Brief Description
The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam is pleased to announce the 2011 Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program. Established in 1946 and funded by the U.S. Congress, the Fulbright Program aims at achieving mutual understanding through academic and cultural exchange. The Fulbright Vietnamese Student Program is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program which recruits and nominates young Vietnamese professionals for Master’s degree programs at U.S. universities. Approximately 20 to 25 fully-funded scholarships are granted on an annual basis. Since 1992, about 500 Vietnamese students have participated in the Program.
WHAT does the Scholarship provide? The 2011 grantees will pursue a Master’s degree program that begins in the academic year 2011-2012. The Fulbright Program will arrange placement at universities in the United States. Successful applicants will receive full scholarship which covers tuition and fees, monthly stipend, round-trip airfare to the U.S. and health insurance.
WHO can apply? Competition is open to all applicants who meet the following minimum criteria:1. Be a Vietnamese citizen
2. Have at least one undergraduate degree
3. Have at least one year of work experience after the date of undergraduate diploma by April 1, 2010
4. Have a valid minimum TOEFL score of 550 (institutional), equivalents to 79 (iBT) or IELTS 6.5.
