You’re eligible to apply to Fulbright if you’re a Vietnamese citizen or foreigner who is currently in your senior year of high school (Grade 12) and will graduate before your intended enrollment date. We also accept applications from individuals who hold a high-school diploma (or equivalent) for Fulbright’s Class of 2028.
English Requirement before starting at Fulbright:
All successful applicants are required to submit an English test score of a minimum 6.0 for IELTS (or 75 for TOEFL iBT or 95 for Duolingo English Test, or equivalent) before their matriculation, except for:
- who are native speakers, OR
- who will have completed at least two consecutive years of high school education entirely in English, OR
- who have obtained a Third Prize or above in English in the Provincial (or Municipal in the cases of Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Can Tho) or Regional Academic Excellence Competition for Grade 10 or above, OR
- who have been selected into the student’s team to represent their province/major city in the National Academic Excellence Competition in English for Grade 10 or above.
Please note:
- Fulbright will organize a Cambridge English Placement Test session (free of charge) for all applicants who have not submitted a recognized English test.
- Applicants who obtained an IELTS score of 6.0 and some with 6.5 (or equivalent) will be asked to undertake the English Bridge Program prior to starting their freshman year at Fulbright.
- Fulbright will only accept Academic Excellence Competition certificates issued by the Department of Education in different provinces/major cities or by the Ministry of Education.
- Fulbright does not currently accept certificates from internet-based academic competitions such as ViOlympic or IOE.
