2019 Asia Foundation Development Fellows Accepting Applications Through October 22

San Francisco, August 23, 2018 — The Asia Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2019 Asia Foundation Development Fellows: Emerging Leadership for Asia’s Future program. The 2019 fellowship class will be the sixth cohort of this prestigious program, launched in 2014 to engage and empower a dynamic community of emerging leaders from all over Asia. Applications will be accepted through October 22, 2018, with selection results to be announced in January 2019.

The Development Fellows program reflects The Asia Foundation’s six-decade tradition of investing in the region’s most promising future leaders. Each year, the program brings together an accomplished group of emerging changemakers taking on the critical issues confounding the region such as corruption, ethnic conflicts, environmental challenges and other urgent challenges.

An active and growing leadership community who share and amplify ideas, strategies, and networks across the region, the Development Fellows have included NGO and civil society leaders, government officials and policymakers, social entrepreneurs, journalists, environmentalists, and academics—each to deeply committed to building an inclusive Asia.

“Our Development Fellows are entrepreneurial, creative, and willing to take risks. These are individuals with the unique combination of leadership skills, depth of substantive knowledge, and technical expertise that empowers them to solve problems in their respective societies and across Asia,” said Asia Foundation President David D. Arnold.

To learn more about the application process, read the program FAQ and application guidelines.

The 2019 program will consist of two intensive modules, including two weeks in Asia and another two weeks in the United States, allowing fellows to stay in their current occupations during the fellowship year. The program will commence in April with a Leadership Development Workshop in Korea presented in partnership with the Korea Development Institute and will continue in Indonesia where the fellows will engage with development practitioners to understand the mechanics of change on the ground.

In September, the fellows will visit San Francisco and Washington, DC, for a leadership dialogue and exchange. A flexible professional development award of US $5,000 will also be provided to each Fellow to use throughout the fellowship year.

The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit international development organization committed to improving lives across a dynamic and developing Asia. Informed by six decades of experience and deep local expertise, our work across the region addresses five overarching goals—strengthen governance, empower women, expand economic opportunity, increase environmental resilience, and promote regional cooperation.

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