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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Dear Sir/Madam,</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Warmest greetings from the </span><a href="http://www.vef.gov/">Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF)</a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">!</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">VEF is an independent federal agency of the U.S. Government with the primary purpose of promoting the bilateral relationship between the United States and Vietnam through educational exchanges.</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">The fields of studies supported by VEF are <b>sciences (natural, physical, and environmental), and technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (including biomedical sciences as well as epidemiology, nutrition, and biostatistics within public health).</b></span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">We are pleased to announce the timeline and application process of the 3 programs for the years of 2015 and 2016, as below:</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">1.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Fellowship Program for Cohort 2016</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">: Approximately 34 Fellowships for Vietnamese nationals to pursue graduate studies (Master's or Master's/Ph.D. programs) in the U.S., through cost-sharing agreements between VEF and highly-regarded U.S. universities.</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Applications will be available ONLY online at VEF website at</span> <a href="www.vef.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">www.vef.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">, <b>from 10:00 a.m., December 10, 2014, to 10:00 a.m., April 10, 2015 (Vietnam time)</b>.</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">For further details, please see the full program announcement at: </span><a href="http://home.vef.gov/details.php?mid=6&cid=392"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">http://home.vef.gov/details.php?mid=6&cid=392</span></a></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Contact email address: </span><a href="mailto:vef2016@vef.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">vef2016@vef.gov</span></a><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">2.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Visiting Scholar Program for Academic Year 2016-2017</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">: Up to 3 grants for Vietnamese nationals to under-take postdoctoral professional development programs in the U.S., from 5 to 12 months.</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Applications will be available ONLY online at VEF website at</span> <a href="www.vef.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">www.vef.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">, from <b>10:00 a.m., January 20, 2015, to 10:00 a.m., April 10, 2015 (Vietnam time).</b></span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">For further details, please see the announcement at: </span><a href="http://home.vef.gov/details.php?mid=7&cid=393"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">http://home.vef.gov/details.php?mid=7&cid=393</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Contact email address: </span><a href="mailto:vs@vef.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">vs@vef.gov</span></a><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">3.</span></b><b><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">U.S. Faculty Scholar Program for Academic Year 2015-2016</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">: Up to 3 grants for U.S. faculty to teach courses in English at Vietnamese universities either on-site in Vietnam or by interactive, real-time videoconferencing from the United States, from one to two semesters.</span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Applications are available ONLY online at VEF website at</span> <a href="www.vef.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">www.vef.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">, <b>from October 15, 2014, to February 26, 2015 (U.S. time)</b></span><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">For further details, please see the announcement at: </span><a href="http://home.vef.gov/details.php?mid=8&cid=394"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">http://home.vef.gov/details.php?mid=8&cid=394</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Contact email address: </span><a href="mailto:usfs@vef.gov"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">usfs@vef.gov</span></a><span lang="VI"></span></p><p style="margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:#1f497d">Please help circulate this message to the potential candidates. We sincerely apologize if this email causes any inconvenience to you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></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="166" rowspan="6" style="width:124.8pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:9.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1f497d"><img border="0" width="76" height="81" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CFE7C3.C1EDA650" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01CDA2F4.43112750"></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:4.0pt;color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="color:black"> </span></p></td><td width="548" valign="top" style="width:410.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:9.0pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d">Hanh Bui | </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d">Program Manager</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.15pt"><td width="548" valign="top" style="width:410.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:7.15pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#0033cc">Vietnam Education Foundation</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.4pt"><td width="548" valign="top" style="width:410.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.4pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d">Hanoi Towers, Suite 502, 49 Hai Ba Trung St., Hanoi, Vietnam</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.15pt"><td width="548" valign="top" style="width:410.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:7.15pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d">Vietnam Phone<b>:</b> 84-4-3936 3670 Ext. 17</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:7.15pt"><td width="548" valign="top" style="width:410.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:7.15pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d">U.S. Phone: 1-703-229-0798 (In Hanoi Office)</span><span style="color:#1f497d"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:17.9pt"><td width="548" valign="top" style="width:410.7pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:17.9pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d">Fax: 84-4-3936 3672 | Email: <a href="mailto:hanhbui@vef.gov">hanhbui@vef.gov</a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d"> | </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#1f497d">Website: <a href="http://www.vef.gov/" target="_blank">www.vef.gov</a></span><span style="color:black"></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;color:#1f497d"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1f497d">Follow us on </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/vietnameducationfoundation"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#1f497d;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="24" height="23" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CFE4A1.4FEACFD0" alt="Description: Description: Description:
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