Applications are now open for the Spring 2020 YSEALI Professional Fellows program!
The YSEALI Professional Fellows Program gives participants ages 25-35 the opportunity to spend five weeks in the United States, where they will work in a full-time placement in a U.S. business, NGO or government office. During these placements, Fellows build their practical expertise, leadership skills, and professional networks.
The Spring 2020 Fellows will be in the U.S. from mid to late April 2020. The program concludes with the Spring 2020 Professional Fellows Congress in Washington, DC from May 26-28, 2020.
Participants Must Be:
• emerging leaders in government, civil society, or the private sector who have demonstrated expertise pertaining to the respective theme;
• mid-level professionals, 25 to 35 years old at the time of participation in the program, who, at a minimum, are currently employed and have two or more years of relevant professional work experience;
• candidates who have demonstrated proficiency in both written and oral English that qualifies them to have “working-level knowledge of English” that has been verified by the implementing partner;
• candidates who are self-directed and able to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting; and
• candidates who are genuinely interested in developing an individual project of their own selection in their home workplace or community.
Applications under each program theme is available here:
Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam
Application Dates: September 1 – November 1, 2019
• Economic Empowerment
Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam
Application Dates: September 1 – November 1, 2019
• Governance and Society
Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam
Application Dates: September 1 – November 1, 2019
• Environmental Sustainability
Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam
Application Dates: September 1 – November 1, 2019
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