Honda Scholarship (Honda Award) is jointly implemented by the Honda Foundation (Honda Foundation), Honda Vietnam Company (HVN) and the Institute of Science and Technology Strategy and Policy (NISTPASS) – Ministry of Science and Technology. 2006.
The scholarship was established by the Honda Foundation to find and nurture young talents in the field of eco-technology in developing countries in Asia, including Vietnam, India, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh. .
In Vietnam, over the past 15 years, scholarships have been awarded to 146 excellent candidates majoring in science and technology from major universities. Of these, 44 candidates continued to receive YES Plus scholarships to study for a master’s/doctoral degree or to do internships at Japanese universities and research institutes. Many of them have been pursuing research or working at institutes, universities, large companies in science and technology in Vietnam, Japan and many developed countries around the world.
With the desire to open more opportunities for students of other majors, from 2020, HVN cooperates with NISTPASS and the Ministry of Education and Training to expand the scale and officially change its name to Honda Scholarship (Honda Award). Accordingly, the participants and the scholarship structure also changed.
Honda Scholarship, formerly known as YES Scholarship, is for young Vietnamese talents.
The Honda scholarship is aimed at students in the last 2 years or just graduating in 2021 from 18 universities of science and technology and other professions with an attractive scholarship structure.
Accordingly, students in the science and technology sector have the opportunity to receive 3 Honda YES scholarships (excellent prizes), each of which includes a scholarship of 70 million VND and a Honda Vision motorbike. In the 4 years since receiving the scholarship, candidates have the opportunity to receive more YES Plus Scholarships with diverse values suitable for many future plans.
Specifically: Scholarship of 235 million VND when participating in graduate research or participating in an internship for at least 1 year in Japan, scholarship of 165 million VND when participating in an internship of at least 10 weeks to less than 1 year in Japan , a scholarship of 70 million VND when continuing to return to Japan for graduate study.
In addition to the excellent prize, the organizers awarded 100 consolation prizes worth 10 million VND/prize. Students from other disciplines have the opportunity to win 3 excellent prizes, each award includes a scholarship of 20 million VND and 1 Honda Vision motorbike; 80 consolation prizes are scholarships worth 8 million VND/prize.
Participants will have the opportunity to experience the internship program with a friendly and professional working environment at Honda Vietnam Company. Here, contestants will have the opportunity to discover and develop their own potential from daily work, create together and share joy with Honda spirit.
Honda Scholarship 2021 was launched in September 2021, receiving the attention of a large number of students across the country. After nearly 3 months of launching, the scholarship management office received 917 applications from students with high achievements in academics, scientific research and social activities.
After the application review round took place in November 2021, 186 excellent candidates were selected to move on to the next round of essay writing, with the topic of solutions for motorbikes participating in traffic in big cities.
After the Essay Round, 30 candidates with the best results were selected to participate in the interview round. If in the essay round, candidates have time to learn, think and give their assessment on a specific topic, then in the interview round, candidates must show the ability to think, make as well as presentation and communication skills in front of the selection committee.
After 3 rounds of careful selection, scholarships were awarded to 6 excellent students.
6 faces have received the Honda Scholarship 2021. Photo taken from the website interface.
“Honda Vietnam hopes that, with the spirit of constantly discovering and accepting challenges, the scholarship will be a motivating force for you to continue your journey to conquer your dreams, assert yourself and create new values. useful for the future”, the representative of the unit shared.
On the way of formation and development of Honda Vietnam, the company has continuously implemented many practical social contribution activities in the fields of environmental protection, traffic safety, educational support and support. community. HVN is committed to constantly making more efforts to become a company expected by society, actively contributing to the development of Vietnam.