The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report
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 147<br />
APPENDIX 16:<br />
ANNOUNCEMENT - VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM FOR COHORT <strong>2011</strong><br />
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Announcement<br />
Visiting Scholar Program (VSP) <strong>2011</strong>-2012<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Vietnam</strong> <strong>Education</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> (VEF) is pleased to announce the <strong>2011</strong>-2012 VEF Visiting Scholar Program<br />
(VSP) for <strong>Vietnam</strong>ese nationals, who already hold a doctorate in any of the fields supported by VEF, namely, in<br />
the major disciplines of sciences (natural, physical, and environmental), mathematics, medicine (such as, public<br />
health), and technology (including information technology). Fields include the basic sciences, such as, biology,<br />
chemistry, and physics, as well as agricultural science, computer science, and engineering. Priority this year will<br />
be given to applicants, whose field of study focuses on climate change (environmental sciences) or on nuclear<br />
energy, provided that all other qualifications are equal.<br />
<strong>The</strong> VSP is intended to support professional development training, which may include studies, research, and/or<br />
observational activities, to take place in cooperation with a leading U.S. academic institution or research institute.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Visiting Scholar will undertake a program of up to one year in length, which may include formal courses,<br />
workshops, seminars, laboratory or field research, or other types of professional development activities. Upon<br />
returning to <strong>Vietnam</strong>, the Visiting Scholar must use the knowledge and skills acquired in the United States to train<br />
others. In this way, the VEF VSP is a training-of-trainers (TOT) program wherein the Visiting Scholar is<br />
considered a trainer of others.<br />
A. APPLICATIONS for Academic Year <strong>2011</strong>-2012<br />
For the <strong>2011</strong>-2012 academic year, for a program beginning no earlier than August <strong>2011</strong> and ending no later than<br />
September 2012, VEF will fund three (3) Visiting Scholars for a period of time ranging from 5 to 12 months to<br />
pursue professional development at U.S. universities or at U.S. research institutes.<br />
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