YouthCon Vietnam is a scholarship competition designed to offer financial assistance for Vietnamese students aged between 15 and 20 who can both write coherently and express what they write orally, but also can demonstrate the characteristics of responsible citizens, future leaders, and change makers.
2019 YouthCon Scholarship essay prompt:
“If you could leverage 15 million VND, what project(s) could or would you undertake to make improvements in your local neighborhood or community?”
- Timeline: March-June 2019
- Led by: Lisa Ha
- Results:
- 24 applicants from middle schools and high schools in Vietnam, ages ranging from 15-18
- 4 volunteer judges who are CEOs of prestige companies in VN & US + 3 volunteers
- Top 2 awards:
- “No worries” – A three-pronged approach program to assist chronic disease patients in spending their last days meaningfully
- “Happism” – A personalized mobile application and website to aid with users’ physical and mental health by providing advice, health-related information, trackers, and reminders.
