Học bổng ngoài ngân sách: Nhận thức và tác động trên sinh viên Trường Đại học Y Hà Nội năm học 2024 - 2025

Abstract

Research on private- non-budget scholarships (NBS)- in Vietnam remains limited, particularly among medical and pharmacy students. Private- non-budget scholarships (NBS) awarded to students are supported by non-profit organizations, private donors or business groups. This study aimed to describe Hanoi Medical University students’ perceptions of NBS and to describe the role and perceived impact of NBS on students in the 2024 – 2025 academic year. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 194 students from the second to the sixth year who had received NBS, using an online self-administered questionnaire. The results showed that most students were able to identify at least two types of scholarships or financial support; the main source of information was the university, but the completeness of information was not uniform. NBS was positively evaluated by students in terms of financial support, academic motivation, mental well-being, and personal development; the mean perceived impact score was 3.43 ± 0.47 out of 4. This score was higher among students who received complete information compared with the remaining group (3.48 vs. 3.26; p = 0.004) and differed by family residential area (p = 0.018). The findings suggest that NBS is a multidimensional source of support, with value for students’ learning, mental well-being, and personal development.