A person’s life can be changed with just one opportunity. A helping hand extended at the right time can not only lift someone up but also transform an entire generation. Be Better Foundation was established with the mission of creating real opportunities for children facing extreme hardships—those who have resilience, a thirst for knowledge, and a desire to rise above their circumstances to become valuable contributors to society.
We believe that when one person changes, their entire family, community, and even society can change as well. Therefore, Be Better Foundation goes beyond financial support—it also nurtures mindset development, builds character, and instills a sense of responsibility, helping children step into the world with gratitude and a spirit of contribution.
A prosperous society is not measured only by skyscrapers or economic charts but is also built upon love, support, and the sharing between people.
Be Better Foundation aims to create a generation that is not only talented but also compassionate—a generation that overcomes adversity and is willing to help others in the future.
When a child receives a good education and has the opportunity to develop, their entire family can escape poverty, and future generations will no longer suffer the same disadvantages.
Each scholarship, each word of encouragement, and each opportunity given does not just change an individual—it can transform a family, a community, and even an entire nation.
Changing the future of A STUDENT means changing the future of A FAMILY
Changing the future of A FAMILY means transforming multiple GENERATIONS.
Candidates: students in Grade 9 – 12 meeting the following criteria:
Receive Application
The Be Better Foundation will receive applications, including:
Screening
Based on the information gathered in Phase 1, the Be Better Foundation will select students eligible to take a Mindset test (45 minutes) and participate in a direct interview (15 minutes).
Scoring the Criteria
The jury will meet to evaluate and score the five criteria according to the specified point scale:
Each criterion will be scored on a scale of 1 to 10.
The average score of the five criteria will be used to determine the type of scholarship, with criterion 1 weighted by a factor of 2.
| Scholarship Type | Full scholarship | Partial scholarship | Incentive scholarships |
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| Scholarship Eligibility | Average score ≥ 7 and no criteria below the average (≥ 5 points). |
| The average score is ≥ 5.5, but there are criteria below the average, and criteria 1-2-5 are not below the failing grade (1 point). |
Announcement of results and confirmation of scholarship acceptance
| Scholarship Type | Full scholarship | Partial scholarship | Incentive scholarships |
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The scholarship criteria for new students are set to select potential and qualified students to enable them to continue their educational journey and ultimately contribute to their future transformation. Nevertheless, 18-year-old students who become citizens must take full legal responsibility and manage their own lives. Consequently, those who have been granted the opportunity must demonstrate their worthiness by exerting themselves to develop and change their lives according to their initial life orientation.
The criteria for scholarship renewals for students are as follows
a/ The first criterion group: Family and personal economic circumstances.
b/ The second criterion group: Evaluation of student development based on three criteria:
a/ Completing periodic report:
b/ Assessment Principle:
c/ Scholarship Renewal Principle: Scholarship Renewal will be based on the following criteria:
For students awarded the “Changing the Future” scholarship, please take a look at the details in this file:
Nguyen Gia Han grew up in a stressful and dysfunctional family. She was abandoned by her father at the age of five. Afterwards, her mother remarried and had one more child, who is four years old now. She had lived with her maternal grandparents since a young age, but they were unable to raise her, […]
Bao Ngoc’s family of five faces mounting hardships: despite illness, her mother still sells lottery tickets to make a living; her aging grandparents still struggle to make ends meet; and her younger brother once suffered from a serious illness. Amid these overwhelming challenges, Bao Ngoc has remained an “outstanding student” title for 12 consecutive years […]
Tuyet Nhu’s childhood was such a gloomy picture. Since she was in the sixth grade, her parents have been separated due to conflicts stemming from her father’s alcoholism.
Cam Tuoi’s life has been turned into a gloomy picture from a very young age. Her father passed away in a crash in 2008, and later, her mother left to start a new family and has since ceased all contact or caregiving. Tuoi and her younger brother were raised with love and care by their […]
Huynh Cong Hieu shoulders a great dream. His father’s injury after an accident and his mother’s poor health once forced his older sister to set aside her dream of attending university. This circumstance became a quiet, lingering pain that spurred him forward. In a house without laughter, where meals are earned through blood, sweat, and […]
The heavy burden and family conflicts pushed Van into a silent corner. He had to fight against the pain of school bullying and depression. Yet from that very darkness, a flame of resilience ignited, transforming wounds into strength and empowering him to heal and rise above.
The storm of fate took away her father, but it could not extinguish the flame in My Duyen’s heart. Turning pain into motivation and drawing strength from the love she holds for her mother, she has bravely overcome adversity to continue writing the story of her dreams.
Growing up amid the hardships of rural life, Nhung learned from her father to be resilient like bamboo and graceful like a lotus. Despite the heavy financial burden on her family, she has strived relentlessly to pursue her dreams.
Truong Quang Nhut was born into a poor family and witnessed great losses and illnesses from an early age. His mother battles cancer; his father is in poor health; his grandmother is paralyzed on one side; his grandfather passed away from lung cancer. All of which have made life extremely difficult for him. Despite these […]
