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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From</span></font></b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">: <a href="mailto:usfs@vef.gov" target="_blank">usfs@vef.gov</a>
[<a href="mailto:usfs@vef.gov" target="_blank">mailto:usfs@vef.gov</a>]<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent</span></b>: Friday, October 26, 2012
09:01 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To</span></b>: <a href="mailto:usfs@vef.gov" target="_blank">usfs@vef.gov</a>
<<a href="mailto:usfs@vef.gov" target="_blank">usfs@vef.gov</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc</span></b>: Peggy Petrochenkov
<<a href="mailto:margaretpetrochenkov@vef.gov" target="_blank">margaretpetrochenkov@vef.gov</a>><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject</span></b>: 2013 VEF U.S. Faculty
Scholars Grant to teach in <u></u><u></u>Vietnam<u></u><u></u><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Greetings!<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I
am contacting you because you (or your educational institution) have been
associated with the Vietnam Education Foundation Programs (Fellowships,
Visiting Scholar Grants, and U.S. Faculty Scholar Grants).<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Attached
is a flyer for the <b><span style="font-weight:bold">2013 U.S. Faculty Scholars
Grant</span></b>, which provides a grant up to <b><span style="font-weight:bold">$55,000</span></b> to teach one or more courses in Vietnam, either
face-to-face or via real-time videoconferencing. Applicants must intend
to teach in the STEMM fields (natural sciences, technology, engineering,
mathematics, and medicine) and must be an associate, full, or emeritus
professor, and a <u></u><u></u>U.S.<u></u><u></u>
citizen at the time of application. Academics who are interested in
teaching, but do not have any contacts in <u></u>Vietnam<u></u>,
may ask the VEF staff to help identify appropriate teaching programs and
institutions in <u></u><u></u>Vietnam<u></u><u></u>.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The
deadline for application is January 31, 2013. <u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please
feel free to disseminate this announcement to any other faculty or lists that
you believe would be appropriate.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I
will be glad to respond to any questions you might have about the program.
Thank you for any assistance you can provide.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best
Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Peggy<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p>
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Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br><a href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu" target="_blank">fclaydon@uh.edu</a><br><br><p>
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