Deadline: 15 October 2015
The Embassy of the United States in Hanoi, Vietnam is seeking applications from Vietnamese citizens for Fulbright Vietnamese Scholar Program 2016 to achieve mutual understanding through academic and cultural exchange. The Fulbright VSP is a competitive, merit-based scholarship program.
The Fulbright Vietnamese Scholar Program provides opportunities for study and research in the social sciences and humanities fields to all candidates who qualify through open competition on the basis of academic and professional merits without regard to race, religion, gender and affiliation.
Priorities
Special consideration is given to scholars in the academic disciplines of American Studies, Environmental Studies & Policy, Economics (including international economics and agricultural economics), Law, Public Administration, Higher Education Administration, Women’s Studies, Urban Planning & Development, Foreign Policy, and Public Health.
Benefits
- Participants in the Vietnamese Scholar Program are provided with a stipend and living expenses, health and accident insurance for the full term of the grant.
- Typical grants range from three months to nine months.
- Participants are also provided with transportation to and from the United States and participants are eligible to apply for further travel grants to cover additional research not covered by the main grant.
- CIES helps place scholars at appropriate host institutions in the United States.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be a Vietnamese citizen
- Hold an M.A. or Ph.D. (or equivalent degree in some specific professionals)
- Be proficient in English
How to Apply
Interested applicants must apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit Vietnamese Scholar Program.
