The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam announces the 2012 Fulbright Vietnamese Student Scholarship Program. The scholarship will cover tuition and fees, monthly stipend, round-trip airfare to the United States and health insurance.

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. Sucessful candidates will pursue a Master’s degree program that begins in the academic year 2012-2013.

Competition is open to all applicants who meet the following minimum criteria: be a Vietnamese citizen; currently residing in Vietnam; have at least one undergraduate degree; have at least one year of work experience after the date of undergraduate diploma by April 1, 2011; have a valid minimum TOEFL iBT score of 79 or IELTS 6.5.

The Program supports study in most fields of social sciences and humanities, including American Studies, Communications, Education, Economics, Business, Law, International Relations, Journalism, Library Science, Public Administration, Social work, Public Health, Public Policy, TESOL, Gender and Women Studies, etc.

To participate in the competition, applicants must submit a complete application package including an application form, three letters of reference, notarized photocopies of diplomas and transcripts (including notarized English translations) and photocopies of TOEFL/IELTS score reports. The application submission is due no later than 5:00 p.m, April 1, 2011. Application should be sent to: Fulbright Vietnamese Student Program, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy, 7 Lang Ha, Hanoi.

In order to introduce the Program, the Fulbright Office in Vietnam and successful candidates from previous years will organize a series of information sessions. The first session will take place from 9:00 to 11:00, Saturday, December 11, 2010, at the Rose Garden Tower, 170 Ngoc Khanh, Ba Dinh, Hanoi. Details about the Program and the information sessions can be found on the Fulbright website at: http://vietnam.usembassy.gov/fvst.html.