According to Decree No. 81/2021/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 97/2023/NĐ-CP issued by the Government, which regulate tuition collection and management, tuition exemption and reduction policies, financial support for students, and education service pricing within the national education system:
1. Eligible Subjects and Application Documents:
1.1. Subjects eligible for tuition exemption:
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Subjects |
Required Documents |
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| 1.1 |
People with meritorious services to the Vietnamese revolution.
Including: Heroes of the People's Armed Forces; war invalids; persons entitled to policies as war invalids; and diseased soldiers.
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- Application form for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree;
- Certified copy of the confirmation letter issued by the competent authority managing individuals with meritorious services to the revolution, as defined in the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution, consolidated in Document No. 01/VBHN-VPQH dated July 30, 2012, by the Office of the National Assembly.
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| 1.2 |
Children of revolutionaries who were active before January 1, 1945;
Children of revolutionaries who were active from January 1, 1945 until the August 1945 Uprising;
Children of Heroes of the People's Armed Forces;
Children of Labor Heroes during the resistance war. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree;
- Confirmation letter issued by the competent authority managing relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution, as defined in the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution, consolidated in Document No. 01/VBHN-VPQH dated July 30, 2012, by the Office of the National Assembly;
- Certified copy of the birth certificate.
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| 1.3 |
Students who are children of martyrs. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree;
- Confirmation letter issued by the competent authority managing relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution, as defined in the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution, consolidated in Document No. 01/VBHN-VPQH dated July 30, 2012, by the Office of the National Assembly;
- Certified copy of the birth certificate.
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| 1.4 |
Students who are children of wounded soldiers or those entitled to equivalent policies. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree;
- Confirmation letter issued by the competent authority managing relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution, as defined in the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution, consolidated in Document No. 01/VBHN-VPQH dated July 30, 2012, by the Office of the National Assembly;
- Certified copy of the birth certificate.
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| 1.5 |
Students who are children of sick soldiers. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree;
- Confirmation letter issued by the competent authority managing relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution, as defined in the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution, consolidated in Document No. 01/VBHN-VPQH dated July 30, 2012, by the Office of the National Assembly;
- Certified copy of the birth certificate.
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| 1.6 |
Students who are children of revolutionaries exposed to toxic chemicals during wartime. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree;
- Confirmation letter issued by the competent authority managing relatives of people with meritorious services to the revolution, as defined in the Ordinance on Incentives for People with Meritorious Services to the Revolution, consolidated in Document No. 01/VBHN-VPQH dated July 30, 2012, by the Office of the National Assembly;
- Certified copy of the birth certificate.
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| 2 |
Individuals aged 16 to 22 who are currently enrolled in first-degree higher education, are orphans without any source of support, and are classified as social protection beneficiaries receiving monthly social assistance in accordance with Article 5 of Decree No. 20/2021/NĐ-CP dated March 15, 2021, by the Government on social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison, or copy extracted from the master register of the Decision on social assistance issued by the Chairperson of the District-level People's Committee for the eligible individual
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| 3 |
Students with disabilities. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison, or copy extracted from the master register of the disability certificate issued by the Commune-level People’s Committee, or the Decision on social assistance issued by the Chairperson of the District-level People’s Committee for the eligible individual
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| 4 |
Ethnic minority students whose father or mother, or both parents, or grandparents (in case they live with their grandparents) belong to poor or near-poor households as prescribed by the Prime Minister. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison, or copy extracted from the master register of the birth certificate
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison, or copy extracted from the master register of the certificate of poor or near-poor household issued by the Commune-level People’s Committee for the eligible individual
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| 5 |
Ethnic minority students from very small ethnic groups (La Hu, La Ha, Pa Then, Lu, Ngai, Chut, Lo Lo, Mang, Co Lao, Bo Y, Cong, Si La, Pu Peo, Ro Mam, Brau, O Du), who have permanent residence in areas with difficult or extremely difficult socio-economic conditions. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison, or copy extracted from the master register of the birth certificate
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison of the Citizen Identity Card or National ID Card, Certificate of Residence Information, or Notification of Personal Identification Number and Citizen Information from the National Population Database in cases where the agency or organization cannot retrieve the citizen's residence information from the database.
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1.2. Subjects eligible for 70% tuition reduction:
| No. |
Subjects |
Required Documents |
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| 6 |
Students who are ethnic minorities (excluding those from very small ethnic groups) residing in extremely disadvantaged hamlets/villages, communes in Area III of ethnic and mountainous regions, or specially disadvantaged coastal and island communes as prescribed by the competent authority. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison, or copy extracted from the master register of the birth certificate
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison of the Citizen Identity Card or National ID Card, Certificate of Residence Information, or Notification of Personal Identification Number and Citizen Information from the National Population Database, in cases where the agency or organization is unable to retrieve the citizen’s residence information from the database.
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1.3. Subjects eligible for 50% tuition reduction:
| No. |
Subjects |
Required Documents |
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| 7 |
Students who are children of officials, public employees, civil servants, or workers whose father or mother suffered from a labor accident or an occupational disease and receives a regular (monthly) allowance. |
- Application for tuition exemption or reduction according to Appendix V of the Decree
- Certified copy, or copy with the original for comparison, or copy extracted from the master register of the monthly allowance record of the father or mother who suffered a labor accident or occupational disease, issued by the social insurance agency for the eligible individual
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2. Tuition Exemption/Reduction Level: Students eligible for tuition exemption or reduction shall follow the provisions of Government Decree No. 81/2021/NĐ-CP dated August 27, 2021, and Decree No. 97/2023/NĐ-CP dated December 31, 2023.
3. Notes:
- Students eligible for tuition exemption/reduction only need to submit one set of documents at the beginning of their studies. However, students from poor/near-poor households must resubmit confirmation documents at the beginning of each semester.
- Students receiving tuition exemption/reduction benefits are entitled to a maximum of 10 months per academic year and may receive up to two disbursements per year.
- Students who are disciplined, suspended, expelled, retaking courses, or taking additional courses will not receive retroactive compensation for tuition exemption/reduction.
- Students eligible for multiple financial aid policies with similar nature will only receive the highest benefit.
- Tuition exemption/reduction is not applicable if the student has already received it at another institution of the same level and program.
- Tuition exemption/reduction only applies to the official semesters of the training program; not applicable for retaken courses, summer semesters, or audit terms (if any).
- Upon receiving funding from the State budget, the University will notify students via the student information system.
You may refer to the full content of Decree No. 81/2021/NĐ-CP dated August 27, 2021 (see here).
For detailed information, please consult the following documents:
- Decree No. 81/2021/NĐ-CP dated August 27, 2021 (see here)
- Decree No. 97/2023/NĐ-CP dated December 31, 2023 (see here)
