There are two Admissions Cycles: the Priority Cycle and the Regular Cycle. Applicants will be exempt from the application fee if they submit during the Priority Cycle.

Applicants are required to pay an Application Fee of 2,000,000 VND. You may also use an application fee waiver code if you or your family participated in previous Fulbright admissions events or activities where such a code was provided.

Each admissions cycle consists of an application round. Applicants can begin their online application by creating an account at apply.fulbright.edu.vn. Not all applicants are required to participate in the interview round. It is only for those whom the Admissions Committee needs to further assess before making a decision. Others will receive their admissions results without an interview.

The Bridge Program is designed to help students strengthen their English proficiency and familiarize themselves with the academic environment before officially enrolling at Fulbright. Admitted students with an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent—or those whom the Admissions Officers believe would benefit from the program—will be invited to participate.

If you are in 12th grade, even though you have not completed your high school program and taken the high school graduation exam, you are still eligible to apply. In accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training, if admitted to Fulbright, you still need to turn in your high school transcripts and certificate of graduation to officially enroll.

In addition, Fulbright also requires candidates to meet the English requirement before their matriculation at Fulbright. You can read more about the English requirement here https://fulbright.edu.vn/apply-to-us/.

All successful applicants are required to submit an English test score of a minimum 6.0 for IELTS (or 70 for TOEFL iBT or 95 for Duolingo English Test, or equivalent) prior to their matriculation at Fulbright. Some exceptions are considered for exemption from these English requirements, please find details under the English Requirement section. Please note that, besides the minimum English proficiency requirement, Fulbright does not require you to submit any other standardized test scores e.g., SAT, IGCSE, or IB. However, you can list those test scores in your application if you would like them to be considered.

In terms of Provincial Academic Excellence Competition, Fulbright only accepts certificates issued by the Department of Education (DOE) in different provinces/major cities or the Ministry of Education. The certificates must include the applicant’s full name, prize and the subject taken. They can be replaced by a list of prize winners or a decision letter posted on the DOE’s official website, which must indicate clearly the applicant’s full name, prize, and the subject taken.

Applicants who have not received official certificates must submit a letter written by their teachers or schools’ administrators to certify their candidacy.

For those participating in the National Academic Excellence Competition in English, you can submit a photo/scanned copy of your Attendance Slip or the Decision of Establishing Representative Team in National Academic Excellence Competition issued by the Provincial Department of Education. The documents must indicate clearly your full name and the subject taken.

If you have been selected for the team but have not taken the Competition yet, you can submit the Decision of Establishing Representative Team issued by the Provincial Department of Education OR the confirmation letter from your teachers or school’s administrators to certify your being selected into the Representative Team in the National Academic Excellence Competition. The documents must indicate clearly your full name and the subject taken.

Fulbright implements holistic admissions. While academic awards can show an applicant’s intellectual curiosity, having them is not the only way to prove that you possess this quality. You can submit your research studies or your reflection on academic topics or highlight other strengths of yours in the application.

Having no community service activities is not a disadvantage to an applicant. You can highlight other strengths of yours to show that you possess the qualities that Fulbright is looking for from potential students. For example, you can prove to be responsible and caring for others not only through community service activities but also through your family responsibilities. Fulbright does not require you to submit certificates for your activities.