both parents. From 2013, Vo Minh Tri is actually securing a steady employment with a major oil drilling company in Houston, Texas.

Nguyễn Văn Tiến, Ngô Tấn Cường, Trần Thị Ngọc Liểu, Hồ Lê Phương Ngân are the representatives of former recipients of Mõ Cày Scholarship Fund and Hương Mỹ Scholarship Fund. They establish a new organization named Nhóm Chung Sứp (Join Effort Group) in Vietnam with the goal to come back to their root organizations to provide scholarships to younger students of their communities.

Their image of success serves as good example for next generation to reach their dream.

From 2003 to 2016 there are 932 scholarships distributed to 703 alumni family members and to 229 students of the University of Dalat.

Summary Report for  2003-2016

Among the recipients of SF enrolled in higher education institutions, at college level, and successfully graduated and found employment in various fields of their choice. We have maintained contact with 73 of them. They hold different managerial and professional positions, such as pharmacists, doctors, accountants, architects, TV reporters, marketing research specialists, engineers, college instructors, lecturers,teachers, . . .working for foreign and local companies. Two of them set up and run their own companies. And 10 of them continue their higher studies overseas.

The SF is successful thanks to the dedication, the integrity and the effort of DUACT Scholarship Fund Managers in Vietnam who adhered to strict procedure and criteria in selection process, follow-up and reporting.

DUACT anticipates a brighter future of this SF.

Many former recipients of SF now graduated and become successful professionals in their field, even some moved ahead to continue their studies overseas, just to name a few like Nguyễn Ngọc Bảo, Vũ Minh Trí, Pham Minh Tan...

The ramification from this SF leads DUACT to new Scholarship Funds:

The Phạm Minh Tân Scholarship Fund, to focus in technical and higher education

The Education Connection Project, to focus in remote and poor areas

The Mõ Cày Scholarship Fund

The Hương Mỹ Scholarship Fund

The spirit of renewal of intellectual talents now tends to multiply to reach newer, wider and higher level of societal transformation.

DUACT SF is instrumental of changing the way to make education accessible to the oppressed, the poor, the handicapped, the less fortunate,... to move ahead to a new world of opportunity, therefore to create new group of talented leaders for society, thanks to the sustained support of our benefactors.