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The Government issued Decree No. 179/2026/ND-CP dated May 20, 2026 regulating scholarship policies for students in basic sciences, key engineering and strategic technologies. Download The scholarship policy specified in this Decree is applicable to those enrolling from 2025 onwards, the time of granting scholarships is from September 1, 2026. This Decree includes 5 chapters and 17 articles regulating scholarship policies for students of training programs in basic sciences, key techniques and strategic technologies, including: applicable subjects, training programs eligible for scholarship policies; principles, standards, levels and duration of scholarships, authority to review and pay scholarships; prepare, allocate estimates, and finalize funds to implement scholarship policies; Responsibilities of organizations and individuals related to the management and implementation of this scholarship policy. Applicable subjects include: Learners who are Vietnamese citizens who are enrolled in formal training programs specified in Article 3 of this Decree, including: students of bachelors training programs, engineers, students of masters training programs; PhD students in the doctoral training program. Training facilities according to the provisions of the Law on Higher Education No. 125/2025/QH15, agencies, organizations and individuals related to the management and implementation of scholarship policies. List of 15 training majors with basic sciences, key techniques and strategic technologies eligible for scholarship policies include: Biology; applied biology; material science; earth science; mathematics; statistical; computer; information technology; mechanical engineering and engineering mechanics; electrical, electronics and telecommunications engineering; chemical, materials, metallurgical and environmental engineering; engineering physics; geological, geophysical and geodetic engineering; mining engineering; construction. Criteria for receiving scholarshipsThe Decree stipulates the standards for receiving scholarships as follows: 1. Learners are admitted to talent training programs at all levels of higher education in the list of talent training programs approved by the Ministry of Education and Training.2. Learners are admitted to the bachelor and engineer training program on semiconductor circuits on the list of training programs approved by the Ministry of Education and Training.3. Learners who are admitted to bachelor and engineer training programs in the majors specified in Article 3 of this Decree must meet one of the following conditions: a) Win first, second, or third prize in the national or international exam for selecting excellent students for high school students according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training; The time to win the prize must not exceed 03 years up to the time of approval; b) The total score in Mathematics and two of the Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English subjects of the high school graduation exam is 22.50 or higher on a scale of 30, excluding priority points, plus points and admission in the group of 30% of candidates with the highest admission scores in the same training major group nationwide in the general admission period of the enrollment year.4. Learners who are admitted to the integrated training program at the university and masters level must meet the regulations in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.5. Learners are eligible for scholarships when they are admitted to a masters or doctoral training program on semiconductor ICs on the list of training programs approved by the Ministry of Education and Training or are admitted to a masters or doctoral training program in the form of full-time, formal training in majors within the industry group specified in Article 3 of this Decree. Learners continue to enjoy the scholarship when they are not disciplined from a reprimand or higher during the scholarship consideration period and meet the following requirements: For program students bachelors and engineering training programs, integrated training programs: cumulative average academic results of the previous school years are good or better and accumulate at least 24 credits after the first year of study, at least 28 credits in one school year from the second year of study; For students in masters training programs, integrated training programs: after the first year, accumulate at least 40% of the total credits of the training program, have a minimum cumulative average score 3.0 or higher on a scale of 4 and have research results and scientific publications according to the regulations of the training institution; For PhD students: have research results and scientific publications according to the regulations of the training institution. Learners receiving scholarships under this Decree are not allowed to transfer to fields or training programs that are not eligible for scholarship policies as prescribed in Article 3 of this Decree, except in cases of objective reasons or force majeure according to regulations. regulations of the training institution. In case of changing majors or changing training programs, resulting in no longer being eligible for the scholarship policy, the state budget must repay the scholarship funding that was supported through the training facility. The maximum scholarship period for each training level is equal to the standard training time of the training program. Scholarship level The Decree regulates the scholarship level.The monthly salary is determined according to the training level and program group and training field as follows: For university level students: Talent training program: 5,500,000 VND/month; Training program for semiconductor chip industry, basic sciences: 4,200,000 VND/month; Training program for key engineering disciplines and strategic technology: 3,700,000 VND/month. Training program for key technical fields and strategic technologies: 3,700,000 VND/month. Basic sciences, key techniq
