The group comprises 19 recipients from the Fulbright Vietnamese Student Programme, seven from the Visiting Scholar Programme, two from the US-ASEAN Visiting Scholars Programme, and five from the Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship (FLTA) Programme.
"We are thrilled to have such outstanding scholars as recipients of the 2023 Fulbright scholarship programme," said Cameron Thomas-Shah, US Embassy Spokesperson and Acting Counselor for Public Affairs at the Fulbright Pre-Departure Orientation to prepare scholars for their departure to the United States. "Their exceptional talent will undoubtedly contribute to Vietnam’s development and further deepen the strong ties between our two nations, especially as we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership this year.”
The Fulbright Programme in Vietnam, started in 1992, has provided scholarships to more than 1,600 Vietnamese and American Fulbrighters through 16 different exchange programmes. Almost 650 Vietnamese students have gained master’s degrees while studying in the United States, more than 150 Vietnamese scholars have lectured or conducted research at US colleges and universities, and nearly 40 language instructors have taught Vietnamese in US classrooms.