In case you have not seen the call for applications on other sites, I wanted to bring the following to your attention. You are each potentially excellent candidates for this fellowship, and I would be happy to serve as a reference if that was helpful.
.The Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) is the center of excellence for leadership education in Asia Pacific and a signature program of the East-West Center. The program links advanced and interdisciplinary analysis of emergent regional issues with experiential leadership learning.
The APLP empowers future leaders with the knowledge, skills, experiences and supportive community needed to successfully navigate personal and regional change in the 21st century.
Graduates leave the East-West Center with an expanded regional perspective. They are knowledgeable about the societies and issues of the Asia Pacific region and trained to exercise leadership and promote cooperation in a variety of cultural, geographical and institutional environments.
APLP alumni are navigators of change.
Application Deadline: February 15, 2008 for 5 New Positions
Applicants with at least 5 years professional experience are encouraged to apply
Entering its eighth year, the Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) is the center of excellence for leadership education in the Asia Pacific region. The APLP is a graduate certificate program combining the development of regional expertise with the enhancement of individual leadership capacity. Based at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, the program is creating a network of dynamic leaders who are familiar with the critical issues of the Asia Pacific region. All participants receive an APLP Entrance Fellowship valued at approximately $10,000.
Participants
The Asia Pacific Leadership Program seeks outstanding individuals with leadership experience or high leadership potential from across Asia Pacific, the United States, and beyond. All participants have at least a Bachelors degree with the majority having graduate degrees as well. At least 20 countries are represented in each cohort. APLP fellows come together from all walks of life, including government, business, NGOs, health, sciences, media, monastic orders, and the academe.
APLP fellows gain a broad regional perspective, become knowledgeable about the critical challenges facing the Asia Pacific region, and are trained to exercise collaborative leadership and promote cooperation toward the well-being of the countries and peoples of the region. The APLP empowers future leaders with the knowledge, skills, experiences and supportive community needed to successfully navigate personal and regional change in the 21st century.
The APLP was established through generous funding support from the Freeman Foundation.
Application Forms and Fellowships
For more information about the Asia Pacific Leadership Program, application forms and an array of supplemental scholarships, including new funds for Pacific Islanders, please visit our website at: http://www.eastwestcenter.org/aplp
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