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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dear Sir/Madam, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>The <a href="http://www.vef.gov" target="_blank">Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF)</a> Fellowship Program, funded by the U.S. Government, brings Vietnamese nationals to the United States for graduate degree programs on the sciences (natural, physical, and environmental), technology (including information technology), engineering, mathematics, and medicine (including public health and health sciences). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>We are pleased to announce a new application cycle of the VEF Fellowship Program for the 2014 Cohort. </span><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'>There will be 45 Master’s/Doctorate Fellowships with f</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>ull financial support through a cost-sharing agreement between VEF and U.S. universities </span><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'>available.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'>r</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Application form will be available online only at the VEF website at: <a href="http://www.vef.gov">www.vef.gov</a><strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> from</span></strong> <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>10:00 a.m., December 10, 2012 to 10:00 a.m., April 10, 2013 (Vietnam time zone).</span></strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'>For further details, please refer to the program </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>announcement</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'> at: <a href="http://home.vef.gov/news.php?id=292">http://home.vef.gov/news.php?id=292</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'>We appreciate your sharing this email with interested candidates of your contact.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=FR style='font-size:12.0pt'>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=714 style='width:535.5pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:9.0pt'><td width=138 rowspan=6 style='width:103.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span 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style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hanh Bui | </span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Program Manager</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:7.15pt'><td width=576 valign=top style='width:6.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:7.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0033CC'>Vietnam Education Foundation</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.4pt'><td width=576 valign=top style='width:6.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hanoi Towers, Suite 502, 49 Hai Ba Trung St., Hanoi, Vietnam</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:7.15pt'><td width=576 valign=top style='width:6.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:7.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Vietnam Phone<b>:</b> 84-4-3936 3670 Ext. 17</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:7.15pt'><td width=576 valign=top style='width:6.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:7.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>U.S. Phone: 1-703-229-0798 (In Hanoi Office)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:17.9pt'><td width=576 valign=top style='width:6.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:17.9pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:115%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Fax: 84-4-3936 3672 | Email: <a href="mailto:hanhbui@vef.gov"><span style='color:blue'>hanhbui@vef.gov</span></a><span style='color:#1F497D'> | </span>Website: <a href="http://www.vef.gov/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>www.vef.gov</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:17.8pt'><td width=714 colspan=2 style='width:535.5pt;border:none;border-top:solid #548DD4 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in .1in;height:17.8pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Click <b><span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="https://application.vef.gov/subscription/index.php"><span style='color:#0070C0'>here</span></a></span></b> to join the VEF mailing list</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>