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EDF started its scholarship program implementation in 1988 and first granting 41 scholarships to disadvantaged students in Udonthani in 1988.  Its mission was to prolong the school life of rural children who traditionally struggled with attendance because of the lack of financial means, thereby missing the learning opportunities to which they were rightfully entitled.  Since then EDF has granted many more scholarships and continues in its commitment to empowering disadvantaged children through education.

 

Some of 1st Year EDF Scholarship recipients in Udonthani Province in 1988

For 38 years, with continuing support from caring donors both in Thailand and abroad, EDF has delivered scholarships worth over 775 million baht to more than 430,309 disadvantaged students in more than 5,800 rural schools throughout Thailand.

EDF scholarships are intended to benefit the underprivileged children in both the short and long term. With the opportunity to study further so that "education" will not be seen as a burden for the living conditions and economy of families but more as “education” as a tool to help children  escape from the economic and social problems and lead to a better life for themselves and their families.
 



Scholarship Number and Scholarship Value in Thai Baht Granted to EDF Scholarship Recipients 
From Academic Year 1988 to 2025
 

No. Academic Year Number of Scholarships Scholarship Value (THB)
1 1988  41  61,500
2 1989  702  1,053,000
3 1990  6,633  9,949,500
4 1991  9,602  14,407,000
5 1992  11,813  17,790,000
6 1993  10,291  15,700,500
7 1994  10,764  16,480,500
8 1995  12,616  19,420,000
9 1996  13,549  20,844,000
10 1997  14,472  21,706,500
11 1998  14,556  22,284,000
12 1999  14,858  22,594,500
13 2000  15,439  23,397,000
14 2001  16,030  24,345,000
15 2002  15,733  23,863,500
16 2003  14,605  22,227,000
17 2004  13,404  20,361,000
18 2005  12,455  18,975,000
19 2006  12,899  20,046,000
20 2007  14,425  21,864,000
21 2008  15,319  23,264,000
22 2009  15,257  23,599,500
23 2010  14,182  21,915,000
24 2011  13,986  22,197,000
25 2012  14,274  25,686,500
26 2013  13,368  26,577,500
27 2014  12,003  29,800,799
28 2015  10,950  27,923,400
29 2016 10,616 27,875,100
30 2017 10,074 27,637,600
31 2018 8,498 23,095,100
32 2019 8,634 21,223,050
33 2020 8,425 20,123,200
34 2021 8,027 18,550,900
35 2022 8,060 18,794,700
36 2023 7,725 18,580,200
37 2024 8,464 21,629,700
38 2025 7,560 19,618,100
Total  430,309 775,736,849


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