iLEAP International Fellowship program in Seattle, Washington, USA

Deadline: June 30 2014 iLEAP is now accepting applications from Southeast Asian social leaders to participate in the 2014 iLEAP International Fellowship program in Seattle, Washington, USA. This is an eight-week intensive leadership training that runs from October 20, 2014 to December 12, 2014. 

Finalists join an international cohort of up to 15 iLEAP Fellows from Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Finalists will also play a key role in the growth of the iLEAP Southeast Asia Leadership Initiative. For more information on the programs, visit www.iLEAP.org.

This fellowship covers all participation costs, including round-trip airfare to/from Seattle, room/board, visa/immigration, transportation, living stipend, and all program related expenses.

Competitive applicants will meet all of the following criteria:

·        Living and working full-time in one or more of the following countries: Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Papua New Guinea, or the Philippines. Preference will be given to citizens of these countries.

·        Five or more years working in a leadership position in NGO/CBO or socially minded business.

·        Clear understanding of both the iLEAP International Fellowship program and Southeast Asia Leadership Initiative and how both will benefit the applicant’s personal growth and social leadership.

·        Demonstrated long-term commitment to the Southeast Asia region.

·        Interest in building a network of aligned social leaders in the Southeast Asia region.

·        Between 25-42 years of age.

·        Intermediate or higher level of English conversation skills.

·        Available in the fall of 2014 to travel to Seattle, WA USA

·        This fellowship covers all participation costs, including round-trip airfare to/from Seattle, room/board, visa/immigration, living stipend, and all program related expenses.

·        To apply, visit the online application: http://goo.gl/K0vD7T

What is the iLEAP International Fellowship?

The iLEAP International Fellowship (IF) is a long-term investment in community-based leadership in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Each year, iLEAP selects up to 15 grass-roots leaders from around the world from a highly competitive, global pool of applicants to join a unique, cross-cultural and global leadership training in Seattle.

The IF is highly integrated, with a balance between personal reflection and retreat, group learning and dialogue, and professional training in partnership, communication, and effective leadership. iLEAP Fellows return home to lead their communities with a renewed clarity and commitment to who they are, what they do, and how they can be better leaders of change. An important part of the IF is its connection to the iLEAP Southeast Asia Leadership Initiative.

 Glocal Advocacy Leadership in Asia Academy Call for Application.

Deadline: Before Friday May 23, 2014

What: Mainstreaming Human Rights and Democracy into Post 2015 Development Goals

When: 27 July-2 August, 2014

Where: St-Gabriel Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand

See more information about the program and how to apply in the attach file

The Asian Peace builder Scholarship (ASP)

Deadline: August 28, 2014

The Asian Peace builders Scholarship (APS), a Dual Campus Master of Arts Programme, is a shared initiative of The Nippon Foundation, the UN Mandated University for Peace (UPEACE), and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU). The objective of the programme is to train young Asian professionals to become peace building practitioners, ready to take up leading positions in organisations across the globe.

The programme offers intensive, specialized language training to facilitate participation of professionals with lower levels of English proficiency, as well as the hands-on design and implementation of an intensive field project in Asia.  MA coursework in an area related to peace building (various specialisations available) and global politics are undertaken at UPEACE and AdMU respectively.

Description of the Scholarship

This 18 - 21 month (depending on English proficiency) intensive academic programme begins in March 2015 and is accomplished in five terms:

1.      Language training at AdMU in the Philippines (6 months for candidates with intermediate English, 3 months for candidates with advanced English).

2.      MA coursework at the UPEACE Campus in Costa Rica (various specialisations available).

3.      MA coursework at the AdMU campus in the Philippines.

4.      The implementation of a field project.

5.      MA coursework at AdMU campus in the Philippines.

Thirty admitted applicants will be granted a full scholarship, provided by The Nippon Foundation. This includes: all tuition fees, the language-training module, academic materials, air travel, living expenses and basic insurance during the period of studies.

The APS offers theoretical and practical post graduate education to young Asian professionals from diverse cultures and backgrounds, providing them with a deep understanding of the central issues of peace building. Participants will broaden their knowledge base and will be able to engage with the major concepts, themes and debates within peace studies, preparing themselves for work with NGOs, governments, aid agencies, the UN and other organizations.

Furthermore, this programme empowers participants to conceptualize the key challenges faced by the international community, as well as the most promising potential courses of action through an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective.

For more information: http://www.upeace.org/academic/partnership-programmes/asia-peacebuilders-scholarship