Vietnam: How many months of policy scholarships are awarded per school year?

How many months of policy scholarships are awarded per school year in Vietnam?

Under Clause 8 Article 9 of Decree 84/2020/ND-CP stipulating policy scholarships as follows:

Policy scholarship

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

2. Amount:

a) In case of students enrolled by form of nomination, students at pre-university schools, boarding general education schools for ethnic minorities, learners at institutions for vocational education for war invalids, disabled and handicapped persons: Scholarships shall equal 80% of statutory pay rate/month;

b) In case of students who are war invalids living in poor households and studying in institutions for vocational education for war invalids, disabled and handicapped persons: Scholarships shall equal 100% of statutory pay rate/month.

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8. 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.

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Thus, students receive 06 months of policy scholarships per year.

Eligible recipients for policy scholarships include: Students enrolled by form of nomination, students at pre-university schools, boarding general education schools for ethnic minorities, learners at institutions for vocational education for war invalids, disabled and handicapped persons.

How many months of policy scholarships are awarded per school year in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What does the application for benefitting from policy scholarships in Vietnam include?

Under Clause 4, Article 9 of Decree 84/2020/ND-CP, the application for benefitting from policy scholarships in Vietnam includes:

- In case of students enrolled by form of nomination: Written commitment of students with confirmation of schools where the students are currently studying (Form No. 1 under Annex attached to Decree 84/2020/ND-CP);

- In case of students in pre-universities and boarding schools for ethnic minorities: Copies from the master registers, verified true copies or copies and master registers of birth certificates and notice of admission;

- In case of students in institutions for vocational education for war invalids, disabled and handicapped persons: Applications (Form No. 2 and Form No. 3 under Annex attached to Decree 84/2020/ND-CP); copies from the master registers, verified true copies or copies and master registers of birth certificates and disability confirmation documents issued by People’s Committees of communes, wards and towns in case of students who are disabled and handicapped persons; in case disability confirmation documents are not available, provide copies from the master registers, verified true copies or copies and master registers of decision of People’s Committees of districts on providing disabled and handicapped persons with social benefits or copies from the master registers, verified true copies or copies and master registers of war invalid cards in case of students who are war invalids.

What are the procedures for considering and awarding policy scholarships in Vietnam?

According to Clause 5 Article 9 of Decree 84/2020/ND-CP, the procedures for considering and awarding policy scholarships in Vietnam are as follows:

1) In case of students enrolled by form of nomination:

- Within 15 days from the date on which a school year starts, students shall submit application in person, via postal service or online to Departments of Home Affairs where permanent residence is registered in case of students in institutions for higher education and pedagogical colleges or Departments of Labors - War Invalids and Social Affairs where permanent residence is registered in case of students in colleges except for students in pedagogical colleges. Each student shall submit the application once throughout his/her time studying at an education institution;

- Departments of Home Affairs, Departments of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs shall receive the applications, appraise, list and estimate required expenditure (Form No. 4 under Annex attached to Decree 84/2020/ND-CP) and pay or policy scholarships as per the law. In case of inadequate application, Departments of Home Affairs, Departments of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs are responsible for informing the applicants within 7 working days from the date on which the application is received;

- Students shall receive policy scholarship directly at Departments of Home Affairs, Departments of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs or their bank accounts.

2) In case of students in pre-universities and boarding schools for ethnic minorities:

- Within 15 days from the date on which a school year starts, students shall submit application to schools where they are studying for policy scholarships. Each student shall submit the application once throughout his/her time studying at an education institution;

- Education institutions shall receive the application, appraise, list and estimate required expenditure (Form No. 4 under Annex attached to this Decree) and submit to supervisory authorities. In case of inadequate application, education institutions are responsible for informing the applicants within 5 working days from the date on which the application is received;

- Students shall receive policy scholarship at education institutions where they are studying.

3) In case of learners of institutions for vocational education for war invalids and disabled, handicapped persons:

- Within 15 days from the date on which a school year starts, institutions for vocational education shall inform learners about policy scholarship, application submission period and instruct learners to submit application as per the law. Each learner shall submit the application once throughout his/her time studying at an institution for vocational education;

- In case of learners of public institutions for vocational education: Principals of the public institutions for vocational education shall appraise the application, list, estimate required expenditure on providing financial assistance for learners (Form No. 4 under Annex attached to Decree 84/2020/ND-CP), request supervisory authorities to approve, consolidate and request finance authorities to propose competent authorities. In case of inadequate application, public institutions for vocational education are responsible for informing the applicants within 5 working days from the date on which the application is received;

- In case of learners of private institutions for vocational education: Learners shall prepare the applications (Form No. 3 under Annex attached to Decree 84/2020/ND-CP) and submit to the institutions for vocational education where they are studying which shall verify within 10 working days from the date on which the application is received and instruct the learners to submit to Divisions of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs where permanent residence of the learners is registered. Agencies of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs shall appraise, approve list of policy beneficiaries, develop expenditure on implementation, submit to finance authorities of the same level and request competent authorities to approve. In case of inadequate application, Divisions of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs are responsible for informing the applicants within 7 working days from the date on which the application is received;

- In case a learner fails to submit adequate application as per the law, he/she shall only be awarded with policy scholarship determined from the date on which the institution for vocational education and Division of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs receive adequate application as per the law. The period prior to the date of submission of adequate application shall not be eligible for calculation of policy scholarship.