The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report

Page 174 Annual Report 2011
3. If you fail to sign and return this Terms and Conditions of the VEF Visiting Scholar Grant by the required deadline
at the Pre-Departure Orientation, the Visiting Scholar Grant 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 professional development in the United
States, the Visiting Scholar grant offer may be revoked by VEF.
5. Your U.S. host institution 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 Visiting
Scholar Grant; (8) violation of immigration regulations or SEVIS (Student Exchange Visitor Information System)
reporting requirements; and (9) any conduct detrimental to the mission of VEF.
7. VEF also has authority to terminate a Visiting Scholar 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
recommendation for such termination, supported by the corresponding factual information, shall be made by VEF.
In the event any such grounds occur during the period of a Visiting Scholar Grant, it is VEF’s policy that this grant
should not be renewed or extended.
8. A grant may be suspended if: (1) the grantee ceases to carry out the specified program described herein during the
grant period; (2) the grantee leaves the United States without prior authorization from VEF; and/or (3) the grantee
requests suspension of the grant for personal reasons. During a period of suspension, the grantee will not receive any
grants, benefits, or other financial support provided by VEF. Unless otherwise authorized by VEF, no retroactive
claim for such grants, benefits, or other financial support with respect to a period of suspension will be honored.
9. When you owe any money to VEF (e.g., from over-payments of grants, cancellation of a conference after receiving
a grant, etc.), you are required to pay the debt back to VEF within 30 days of the debt. If repayment is not completed
by that time, you could face termination.
10. Grantees that remain in the United States beyond periods authorized by VEF are subject to all the provisions of this
Section R.
11. The “public charge” provisions of the U. S. immigration law prohibits the admission of foreign nationals, who do
not have sufficient financial resources to cover all of their normal living expenses, and who, as a result, would have
to access public assistance in order to survive in the United States. Foreign nationals in this category will be refused
a visa to enter the United States and, if already in the United States, will be subject to deportation. As a VEF
Visiting Scholar, you hold the responsibility of being aware of this provision of the U.S. law, and in the event you
become a “public charge” by receiving public assistance, VEF would terminate your Visiting Scholar Grant and
rescind VEF sponsorship of your J-1 immigration status, which would result in your having to return to Vietnam
immediately.
Sign here to acknowledge your agreement with this entire Section R, items 1 - 11. _______________
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