The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report
The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report
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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Page 125<br />
APPENDIX 14:<br />
LETTER TO GRADUATE SCHOOLS SUMMARIZING FELLOWSHIP SUPPORT<br />
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<br />
Lynne A. McNamara, Ph.D.<br />
Executive Director<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Stephen F. Maxner, Ph.D.<br />
Chairman<br />
Director, <strong>Vietnam</strong> Center<br />
Texas Tech University<br />
Earl Blumenauer<br />
U.S. Congressman<br />
Hillary Rodham Clinton<br />
U.S. Secretary of State<br />
Elizabeth Dugan<br />
Chair, VEF Finance<br />
Committee<br />
Arne Duncan<br />
U.S. Secretary of <strong>Education</strong><br />
David Duong<br />
CEO, California Waste<br />
Solutions<br />
Christopher J. Fussner<br />
Owner, Founder<br />
Trans Technology Pte Ltd.<br />
Timothy F. Geithner<br />
U.S. Secretary of Treasury<br />
Marjorie Margolies<br />
President<br />
Women’s Campaign<br />
International<br />
Joseph R. Pitts<br />
U.S. Congressman<br />
David Vitter<br />
U.S. Senator<br />
2111 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22201 • www.vef.gov • Phone 703-351-5053 • Fax 703-351-1423<br />
September xx, 2010<br />
To:<br />
RE:<br />
Dean of Graduate Admissions<br />
VEF Fellowship Support for the following Graduate School Applicant:<br />
Name: [First Middle LAST]<br />
Date of Birth: [Month, day, year]<br />
Dear Sir/Madam:<br />
We are writing to inform you that [Mr/Ms]. [First Middle LAST] is a nominee for a <strong>2011</strong><br />
Fellowship from the <strong>Vietnam</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong>. We will offer [Mr/Ms]. [Last] a<br />
Fellowship award if [he/she] is admitted into your graduate program. <strong>The</strong> admission must not<br />
carry entry conditions, such as, a minimum TOEFL score or passing a certain level on an<br />
English language test, prior to beginning graduate courses since nominees must be fully<br />
admitted to the intended graduate program in order to receive the VEF Fellowship.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Vietnam</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> (VEF) is an independent U.S. Federal Government<br />
agency, which was created to build the relationship between the United States and <strong>Vietnam</strong><br />
through educational exchange. Through the VEF Fellowship program, VEF sends the best<br />
<strong>Vietnam</strong>ese scholars to top U.S. graduate schools and, thus, assists in training a new<br />
generation of scientists and engineers for <strong>Vietnam</strong>.<br />
We select our Fellowship recipients through a highly competitive process that includes U.S.<br />
standardized tests and an oral exam and interview conducted in <strong>Vietnam</strong> by American<br />
professors, selected by the U.S. National Academies. Our Fellowship nominees are truly the<br />
most academically qualified students from <strong>Vietnam</strong> and are selected after a careful and<br />
rigorous process, which includes a thorough assessment of their academic performance and<br />
preparation that confirms their ability to do graduate study in the United States.<br />
VEF expects to finalize all Fellowship awards in early April <strong>2011</strong>. Thus, we ask your<br />
consideration for an admission decision on this nominee as soon as possible. We have set a<br />
1 | P age VEF Financial Support Letter
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