2023 ASIA PACIFIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, East-West Center, Hawaii, USA

by Samrach · October 27, 2022

2023 Program Dates

Pre-residency Virtual Connection: April 27-June 21
Residency in Hawaii: June 22-August 18
- includes a fellow-led field study within the Hawaiian Islands
Post-residency Virtual Connection: August 19-September 15

Applications for the 2023 Asia Pacific Leadership Program are now being accepted.

Application Deadline: November 1, 2022

The Asia Pacific Leadership Program brings together diverse individuals who want to co-create a future that is peaceful, prosperous, and just. Through place-based learning that is experiential and transformational, APLP fellows practice leadership strategies that enhance personal, team, and community effectiveness. Fellows reflect on what kind of leadership today’s world needs, and build the capacities needed for such leadership.

The APLP Approach:

Place-Based: Focuses on leadership in context and builds on communities’ diversity and abundance
Experiential: Supports Fellows as they practice leadership together, reflect on results, and refine their strategies for greater impact

Transformational: Fosters individual and collective growth for emerging and established leaders

For 20 years, we have been cultivating leaders who are motivated and capable of creating positive impacts in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Incoming Fellows join a network of 650+ APLP alumni from 45 countries across the globe.

LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Leadership education at the East-West Center draws upon a deep well of experience. For over 50 years, the Center has been working with and cultivating leaders from diverse fields across the region. We have done so through an approach that links high-level content with experiential learning and emphasizes practical application of ideas. This approach actively engages leadership challenges with diverse cohorts of participants across disciplinary boundaries and confronts assumptions, stretches perspectives, and inspires action.

The ultimate vision of the East-West Center’s Leadership Program is the creation of communities of action leading to a more peaceful, prosperous and just Asia Pacific region. The scope and impacts of these communities are growing rapidly. Learn more about each Leadership Program by clicking on one of the links below:

Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited higher education institution in the United States, or equivalent degree representing a full-time program of study of at least 3 years’ duration, from an officially-recognized higher education institution outside of the United States.
At least 5 years of work experience
Applicants will be expected to have a fluent level of English. Applicants are encouraged to provide an English language test score (such as IELTS), if one is available.
A demonstrated commitment to promoting peace and prosperity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region through professional work, study or living experience
There are no citizenship, age, or ethnicity restrictions.

Desirable Qualifications

Leadership track record in professional, public, and/or personal realms
Willingness to engage fully in place-based experiential, and transformational leadership development training
Deep involvement in a specific organization, business or community impact initiative (applicants must explain how, with their home-setting teams, they will experiment with the leadership strategies learned in APLP)
International experience, including overseas residence, language skills, intercultural and diversity exposure
Experience of cohort learning, working collaboratively in small teams or in large groups.

Estimated Costs to Participants

April 27 – September 15, 2023

All fellows are responsible for these costs. Accommodations, living expenses, and roundtrip airfare pertain to the Residency portion, June 22-August 18, 2023.

Program Fees	$7,000
Accommodations in East-West Center living quarters	up to $1,358 (51 nights in EWC residence hall)
Living Expenses (meals & incidentals)	$2,900 (approximate)
Roundtrip Air Travel to/from Honolulu	(varies)
TOTAL	$11,258 (not including airfare and visa fees)

Supplemental Scholarships

Supplementary scholarships support is available to help defray the cost of program fees and accommodations. To apply for scholarships, please indicate this on your application in the scholarship section. On average, 75% of APLP Fellows receive partial scholarships to defray the costs of participating in the program. Scholarships take the form of endowed fellowships, annual gifts and occasional awards, and are subject to availability and change. APLP supplemental scholarships derive from a variety of public and private granting agencies, institutions, governments and individuals, including East-West Center alumni.

The APLP is extremely grateful for support from the Hawaii Pacific Rim Society Fellowships, Jhamandas Watumull Fellowships, Jean E. Rolles Fellowships, Eleanor and Hermann Haus Fellowships, Buddy and Melga Torre Gendrano Fellowships, and the Nainoa Thompson Fellowship to name a few.

Interested in Supporting APLP Scholarships?

Many of the scholarships listed above are funds raised on an annual basis through various private donations. The Asia Pacific Leadership Program team is always working to raise additional funds to support APLP Fellows and defray their out-of-pocket costs for participating in the program. If you are interested in donating towards participant scholarships, please visit the East-West Center’s online donation page and select “APLP Scholarships” in the ‘Designation’ drop-down menu.

Named scholarships and endowments [those named in honor of a loved one, family foundation, interest area, etc.] can also be established to support participant scholarships for the Asia Pacific Leadership Program. To inquire about named scholarships and endowments, please contact the East-West Center Foundation.

Source / More information: Official Website HERE.