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Visiting Scholar Grants
VEF Visiting Scholar grants cover the living expenses and professional development related expenses of postdoctoral students pursuing projects/courses
universities.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Visiting Scholar grants are issued to outstanding Vietnamese scholars to pursue research or another career development project in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) fields at a U. S. university.
The assistance is intended to cover the living expenses and professional development related expenses (allowable expenses are described in detail in the VEF Professional Development Grant policy) of the Visiting Scholar.
Grants are specifically intended to cover living expenses and expenses related to the professional development of the Visiting Scholar while they are pursuing their approved project/course of study at a U. S. university.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Grants cover living expenses and expenses related to the professional development of the Visiting Scholar while they are pursuing their approved project/course of study at a U.S.
university.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Grants cover living expenses and expenses related to the professional development of the Visiting Scholar while they are pursuing their approved project/course of study at a U.S. university. Scholars must be Vietnamese citizens and must have completed a doctoral degree.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants must submit an application and supporting documentation which illustrates their capability to succeed in a postdoctoral project/course of study at a U.S. university. They must provide a letter of support from their host university in the United States, as well as from their home university in Vietnam. A transcript and/or diploma from their doctoral institution is required. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Applications are available on the VEF website at: www.vef.gov.
Award Procedures
Applications are screened to ensure that they meet the minimum eligibility requirements. Eligible applications then undergo a technical review and finalists are interviewed in person in Vietnam by selected U.S. professors to assess their ability to succeed in graduate study at a U.S. university.
Deadlines
Jan 21, 2014 to Apr 10, 2014: Online application submission deadline.
Authorization
Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000, Public Law 106-554.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 120 to 180 days.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements. This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
The assistance is available for 5-12 months to cover living expenses and the costs of the project. The money awarded must be spent within the time period specified in the grant letter, and unused funds must be returned to VEF at the conclusion of the grant period. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
No program reports are required.
No cash reports are required.
No progress reports are required.
The Visiting Scholar is expected to maintain documentation and report purchases made using the $300 per month Professional Development Grant funds.
No performance monitoring is required.
Audits
No audits are required for this program.
Records
No Data Available.
Financial Information
Account Identification
51-9009-5-5-365 - Budget Account Code.
Obigations
(Project Grants (Fellowships)) FY 12 Not Separately Identifiable; FY 13 Not Separately Identifiable; and FY 14 Not Separately Identifiable
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is limited to $2,300 per month as a stipend and up to $300 per month for professional development for no less than 5 months and for no more than 12 months. Funds may be spent as specified in the VEF Professional Development Grant policy. Funding may be provided for a project/course of study from 5 to 12 months. In FY 2015, up to 3 Visiting Scholar grants may be funded.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices.
Headquarters Office
Margaret Petrochenkov 2111 Wilson Blvd, Suite 700, Arlington, Virginia 22201 Email: margaretpetrochenkov@vef.gov Phone: 703-351-5053 Fax: 703-351-1423
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
1. Evidence of superior academic achievement as a scholar in Vietnam. 2. Quality, value, and ?fit? of the professional development plan. 3. Demonstrated commitment to contribute to the educational and scientific development of Vietnam. 4. Supportiveness of the U.S. host institution and the applicant?s home institution in Vietnam.
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