Fulbright University Vietnam (Fulbright) is delighted to announce that the Scholarship Committee has selected additionally two (02) recipients for the TPBank STEM Scholarship, totaling up to five (05) awardees receiving the valuable financial support to realize their diverse community-minded projects in the academic year 2021-2022.
Funded by TPBank – the first bank to have a diverse and outstanding digital banking ecosystem in Vietnam, the TPBank STEM scholarship focuses on students majoring in STEM disciplines including Engineering, Computer Science, or Integrated Science for their research projects. Since the initial scholarship announcement in May 2021, we have received applications from a number of deserving and well-qualified students. Previously, three students with exceptional passion for technology and innovation have been chosen for their research projects. After rigorous rounds of applications and interviews, expert panels have chosen two more awardees for the TPBank STEM Scholarships, totaling up to five recipients to receive the said financial support in the academic year 2021-2022.
Nguyen Dinh Thach Lam (Class of 2024) with the research proposal “Investigation into Fibronectin modules’ bioactivity on different Biomaterials using Molecular Dynamics Simulations”.
Tran Thao Nguyen (Class of 2024) with the research proposal “Assessing and accelerating the potential of community-building for high school STEAM communities in Vietnam”.
The recipients of the TPBank STEM scholarships will each receive an award of $2,000 to realize their projects. These grants do not have any effect on existing financial aid packages.
Mr. Khuc Van Hoa, Deputy General Director of TPBank shares: “TPBank highly values Fulbright’s education model and their recruitment effort. Through the TPBank STEM Scholarship, we are committed to support excellent students who struggle financially, so that they can succeed in their education, achieve their dreams and contribute to the betterment of our country.”
About TPBank: Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) was established in 2008, inheriting many strengths in modern technology, experience and financial capacity from strategic shareholders. With the leading goal of digital banking, TPBank has launched many breakthrough products such as LiveBank – automatic 24/7 banking model, Savy – universal savings application, QuickPay – QR code payment, mobile banking application Ebank, etc. TPBank has successfully applied the virtual assistant T’Aio with artificial intelligence AI and machine learning technology, customer identification system by voice and fingerprint, etc. All that unique product has helped TPBank become the first bank to have a diverse and outstanding digital banking ecosystem in Vietnam.
