Japan’s FUYO Foundation has granted 100 scholarships to Vietnamese students who made outstanding performance during the 2012-2013 academic year.

The scholarships, worth 300 USD each, were presented to students from 34 universities across Vietnam at a ceremony in Hanoi on October 21.

This year, FUYO scholarships targeted needy students majoring in medicine, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, water resources and technology.

Since 1997, the foundation has awarded scholarships worth over 244,000 USD to more than 1,030 students in the country.-VNA