AmCham Scholarship 2010 - 10th-Year Anniversary

Please click here to see AmCham Scholarship 2009!

In partnership with Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM),

Foreign Trade University in Ho Chi Minh City and Hoa Sen University, AmCham will
grant scholarships to 40 top students from: University of Technology, University of
Natural Sciences, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of
Economics and Law, University of Information Technology, International University,
Hoa Sen University, Foreign Trade University, Banking University and Ho Chi Minh
City University of Law.

The AmCham Scholars will be:

• Recognized by over 450 AmCham companies

• Provided with credits for job application purposes after graduation and other related
purposes (e.g. summer job, internship, further scholarship, etc.)
• Invited to some AmCham functions
• Entitled to join AmCham Scholar Alumni Club
• Provided with financial support (US$ 500/scholarship, and training vouchers valued at
$380 for each winner and $300 for each runner-up).

Who can apply?

• Bachelor degree third year and above but not graduate students of Vietnam National
University – Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Foreign Trade University in Ho Chi Minh
City, Banking University of HCM City, Hoa Sen University and Ho Chi Minh City
University of Law.
• Students are only eligible to apply one time only, so please consider carefully before
submit your application.
• With average GPA of all previous years 7.0 or above (click this link for an
explanation)
• Active participation in school/social/community service activities.
• Able to communicate in English

Schedule / Timeline
(Please reconfirm this schedule regularly. There may be changes.)

Sa, 11 Sep Click here for Information Poster

Sa, 11 Sep Information Session Poster
Sa, 25 Sep Information Session
We, 13 Oct Application Deadline Oct 13, 21:00hours VN Time (GMT+7)
. Countdown To AmCham Scholarship 2010 Application Deadline
Sa, 23 Oct Results of Screening – Schedule for English Test
Sa, 30 Oct English Language Test (1)
Sa, 06 Nov Results of English Test – Schedule for Profile Assessment
Sa, 13 Nov ProfileXT Assessment (2)
Sa, 20 Nov Results of Profile Assessment – Schedule for Interview
Sa, 27 Nov Interview in English run by HR Committee Members (3)
Sa, 11 Dec AmCham Scholarship Award Ceremony

(1) ProfileXT Assessment Sponsor (Diamond): Profiles International Vietnam – a

division of TRG International
(2) English Test Sponsor (Diamond): Bright Language
(3) Interview in English conducted by AmCham member company Human Resources
Experts; competencies evaluated include: Communication Skills, Initiatives,
Achievement Orientation, Innovation, Analytical Ability, and Problem Solving. Click
here for some hints on how to prepare for your interview: Interview Preparation.
4) Soft Skills Training Sponsor (Diamond): Towers Watson
5) Cash Sponsor (Diamond): Intel
6) Cash Sponsor (Gold): Vietnamworks
7) Cash Sponsor (Gold): PepsiCo
8) Cash Sponsor (Silver): American Airlines
9) Cash Sponsor (Silver): Mirae Asset Securities
10) Cash Sponsor (Silver): Hoa Sen University
11) Venue Sponsor for Info Session and Interview (Gold): White Palace
12) Venue Sponsor for English Language Test (Gold): VATC

2010 AmCham Scholarship Online Application

We have arranged an Online Application to facilitate students’ applications. It will take

about thirty (30) minutes to complete, depending on your English-language abilities, so
be sure you have time and are well-rested. Also, please click this link to review the list of
Application questions in advance.

Please click here to apply for AmCham Scholarship 2010 Online Application.

After you finished the Online Application, you will receive instructions on how to upload
the following documents:

REQUIRED: a scanned copy of your original GPA Certificate (click the link for an
explanation and examples).

OPTIONAL: a scanned copy of your ETS Certificate for TOEFL or TOEIC, if you have
one. Please note: if you have an ETS English Test Certificate issued after Oct 7, 2008,
with a TOEFL iBT score of 90 or more, or TOEIC score of 900 or more, or IELTS score
6.5 or more, please email it. (You will be exempted from the English Language Test).

In order to reduce the weight of attached file, only .pdf format is allowed. Please note that
any other file format will not be considered. If you don’t know how to convert your files
into .pdf format, please refer to our FAQ section or email us.
For technical support or questions about submitting the application form, please send an
email to amcham.scholarship@amchamvietnam.com.

If you have any questions, please send them to the AmCham Scholarship
Team: amcham.scholarship@amchamvietnam.com

Frequently Asked Questions

If you had any queries, please refer to our FAQ pages. Not satisfy? You are encouraged
to contact us through our AmCham Scholarship email: AmCham Scholarship Team

Frequently Asked Questions

The AmCham Scholarship Program 2010 is managed by the AmCham

Scholarship Team:

Sponsor team leader:

Mr. Nguyen Minh Tam – AmCham Scholar 2002
Field Service Representative, GE Aviation

University team leader:

Mr. Tran Duy Khang – AmCham Scholar 2005
ITM Airfreight, Maersk

Process team leader:

Ms. Ho Thi Bach Quyen – AmCham Scholar 2005
Staffing Manager, PepsiCo Vietnam

Marketing team leader:

Ms. Tran Thanh Tam – AmCham Scholar 2008
Account Executive, Saatchi & Saatchi

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FAQ - Average GPA of ALL previous years 7.0 or

above
Question:
The AmCham Scholarship Team has received a number of emails asking questions like
this:

“After reading all the scholarship requirements, I really want to apply for this
scholarship. But there is a problem in that my academic performance (GPA) in the
second year is less than 7.00 However, my GPA average for all previous years is more
than 7.00. So, today I send you a message to ask about my problem that if I can apply this
scholarship or not? and have any exception for this case.”

Answer:

This is a question of English comprehension, about the meaning of “average of ALL

previous years” and “average of EACH previous year.”

The guideline states: “With average GPA of ALL previous years 7.0 or above.*

Now, we calculate the “average GPA of ALL previous years” as follows (example):

Year #1 GPA = 7.5 with 40 credits

Year #2 GPA = 6.9 with 50 credits
Year #3 GPA = 8.1 with 60 credits
Total ALL Previous Years (Yrs 1, 2,
(7.5*40)+(6.9*50)+(8.1*60) = 1131
3)
Avg ALL Previous Years (Yrs 1, 2, 3) 1131 / (40+50+60) = 7.54 > 7.0

Now, this calculation shows that the student’s average GPA of ALL previous years is
greater than 7.0, even though one year’s GPA was less than 7.0, so the student is eligilbe
to apply for the AmCham Scholarship.

Please note that, if the guideline were “With average GPA of EACH previous year 7.0 or
above,” then the student would not qualify to apply, since the GPA in the Year #2 was
6.9, which is less than 7.0.