Fulbright Program in Vietnam

Vietnamese Student Program

The Fulbright Program in Vietnam recruits and nominates young Vietnamese professionals for Master’s degree programs at U.S. universities.  The Program provides 20 to 25 fully-funded fellowships for early to mid-career professionals on an annual basis.  Most Fulbright Fellowship recipients will earn a master's degree in two years.  Since 1992, more than 350 Vietnamese students have participated in the program.

In order to successfully compete for the fellowship, candidates must have at least 1 year’s work experience in their proposed field of study after earning a bachelor’s degree by the time of application, strong English language skills, and a clearly focused study objective in a field supported by the program. To learn more about the fields of study supported by the Fulbright Vietnamese Student Program, click here.

2009 FULBRIGHT VIETNAMESE STUDENT PROGRAM

The Program announcement:

English version (PDF, Word)
Vietnamese version (PDF, Word)

Application form: Please note that you can use either the online application or the paper application. All candidates must use one of these forms, do not re-type the forms yourself.

Click this link for the online application: http://www.iie.org/fulbright/apps
Click here to download the paper application

Letter of reference: Click here to download the form

Note: Those who use the paper application must submit the letters of reference in hard copies. Those who use the online application can submit the letters of reference either in hard copies or soft copies (following the instructions of the online application).

Application Instructions: Click to download

Online application instructions
Paper application instructions
Applications checklist

Applications deadline: 5p.m., April 4, 2008   

Selection process:

• December 2007           Program Announcement
• December-March 2008 Information Sessions throughout Vietnam (open to public)
• April 4, 2008              Application deadline
• June-July 2008           Semifinalists selected
• August 2008              Semifinalists interviewed and Finalists selected
• September 2008         Finalists take the official TOEFL, GRE, and GMAT
• April-May 2009           Placement of finalists in graduate programs in the U.S
• June-August 2009       Graduate programs begin

For more information, please read the Frequently Asked Questions or contact Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh at nguyenht4@state.gov.

2009 SEMI-FINALIST RESULTS

Due to technical delay, the semi-finalist results of the 2009 Vietnamese Student Program will not come out until the third week of August 2008. All candidates, either selected or rejected, will be notified by email and postal mail.