Professor Tran Thanh Van and Dr. Espéran Padonou present Vallet Scholarships to 16 university students from Quang Tri and Ha Tinh

The ceremony was attended by Professor Tran Thanh Van, President of the Rencontres du Vietnam Association for Science and Education; Professor Le Kim Ngoc, President of the Association for Vietnamese Children in France; Dr. Espéran Padonou, Vice President and Executive Director of the Vallet Scholarship Fund; members of the Vallet Scholarship Executive Board in Vietnam; as well as leaders of the Provincial People’s Council, Provincial People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, and representatives of provincial departments, agencies and localities.

Delegates attend the 2026 Vallet Scholarship award ceremony

The Vallet Scholarship is awarded to outstanding pupils and students and funded by Professor Odon Vallet of Sorbonne University, France, through the Rencontres du Vietnam Association for Science and Education, chaired by Professor Tran Thanh Van. Having inherited a substantial fortune, Professor Odon Vallet chose not to use it for personal purposes. Instead, he deposited the money in a bank and entrusted part of it to the Rencontres du Vietnam Association for Science and Education to provide scholarships to high-achieving young people in Africa and Vietnam, including Vietnamese pupils and students studying in France.

Students from the SOS Children’s Village in Dong Hoi receive Vallet Scholarships

Over its 26 years of operation, the Vallet Scholarship Fund has supported approximately 55,000 disadvantaged and outstanding pupils and students across Vietnam, with total funding of around VND 600 billion. It is one of the major scholarship programs in Vietnam, helping encourage pupils and students to pursue their studies and research and develop their full potential.

Dr. Espéran Padonou, Vice President and Executive Director of the Vallet Scholarship Fund, and Nguyen Hoai Nam, Chief of the Office of the Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee, present scholarships to students

At the ceremony, 208 outstanding pupils and students from Quang Tri and Ha Tinh were awarded Vallet Scholarships for 2026, with total funding of VND 3.808 billion. Of the recipients, 16 university students received scholarships worth VND 34 million each, while 192 pupils received VND 17 million each.

Professor Tran Thanh Van, President of the Rencontres du Vietnam Association for Science and Education, delivers remarks at the 2026 Vallet Scholarship award ceremony

Quang Tri Province alone has 158 pupils and students receiving scholarships, with total funding of VND 2.822 billion. The scholarships not only provide practical financial support but also serve as a source of encouragement, giving recipients greater motivation to continue striving in their studies and research and to demonstrate their abilities.

Dr. Espéran Padonou, Vice President and Executive Director of the Vallet Scholarship Fund, delivers remarks at the 2026 Vallet Scholarship award ceremony

The presentation of the scholarships ahead of the new academic year is particularly meaningful, helping disadvantaged students, orphans and ethnic minority students gain better access to educational and living resources. It also contributes to promoting a spirit of learning and talent development and highlighting the community's care and support for the younger generation.

Images from the 2026 Vallet Scholarship Award Ceremony:

Nguyen Chi Thang, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Provincial People’s Committee, and representatives of the Quang Tri Provincial Study Promotion Association present flowers to thank Professor Tran Thanh Van and Dr. Espéran Padonou
 

Leaders of the Quang Tri Provincial Study Promotion Association present flowers to thank Professor Le Kim Ngoc, President of the Association for Vietnamese Children in France
 

The scholarship presentation ahead of the new academic year helps support disadvantaged students, orphans and ethnic minority students
 

A total of 208 outstanding pupils and students from Quang Tri and Ha Tinh are honored to receive Vallet Scholarships

In 2026, the Vallet Scholarship Program will award scholarships to 2,150 pupils and students, with a total value of VND 45 billion
 

Quang Tri Province has 158 pupils and students honored with Vallet Scholarships, receiving total funding of VND 2.822 billion
 

The scholarships provide not only practical financial support but also encouragement, motivating recipients to continue striving in their studies
 

The Vallet Scholarship is one of the major scholarship programs in Vietnam, encouraging pupils and students to pursue their studies
 

The scholarship program helps foster a spirit of learning and talent development and demonstrates the communit’s care for the younger generation
 

A student representative delivers remarks at the scholarship award ceremony
 

An overview of the ceremony

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