Eligibility of international students under state budget scholarship in Vietnam

Eligibility of international students under state budget scholarship in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Who are international students under state budget scholarship?

According to Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, international students under state budget scholarship refer to Vietnamese nationals who travel abroad for studying and receive funding for the entire or part of training costs, travelling costs, subsistence allowance, and other costs related to studying from any of the following funding sources:

- Scholarship granted by state budget under conventions, agreements on cooperation between Vietnamese Government and Government of other countries;

- Scholarship granted by state budget via regulatory authorities, state enterprises, or public service providers;

- Scholarship granted by Government of other countries, official development assistance (ODA), governments of territories, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, or individuals via Vietnamese Government (hereinafter referred to as “scholarship incurred by foreign parties”).

2. Eligibility of international students under state budget scholarship in Vietnam

According to  Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, eligibility of Vietnamese nationals travelling abroad for studying is specified in:

- Having respectable political and moral credentials;

- Not subject to disciplinary actions and criminal prosecution.

- Having degrees, certificates for specialty and foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs and other requirements of the scholarship programs;

- Obtaining agreement from supervisory agencies on sending to foreign countries for studying (in case of having working agencies);

- Satisfactory to applicable regulations and law on training for officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party (for cases of members of the Communist Party).

3. Application for admission for international students under state budget scholarship

Specifically, in Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP, application for admission consists of:

- Official Dispatches of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);

- Commitment regarding implementations of obligations of individuals sent abroad at request of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies);

- Background information with photos and confirmation of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) or confirmation of local governments of residence (in case of not having working agencies);

- Verified true copies of degrees, certificates for specialty and/or foreign languages satisfactory to scholarship programs;

- Medical examination records of medical facilities of provinces and central-affiliated cities verifying adequate health conditions for studying abroad;

- Other documents (if any) at request of scholarship programs and dispatching agencies.

4. Responsibilities of international students under state budget scholarship in Vietnam

Responsibilities of international students under state budget scholarship include:

- Strictly comply with regulations and law of Vietnam, regulations, law, and customs of host countries; violations shall result in strict actions depending on severity and seriousness as per regulations and law of relevant parties;

- Stringently comply with regulations of foreign education institutions and commitment, regulations of direct supervisory agencies (in case of having working agencies) and dispatching agencies; preserve and develop friendship with organizations, individuals, and communities in host countries;

- Register for Vietnamese nationals in foreign countries according to applicable regulations and update information on Database according to Article 4 hereof;

- Do not drop out deliberately; comply with regulations on studying time, training level, majors, host countries, and education institutions according to decisions on dispatching for studying according to decisions of competent authority;

- Inform dispatching agencies at least 10 working days before the date on which international students return to Vietnam for internship, collection of documents, under vacation, and/or holiday according to regulations of foreign education institutions on international students according to Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

- Submit reports on studying progress (Form No. 1 under Annex attached hereto) and copies of studying results with verification of foreign training facilities via postal service or in person or online to dispatching agencies after each semester and school year;

- Return training costs according to Article 12 and Article 13 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP in case of failure to complete studying obligations or failure to comply with job assignment of competent authority after graduation for international students under Point a and Point b Clause 1 Article 3 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP;

- Comply with applicable regulations and law on officials, public officials, and regulations of the Communist Party (for cases of members of the Communist Party);

- Protect documents, information classified as government secret as per Law on Protection of Government Secret, and internal political information;

- Do not exploit studying or any other activities to make statements against Vietnamese government or affecting relationship between Vietnam and host countries.

(Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree 86/2021/ND-CP)

Thanh Rin

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