14/08/2025
Granting a 50% scholarship for the 1st semester – the academic year 2025-2026
1,800,000 VNĐ
26/11/2025
Granting a 50% scholarship for the 2nd semester – the academic year 2025-2026
The situation of Tran Nguyen Gia Van
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.
| Sponsorship start time: | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Status: | Received help |
| Type of scholarship: | Half tuition grant |
| Total funding to date: | 6,200,000 VNĐ |
Personal information
- Tran Nguyen Gia Van (born in 2006)
- Hieu Nhon Secondary and High School
- Major in Restaurant Management and Gastronomy, SaigonTech
Family situation
Van’s little house is filled with unspoken worries. Both of his parents are past their prime working years. His father is 65; his mother suffers from various age-related illnesses such as high blood pressure, joint problems, and diabetes. The family’s financial burden rests almost on his fifth sister, even though she has her own family with other worries.
Family is meant to be a place of love, but not all families are places where love is shared. Conflicts between his parents and the generation gap made it impossible for Van to express his feelings. That unspoken sadness, compounded by the trauma of school bullying, pushed him into depression. Those were the days when the world of a schoolboy remained silent.
Nevertheless, the most remarkable thing was not a miracle from the outside but the inner strength that rose from the deepest pain. Van faced, wrestled with, and overcame his depression on his own. In doing so, he discovered a precious lesson that many adults are still searching for: the ability to truly listen to himself.
His journey through depression has given him profound empathy and remarkable mental strength. With a passion and talent for cooking, Van is now pursuing a degree in Restaurant Management and Gastronomy, aspiring to become a skilled chef.
Be Better Foundation believes that with such inner strength, if given just a spark of hope, he can reach for his dreams, change his current circumstances, and continue to spread positivity to those around him.
Support from Be Better Foundation
- Sponsorship covering 50% of tuition fees for vocational, college, or university education.
- Career counseling, job orientation support, assistance with part-time employment, and participation in the Mentorship program – designed to provide education and mindset guidance for life readiness.
- Conditions for Continued Support
- Students must demonstrate consistent effort in their studies and in improving their personal circumstances.
- The Be Better Foundation will conduct an annual review for the renewal of the “Change the Future” scholarship. This review aims to closely monitor and evaluate improvements in students’ personal, financial, and academic conditions. Continued support is contingent upon students showing measurable progress in their studies and personal lives, while also meeting the Foundation’s criteria.
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