Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chao grants scholarships to 9 Vietnamese math students in quest to reserve brain drain
Professor Ngo Bao Chau, Vietnam's only Fields Medalist, has personally selected nine mathematics students for the country's most generous math scholarships, covering full tuition and providing monthly living allowances of VND15 million (US$579).
Professor Ngo Bao Chao, a Fields Medalist who recently relocated from the University of Chicago to the University of Hong Kong, has established a scholarship program to support Vietnamese mathematics students and combat brain drain. The Sigma Gold scholarship, the most prestigious award offered by the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM), covers full tuition and provides a monthly living allowance for nine first-year mathematics students at the University of Science in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi National University of Education.
Four of the recipients are former International Mathematical Olympiad medalists. The scholarship, which is renewed based on academic performance, aims to nurture Vietnamese talent in mathematics and prevent young scholars from leaving the country. Chao, who won the Fields Medal in 2010, believes Vietnam has a wealth of math talent but few professional mathematicians.
He hopes the scholarship will foster the next generation of mathematicians capable of advancing research and competing internationally.
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