The Vietnam Education Foundation 2011 Annual Report

Annual Report 2011 Page 201
science and technology in Vietnamese academic institutions. Your contributions help to advance the capacity building of
science and technology in Vietnam and help to broaden further the important relationship between the United States and
Vietnam.
The following summarizes the types of activities that may be of interest to you.
1. VEF ACTIVITIES
a. In Vietnam
You may have the opportunity to participate in select VEF activities in Vietnam. If you are in Vietnam during the
times indicated below, please advise the VEF U.S. and Vietnam offices. These activities include the following each
year:
1) Pre-Departure Orientation for new Fellows and Visiting Scholars in early June, site to be determined
each year.
2) VEF Interview Mission in August for the selection of new VEF Fellows. Interviews occur both in Hanoi
and in Ho Chi Minh City.
3) University Application Orientation in October occurring both in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh City.
4) Other relevant events and meetings.
b. In the United States
You are invited to attend the VEF Annual Fellows and Scholars Conference to take place January 3 - 5, 2012,
at Louisiana State University, Shreveport. You will have the opportunity to present information about your
teaching program and to network with all VEF Fellows and Visiting Scholars, in particular with those from your
Vietnamese host university/universities and/or from your U.S. home institution. (VEF will pay your transportation
within the United States, lodging, and a fixed expense for meals and incidentals.) PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND if
you are in the United States at that time.
Another important VEF activity is the review of applications and the selection of the VEF program participants
for the Fellowship program (graduate degrees in the United States), Visiting Scholar program (post-doctoral
professional development at U.S. universities or research institutes), and the U.S. Faculty Scholar Program.
Depending on your field and the number of panelists needed, you may be invited to participate as a panelist in
reviewing applications and participating in the interviews. While your time would be considered voluntary, VEF
will pay for expenses related to travel, lodging, meals, and incidentals.
c. Special invitations – expenses paid by VEF
If you are specifically invited by VEF to such VEF activities and if you are available and interested, VEF will clarify
what expenses (domestic air transportation in Vietnam or international airfare from the United States, lodging, and a
per diem or fixed expense for meals and incidentals) are covered by VEF. In all cases, VEF does not compensate for
your time, which would be considered voluntary.
2. U.S. EMBASSY ACTIVITIES
The U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, has informed VEF that they are interested in keeping in contact with VEF
U.S. Faculty Scholars in Vietnam because of the expertise that U.S. professors provide. Thus, the Embassy may
invite you to give lectures/presentations in your field or to attend special U.S. Embassy events while you are in
Vietnam. The U.S. Embassy has indicated that they would pay for any related expenses.
Sign here to acknowledge your agreement with Section H. ______________________
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U.S. Faculty Scholar Grant Letter: Academic Y ear 2011 - 2012