Scholarship Programme

For a decade UNIS Hanoi has been proud to offer our Scholarship Programme offering Secondary School places to talented local students from disadvantaged families.

Our School was originally established in 1988 to assist in the development of Vietnam and our Scholarship Programme continues to honour the School's commitment to Institutional Philanthropy.

The Programme guarantees a full (100%) fees waiver until graduation and significant additional support for transport, school supplies, co curricular activities and university application. To date, 17 scholars have successfully graduated from UNIS Hanoi and a further eight students are currently members of our student body.

Meet Ha and Phuc, our graduated scholars, to learn more about their five-year learning journey at UNIS Hanoi and how the Scholarship Programme helped shape their future.

UNIS Hanoi Scholarship 2026-2027 academic year intake

Applications for intake 2026-2027 are now OPEN.

Students may apply to the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Programme for entry to:

Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10

In all cases, the 100% Scholarship will be valid until they graduate from UNIS Hanoi and scholars also receive 100% support for school transport, materials and trips. (Assuming all requirements for continued scholarship are met.)

Deadline for Applications is 1 MARCH 2026.

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Please note that this timeline is for guidance only and may be subject to change.

March	Deadline for Applications
March	Longlist (1st round) finalists informed and testing schedule at UNIS Hanoi Unsuccessful applicants will also receive notification at this time
April/ MAY	Official home visits for a conversation with each potential scholar’s family about future plans Shortlist finalists are invited to UNIS Hanoi for interview and further testing Successful candidates are offered a Scholarship place
June	Summer Programme for successful candidates to support preparation for next school year

Applications Steps

Complete the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Application Form in full and provide all required documentation.
Make a full financial declaration. Only disadvantaged households are eligible for the Programme. All information provided is confidential and rigorously screened.

If you have any questions about the Scholarship Programme, the application or selection process please contact our Scholarships Office: scholarships@unishanoi.org

Eligibility criteria

The Students applying for the Scholarship Programme must:

Be a Vietnamese national. Applicants are required to provide a copy of their Household Registration Book (sổ hộ khẩu) or Confirmation of residence information
Be studying at a public Vietnamese district school/educational institution
Have gained no less than 8.0 in English for the last two full academic years; have gained an average annual grade of 8.5 or above for the last two full academic years

BECOME UNIS HANOI's
NEXT SCHOLAR

Meet our Graduate Scholars

Dat Nguyen - Class of 2025
"I want to go out into the world to experience new things and change my life so I can take care of my family one day," Dat shared. Thanks to his outgoing personality, Dat was a standout student, not just because he did well in school, but also because he was so dedicated to helping the community. He was awarded a scholarship to study at Franklin and Marshall College.

Khanh Nguyen - Class of 2025
Khanh joined UNIS in Grade 7. Khanh enjoys drawing because it helps her express her personal growth. "I'm always optimistic because I find beauty in life. This life is very long, and bad days are usually fewer than good ones," Khanh said. She successfully earned a full scholarship to study Psychology at Washington and Lee.

An Phung - Class of 2024
Ân joined UNIS in Grade 10. He has proudly completed three years of study and experiences at UNIS Hanoi, filled with memorable moments. Ân has been awarded a full scholarship to study mechanical engineering at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Bao Doan Class of 2023
**Bao joined UNIS Hanoi in 2019 and graduated in June 2023. He has received the VinUniversity Scholarship to study the Mechanical Engineering major.**

Linh Ngo Class of 2022
**Linh joined UNIS in Grade 8 in UNIS Hanoi's 30 birthday year. She is studying at Washington and Lee University with a full scholarship and majors in Psychology.**

Phuc Phung Class of 2022
**Phuc has been awarded Japanese Government (MEXT) scholarship** **selected on the recommendation of Japanese Embassy. He travelled to Japan in April 2023 to study engineering.**

Mo Bui Class of 2021
“One of my favourite memories is travelling to China as a member of our APAC Badminton team. I got to meet new people and see a new place. I’m also a photographer on the High School’s newspaper, The Flame. In our previous school I would not have had these types of opportunities, yet I realise they’ve helped me to become a well-rounded woman.”

**Mo Bui is now a student at Fulbright University Viet Nam.**

Ly Nguyen Class of 2021
“I was a member of the Learners4Learners Service Learning group. Members of this group dedicate their time to teaching English to children who are less fortunate. Working with these children gave me a chance to eliminate traditional stereotypes about Vietnamese women because I witnessed these stereotypes in my family. As a group, we were able to share the knowledge and leadership skills UNIS Hanoi has taught us with other children, especially girls, so that they can raise their own status and succeed in life.”

**Ly Nguyen is now a Marketing student at Hanoi University.**

Ha Nguyen, Class of 2020
"Before I joined UNIS Hanoi, I took my Vietnamese identity, culture and language for granted, mainly because I didn't know anything else existed. Then I found myself sat in class with students and adults who'd express their love of Vietnam and it made me so proud of who I am and my people. It took being in an international environment to really appreciate my country and culture. I'm so thankful to UNIS Hanoi for giving me the skills and the opportunities to enable me to become a well-rounded person."

**Ha has graduated Liberal Arts at Fulbright University Viet Nam. She is UNIS Hanoi's first scholar to successfully gain a scholarship at a Vietnamese university.**

Hong Giang, Class of 2019
"Being at UNIS Hanoi changed my life completely. I changed the way I think which has affected the kind of future I want to have."

Giang graduated at Washington and Lee University in the USA in June 2023. During her third year she studied at Oxford University as part of Washington and Lee's Study Abroad programme. Her major is Pschology and English.

Ngan Phung, Class of 2019
"A successful education values diverse angles. UNIS Hanoi has given me an opportunity to discover all of that and to be creative and open minded."

**Ngan is studying Sino-Nom at University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University.**

Ngoc Anh, Class of 2019
"At UNIS Hanoi I came to know some of the most important people in my life. I also got to study subjects that I'm truly passionate about and that I was able to freely be who I am."

**Ngoc Anh graduated from Mount Holyoke College in the United States of America. Her major is Psychology and Education. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in the Netherlands.**

Linh Nguyen, Class of 2018
"At university, I would flow from different friend groups and I believe my ability to synthesise is what I've learned the most by being at a diverse school such as UNIS."

Linh has graduated from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Communications and Human Resources & Organisational Development. She had worked in the Talent Development Department at Amazon for one year. After working for UNDP Vietnam for two years, she returned to the USA to pursue her Master's degree in Sustainable Development.

Linh Vu, Class of 2017
"Being a part of UNIS Hanoi made me more confident and helped me find my value as a person. I find I'm more open to accepting the differences in others."

Linh Vu has graduated from NYU Abu Dhabi. She was one of 40 Vietnamese students who received a full scholarship to participate in Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degrees beginning September 2022. She is now a doctoral candidate based in Germany.

Lam Luu, Class of 2017
"Now I can think critically, can reflect on things, and I know how to connect with people and work with others to achieve better outcomes. UNIS Hanoi has turned me into the person I am today."

**Lam graduated from British University Vietnam (BUV). Lam is currently employed at the Admissions Office of VinUniversity.**

BECOME OUR NEXT SCHOLAR

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the selection process for the Scholarship Programme?

Our Scholarship Students are all talented local Vietnamese students from disadvantaged families who apply to the Programme. We currently have 17 graduated Scholars and nine spread across Grades 7 to 12. Of the 8 scholars currently at school, there are five boys and three girls.

Scholars are selected through the completion of an extensive process including: detailed application form, home visits, testing (written and online non-verbal aptitude), school reports, reference checks and interviews with a panel. The process is coordinated by the Scholarships Officer in the Advancement Office. It is a rolling application acceptance process that closes in March for the coming school year intake. A Scholarship Selection Advisory Committee which consists of teachers, counsellors and administrators advises the Head of School.

Please contact scholarships@unishanoi.org with any questions.

2. Can disadvantaged students from other nationalities apply?

No. Our Scholarship Programme honours our founding memorandum of understanding in which UNIS Hanoi was established to assist in the development of Vietnam. Recipients of UNIS Hanoi scholarship are talented local students who would most benefit from accessing an international education. The Board may choose to extend the Scholarships in the future, but the current programme eligibility criteria restrict the programme to Vietnamese students.

The Scholarship Programme is part of the School's commitment to Institutional Philanthropy.

3. What happens to the Scholars when they graduate from UNIS Hanoi?

Our first Scholar graduated from UNIS Hanoi in June 2015. Our college guidance counsellors work with our Scholarship Students to help find the best solution for them for onward study. The IB Diploma is not currently recognized as an entry qualification for Vietnamese Universities, however we are proud to have an MoU with National University of Vietnam recognising our scholars as international students. Most of our scholars have ambitions to study abroad and seek further scholarships to support them. Interest in our Scholars has been high from the scores of visiting Universities from Australia, US and Europe and there are also international universities based in Hanoi who are also interested in attracting our scholars. Our Scholars have chosen to attend Universities in Vietnam, Japan, Israel, Italy, USA, UAE, Hongkong and Switzerland.

All families are informed very clearly of this uncertainty surrounding University acceptance in Vietnam and availability of onward scholarships when the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship is awarded.

4. Why is a scholarship programme important for UNIS Hanoi?

We are proud of our scholars; the inspirational impact that they have within our student body and the hope for change and capacity building that they represent for Vietnam.

The Ministry of Education and Training has recognized the value of the UNIS Hanoi Scholarship Programme for the “investment in the future of our country that the programme represents.” (UN Day, 2014). We are confident that the Scholarship Programme is a powerful way in which “our learning community will be an inspirational role model for a better world.”

And our teachers see daily the enrichment the scholars bring to our own students. The Scholarship Programme improves the diversity of our student body, provides increased opportunities for our existing students for enrichment and continues to honour our founding principles and hopes for the development of Vietnam.

We sincerely thank our corporate donors for their generous support. Their contributions have significantly benefited our students by providing health services, travel assistance for graduates, daily meals, and school photos. We are grateful for their partnership and proudly display their logos in recognition of their valuable impact.

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