On February 6, the Soc Trang Provincial Association for Promotion of Education in coordination with Soc Trang Provincial Lottery Company Limited organized the awarding of 397 Luong Dinh Cua scholarships for promoting learning and talent in 2023 to outstanding poor students who have achieved high prizes in competitions, with a total amount of more than 1.3 billion VND.

Of these, there are 344 scholarships (each worth 3 million VND) for outstanding studious students studying at universities nationwide; 50 scholarships (each worth 5 million VND) for students who passed the university entrance exam, had the highest total score in 3 subjects in the province, and 3 scholarships for the group of authors who won first prize in the provincial "Youth and Children's Creativity" contest (7 million VND/scholarship).

Ms. Huynh Thi Diem Ngoc, Vice Chairwoman of the People's Committee of Soc Trang province, said that the Provincial Party Committee and the People's Committee of Soc Trang province always pay attention to promoting learning and talent. The scholarships demonstrate humanity, aiming to encourage and motivate students with difficult circumstances to continue studying well and become intellectuals, contributing to the development of Soc Trang homeland.

According to Ms. Huynh Thi Diem Ngoc, in 2023, the Association for Promotion of Education at all levels in Soc Trang province awarded more than 52,200 scholarships to poor and studious students, with a total amount of more than 51 billion VND. In addition, the Provincial Association for Promotion of Education also mobilized the construction and awarding of 4 houses for outstanding studious students who have overcome difficulties in housing, each worth 70 million VND.

At the scholarship awarding ceremony, Soc Trang Lottery Company Limited presented a symbolic plaque to support 5 billion VND to the Soc Trang Provincial Scholarship Fund in 2024.