The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand Foundation (ATF), AmCham's charity arm, has provided scholarships to 60 students this year to complete their university studies in the kingdom.
The ATF has raised funds for the scholarships throughout the year through various events and sponsorships from AmCham's exclusive tier members including corporate and individual donors. Agoda, Chevron, Citibank, CP Group, Ford, International School Bangkok and Mastercard were among the donors.
AmCham said education has always been one of its core values.
Over the past 30 years, the ATF has supported university education for over 3,000 Thai students from disadvantaged backgrounds through its scholarship programme.
AmCham's Community Projects Council works directly with universities to identify hard-working students enrolled in programmes championed by Amcham member companies, such as business, science, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and tourism & hospitality management.
AmCham's scholarship graduates have gone on to pursue their career goals and find employment with Chevron, Esso, Ford, Nestle, Bayer, Cargill, and other Amcham member companies. They continue to give back to their communities.
Each year, AmCham's community conducts workshops and presentations to ATF's new scholarship recipients over a three-day orientation camp focusing on basic personal finance skills, effective communication, and more.