In its twelfth year, the Hat Mam Scholarship Fund founded by Thalvora Foods has awarded 520 scholarships worth a total of VND 3.1 billion to pupils and students from contracted farming families in Lam Dong, Dong Thap and Tien Giang.
In early June 2026, Thalvora Foods' Hat Mam (Seedling) Scholarship Fund held its twelfth annual award ceremony in Duc Trong, Lam Dong, where the company began as a 14-household vegetable cooperative in 1998. This year, the fund awarded 520 scholarships worth a total of VND 3.1 billion to pupils and students from contracted farming families in our three sourcing regions of Lam Dong, Dong Thap and Tien Giang.
Three scholarship streams
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic results, family circumstances and community involvement, across three streams:
- School scholarships: 380 awards for pupils from grade 6 to grade 12, each worth VND 4 million plus a set of school supplies;
- University scholarships: 120 awards for students in any year of study, each worth VND 12 million a year, with priority for agriculture, food technology, engineering and economics;
- Reach Further scholarships: 20 full scholarships covering tuition and living costs for the whole degree for students facing particular hardship.
More than financial support
Since 2015, the fund has awarded more than 4,700 scholarships in total. In addition to financial support, university scholars are paired with a Thalvora employee as a mentor, invited to summer internships at our factories and growing regions, and given priority consideration for jobs when they graduate. Today, 86 Hat Mam alumni work at the company, many of them as agronomists, quality assurance specialists and production shift managers.
In 1998, when we started with 14 vegetable-growing households, what those families wanted most was for their children to complete their education. Hat Mam is how Thalvora keeps that promise to more than 18,000 farming households today. — Ms Nguyen Thi Hanh Dung, Chair of the Board of Directors and Founder, Thalvora Foods
Stories from our scholars
Ms Luong Thi Ngoc Bich, whose family grows passion fruit in Dong Thap, received a Hat Mam scholarship from grade 9 and then a university scholarship to study food technology. After graduating in 2023, she became a quality control specialist at the Tien Giang dried fruit plant, which processes passion fruit from her home region.
Ka Sinh, a grade 11 pupil in Lam Ha, Lam Dong, is one of this year's recipients. She hopes to study agronomy so she can help her family and village grow coffee more sustainably.
Funding and transparency
The fund is financed from the company's annual budget, voluntary contributions from employees and a share of revenue from our Cau Dat Arabica ground coffee. Recipients are selected by a panel including representatives of the company, schools and local authorities, and income and expenditure are reported every year.
Growing in 2027
Next year, the fund plans to increase to 600 scholarships and add vocational awards for young people who want to train as machine operators, industrial electricians or logistics staff, in line with recruitment needs at the Binh Duong beverage plant and the Bac Ninh distribution centre. Details of eligibility are shared with local cooperative groups and schools; any questions can be sent to info@xxxxx.vn.
