Air became a Fund Isaan scholarship student in 2018. It was foreseen that he would graduate in 2022 with a bachelor degree in Political Science from Ramkhamhaeng University in Bangkok. But Air graduated one year earlier by taking and passing as many credits per academic session as his university allowed.
We met Jane in 2017. Her parents were selling frogs and vegetables on the market. The business was just enough to pay for their daily expenses. They never made a real profit.
If someone knows the impact of the corona pandemic it is Em. Em was a very good student at Prasat Witthayakarn School, where he graduated in March 2020. Eager to interact with foreigners Em decided to study Tourism Management at Mahasarakham University. At that time Tourism was one of the most important sources of income for the Thai Economy.
If anyone knows the meaning of the song: "I never promised you a rose garden, along with the sunshine, there has to be a little rain sometimes", it is Jame.
We first met Nu in 2014 when he was studying mechanics at Sangkha technical school. Nu also had two older sisters both studying at university. Even with a scholarship from Fund Isaan his parents could not afford a third child going to university. Nu had to stop school until his sisters graduated. This could not stop Nu from accomplishing his dream.
From the first day we met Tee back in 2017 we knew he was a quiet but hard working young man. During his school breaks he worked at a petrol station, serving clients. Later he obtained a drivers license and drove a delivery van for 7/11. In May 2021 he graduated with a high certificate in Electrical Power from Prasat Industrial and Community Education College.
Nut received her first Fund Isaan scholarship in 2017 when she started her study at Boromarajonani College of Nursing in Surin. Nut has three siblings, her parents are farmers. Without support Nut would never have been able to continue her education and accomplish her dream to become a nurse. Boromarajonani college is known for its strict rules but also for the quality of its graduates.
Nat became a Fund Isaan scholarship student when she started her second year at Rajamangla University Surin, studying Computer Engineering (a five year course). From day one Nat told us her biggest dream was to become an IT teacher. Nat graduated in May 2021 with a bachelor degree in computer Engineering.
Fern graduated from secondary school at Kab Chueng Witthaya School in May 2021 with a grade of 100%! Fern became a Fund Isaan scholarship student in 2019. Fern was adopted when she was only one day old. She lived in a three bedroom wooden house with 15 people. Fern was under a lot of pressure to start working but thanks to the Fund Isaan scholarship she was able to finish her secondary school.
Sak has been a Fund Isaan scholarship student since 2017. His parents are farmers. He has one younger brother. Sak wanted to study computer science at Rajamangla University in Surin, but this was extremely difficult, not to say impossible, without financial support. That's when Fund Isaan decided to grant him a scholarship.
In his first years at university Sak struggled with his grades, but substantially improved in year four. Sak performed his internship at 45 company technology limited as a programmer.