Are secondary boarding ethnic school students in Vietnam eligible for policy scholarships?

Are secondary boarding ethnic school students in Vietnam eligible for policy scholarships?

Under Clause 1, Article 9 of Decree 84/2020/ND-CP:

Policy scholarship

1. Eligible entities: Students enrolled by form of nomination, students at pre-university schools, secondary boarding ethnic schools, learners at institutions for vocational education for war invalids, disabled and handicapped persons.

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According to the above regulation, secondary boarding ethnic school students in Vietnam are eligible for policy scholarships.

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What is the benefit level of policy scholarship for secondary boarding ethnic school students in Vietnam?

Under Clause 2, Article 2 of Joint Circular 109/2009/TTLT/BTC-BGDDT regulating the benefit level of policy scholarship as follows:

Regulations for Students

Students studying at the aforementioned schools are entitled to the following preferential policies:

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2. Scholarship:

- Students at secondary boarding ethnic schools under the Ministry of Education and Training, provinces, districts, and ethnic pre-university schools are entitled to a policy scholarship equal to 80% of the State's minimum salary and are granted for 12 months in the year. For training programs with a duration of less than one year or the final year's study period is less than 12 months, the scholarship is granted based on the actual number of learning months according to the provisions of section II, Joint Circular No. 23/2008/TTLT/BGDĐT-BLĐTBXH-BTC dated April 28, 2008, of the joint Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs, Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of Decision No. 152/2007/QD-TTg dated September 14, 2007, of the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam on policy scholarships for students at educational institutions of the national education system.

- Where students are disciplined and expelled, they are not entitled to policy scholarships.

- Where students are suspended, they are not entitled to scholarships during the suspension period, except for cases of suspension due to illness, accident, repeating classes, or stopping studies for other reasons (not due to discipline or voluntary dropout).

- Where students fail to advance to the next class (grade retention), the retained school year is only entitled to 1/2 of the scholarship, and by the third year, if they still do not meet academic requirements, they are returned to their locality. Each student is only allowed to repeat once per education level.

- Students at secondary boarding ethnic schools and ethnic pre-university schools who are entitled to both policy scholarships and social allowances and preferential allowances according to Article 31, Decree No. 54/2006/ND-CP dated May 26, 2006, of the Government of Vietnam regarding "Guidance on implementing some provisions of the ordinance on preferential treatment for revolutionary activists," are still entitled to social allowance and preferential allowance policies as stipulated in Decree No. 54/2006/ND-CP dated May 26, 2006, of the Government of Vietnam and guiding documents.

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Thus, students at secondary boarding ethnic schools under the Ministry of Education and Training, provinces, districts, and ethnic pre-university schools are entitled to a policy scholarship equal to 80% of the State's minimum salary and are granted for 12 months in the year. For training programs with a duration of less than one year or the final year's study period is less than 12 months, the scholarship is granted based on the actual number of learning months during the academic year.

Furthermore, in certain special cases, the scholarship amount for secondary boarding ethnic school students is regulated as follows:

- Where students are disciplined and expelled, they are not entitled to policy scholarships.

- Where students are suspended, they are not entitled to scholarships during the suspension period, except for cases of suspension due to illness, accident, repeating classes, or stopping studies for other reasons (not due to discipline or voluntary dropout).

- Where students fail to advance to the next class (grade retention), the retained school year is only entitled to 1/2 of the scholarship, and by the third year, if they still do not meet academic requirements, they are returned to their locality. Each student is only allowed to repeat once per education level.

- Students at secondary boarding ethnic schools and ethnic pre-university schools who are entitled to both policy scholarships and social allowances and preferential allowances are still entitled to social allowance and preferential allowance policies.

What does the applications for benefitting from policy scholarship in Vietnam include?

According to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 9 Decree 84/2020/ND-CP, the applications for benefitting from policy scholarship in Vietnam includes the following documents:

4. Applications for benefitting from policy scholarship:

- Copies from the master registers;

- Certified true copies or copies and master registers of birth certificates and notice of admission;

- Notice of admission

What is the period of awarding policy scholarships in Vietnam?

According to the provisions of Clause 8, Article 9 Decree 84/2020/ND-CP, the period of awarding policy scholarships is regulated as follows:

Period of awarding policy scholarship: Policy scholarship shall be awarded twice every school year, each policy scholarship shall be awarded for 6 months with the first in October and the second in March. In case students and learners have not received policy scholarships in the period above, they shall receive their share in the next period.