The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report

Annual Report 2011 Page 143
Q. TAXES
Any U.S. source that pays you income may be required to withhold Federal, state, and local taxes from the payments that
they make to you and to report this income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) annually. This income may include the
stipend from your University. Your actual tax liability is determined when you file your income tax return(s), which must be
completed following the close of the tax (calendar) year and you must file a federal income tax return no later than April 15
each year for the preceding year. In addition, you need to file a state income tax return by the deadline specified by the state
in which you reside. In the event that the tax liability is less than the amount withheld, you may receive a tax refund directly
from the IRS. For filing options and further rules, you should consult with the following: (1) the International Office at your
University, which may provide foreign national tax filing advice to international students and scholars; (2) a tax professional
familiar with foreign national/alien tax filing; and/or (3) the IRS. Even if you have already departed the United States, you
must file a tax return for the prior calendar year. Failure to file with the various tax authorities may result in termination
of your Fellowship Grant or, if you have already departed the United States, may result in a ban by the U.S.
government on your return to the United States for any purposes.
Sign here to acknowledge your agreement with Section Q. ______________________
R. REVOCATION, TERMINATION, OR SUSPENSION OF AWARD
1. The VEF Fellowship grant may be revoked, terminated, or suspended. In a revocation, the grantee is considered as
not having received the grant and will not be an alumnus or alumnae of the VEF program. In a termination, unless
otherwise stated, the grant will be considered to have ended when VEF announces its decision to terminate. In a
suspension, the grant will be considered inoperative until a decision is made to reinstate, revoke, or terminate the
grant.
2. If you fail to obtain any legally required permission from your current employer in Vietnam to leave for this study
program, or fail to obtain a proper J-1 visa and enter the United States, the Fellowship offer will be revoked by VEF.
3. If you fail to sign and return this Terms and Conditions of the VEF Fellowship Grant by the required deadline at the
Pre-Departure Orientation, the Fellowship offer may be revoked by VEF.
4. If it is determined by the required medical evaluation and examination conducted prior to your departure to the
United States that you are not fit to travel and pursue a VEF program of study in the United States, the Fellowship
offer may be revoked by VEF.
5. Your University has the authority to recommend to VEF to revoke or terminate the grant. If revocation or
termination is recommended, the grantee will have an opportunity to respond to the recommendation. A review of
the circumstances will be considered by VEF before a final decision is made.
6. Grounds for revocation or termination include, but are not limited to: (1) violation of the laws of the United States;
(2) any act likely to give offense to the United States because it is contrary to the spirit and mission of VEF; (3)
failure to observe satisfactory academic or professional standards; (4) physical or mental incapacitation; (5)
engaging in unauthorized income-producing activities; (6) failure to comply with the grant's terms and conditions;
(7) misrepresentation made either orally or in writing on any VEF forms or in any documents related to this
Fellowship; (8) not maintaining J-1 status or violation of immigration regulations or SEVIS reporting requirements;
and (9) any conduct detrimental to the mission of VEF.
7. VEF also has authority to terminate a Fellowship grant on either of the following grounds: (1) if the grantee has
exhausted all benefits of health and accident insurance provided to the grantee in connection with the grant, and
continued medical treatment would lead to the grantee becoming a public charge; or (2) if the grantee requires such
protracted medical treatment that successful completion of the objectives of the grant is jeopardized. The procedure
for any such termination shall be the same as that provided for the termination of grants generally, except that the
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