- Posted by Craig Zelizer on December 7, 2009 at 1:52pm in Scholarship, Fellowship Opportunities and Academic Programs
ALFP 2010 Call for Applications
The Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) is now accepting applications for 2010. The application deadline is Monday, January 11, 2010.
What is ALFP?
In 1996, the International House of Japan and the Japan Foundation jointly launched the Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP). The ALFP seeks to create a close, personal and professional network of public intellectuals inAsia , deeply rooted in and committed to civil society beyond their own cultural, disciplinary and geopolitical backgrounds.
The Fellows from diverse backgrounds take part in such programs as workshops, seminars with resource persons, field trips, a retreat with Japanese and non-Japanese scholars and NGO leaders, and a public symposium.
Since the initiation of the Program, the ALFP has annually invited six to seven Fellows. Over 80 Fellows from 16 Asian countries from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds have participated to date.
The ALFP believes that the Fellows’ critical voices against the status quo and proposals for alternative solutions will lead to developing new norms and value-orientations for the future of the region.
Why ALFP?
More than 60 percent of the world’s population lives in the region calledAsia , where different social institutions, economic systems, cultures, religions and ethnicities co-exist. This rich diversity includes a wide variety of problems. There is violence against human life and dignity in the form of socio-economic disparity, environmental deterioration, and racial, religious and cultural conflicts.
While globalization apparently offers the potential for broader unity across borders, there are also many stereotypes about and withinAsia and a limited flow of information that often results in mistrust, intolerance, ignorance and indifference. It is obvious that states or the market alone are incapable of coping with the region’s tasks.
The challenges are many but should be and can be articulated, understood and addressed from the perspective of civil society. Indeed, the ALFP believes that the keys to breakthrough lie in the solidarity of concerned people who recognize and respect each other’s cultural backgrounds and value systems while playing a leading role in initiating effective actions. Such people are considered public intellectuals by the ALFP.
It is imperative to enhance intellectual dialogue and exchange among public intellectuals who share the same concerns about the future of the globe, and feel the need to build an equitable civil society in the region while reaching out to regional communities in other parts of the world.
Although there are many frameworks inAsia for governmental and semi-governmental dialogue on specific issues, few arenas exist for Asian public intellectuals to interact on long-standing concerns in the region and beyond from a holistic perspective. The ALFP, therefore, seeks to be a central voice in creating such a forum.
In order to address various regional and global concerns from the perspectives of civil society, ALFP seeks to create a “Forum of Public Intellectuals.”
Who Is Eligible for ALFP?
The ALFP is open to citizens of Northeast-, Southeast- and South-Asian countries, aged 35 to 59, inclusive. A postgraduate degree is not a prerequisite, but applicants must have a good command of English and have demonstrated outstanding leadership ability or potential in their own professions.
There is no prescribed set of professions for an ALFP fellow; the professions of past fellows include, but are not limited to, academia, journalism, business, national and local politics, education, administration, the arts, publications, and NGO and non-profit activities. The ALFP is also eager to broaden the professional and disciplinary backgrounds of fellows. Regardless of his/her profession, a fellow is expected to have access to a wide audience in his/her country or region through publications, teaching, media, performance, etc. to disseminate his/her thoughts and findings.
General Theme for 2010
Asia in Dialogue: Visions and Actions for a Humane Society
Fellowship Terms and Conditions
The program will provide each Fellow with the following:
1. Round-trip airfare betweenTokyo
2. Daily Allowance (to cover accommodations, meals and other incidentals)
3. Medical insurance during the Fellowship inJapan
4. Other costs related to group activities, including a field trip and a retreat
Fellows must participate in all the Program’s activities, including workshops, seminars, the retreat meeting, field trips and the public symposium, and make necessary preparations for these activities as set by the Program.
Fellows must spend the entire Fellowship period at the International House of Japan inTokyo
Fellows are required to submit a final report, reflecting their fellowship experience, for publication in the Program Report.
NOTE:
1. Although some activities are pre-set for Fellows, the Program is still flexible, leaving enough time and space for Fellows in designing additional activities after their spending some time together as a group in Japan.
2. The program is not intended to support individual research projects.
Program Period
September 13 to November 12, 2010
Number of Fellows
Maximum of seven Fellows selected from Northeast-, Southeast- and South-Asian countries
Method of Application
Applicants should submit the following documents to the ALFP Secretariat by Monday, January 11, 2010. Application materials can be sent by e-mail or fax, but the original documents must be received by the Secretariat no later than January 23, 2010.
1. Application form, completed, dated and signed.
Download the form (MS WORD)
Download the form (PDF)
2. Curriculum Vitae in English. This must not exceed 5 pages in length.
3. An essay of 500-600 words in English on 1) the applicant’s objectives and expectations in participating in the ALFP and 2) the 2010 general theme of “Asia in Dialogue: Visions and Actions for a Humane Society.”
4. Two Letters of Recommendations (using the designated form; pp.11-12) from people familiar with the applicant’s work who can comment on his/her professional achievements. The signed letters of recommendations must be sent directly to the ALFP Secretariat by the recommenders.
Download the form (PDF)
5. Two samples of recent written works in English, less than 10 pages in length (short essays, newspaper articles, etc.).
Selection Schedule
January 11, 2010
Application deadline
Mid January to March, 2010
Stage 1: Screening of application materials
Stage 2: Interviewing of applicants (for those who passed stage 1)
Early April, 2010
Notice of selections
http://www.i-house.or.jp/en/ProgramActivities/alfp/Call_for_applica...
The Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) is now accepting applications for 2010. The application deadline is Monday, January 11, 2010.
What is ALFP?
In 1996, the International House of Japan and the Japan Foundation jointly launched the Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP). The ALFP seeks to create a close, personal and professional network of public intellectuals in
The Fellows from diverse backgrounds take part in such programs as workshops, seminars with resource persons, field trips, a retreat with Japanese and non-Japanese scholars and NGO leaders, and a public symposium.
Since the initiation of the Program, the ALFP has annually invited six to seven Fellows. Over 80 Fellows from 16 Asian countries from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds have participated to date.
The ALFP believes that the Fellows’ critical voices against the status quo and proposals for alternative solutions will lead to developing new norms and value-orientations for the future of the region.
Why ALFP?
More than 60 percent of the world’s population lives in the region called
While globalization apparently offers the potential for broader unity across borders, there are also many stereotypes about and within
The challenges are many but should be and can be articulated, understood and addressed from the perspective of civil society. Indeed, the ALFP believes that the keys to breakthrough lie in the solidarity of concerned people who recognize and respect each other’s cultural backgrounds and value systems while playing a leading role in initiating effective actions. Such people are considered public intellectuals by the ALFP.
It is imperative to enhance intellectual dialogue and exchange among public intellectuals who share the same concerns about the future of the globe, and feel the need to build an equitable civil society in the region while reaching out to regional communities in other parts of the world.
Although there are many frameworks in
In order to address various regional and global concerns from the perspectives of civil society, ALFP seeks to create a “Forum of Public Intellectuals.”
Who Is Eligible for ALFP?
The ALFP is open to citizens of Northeast-, Southeast- and South-Asian countries, aged 35 to 59, inclusive. A postgraduate degree is not a prerequisite, but applicants must have a good command of English and have demonstrated outstanding leadership ability or potential in their own professions.
There is no prescribed set of professions for an ALFP fellow; the professions of past fellows include, but are not limited to, academia, journalism, business, national and local politics, education, administration, the arts, publications, and NGO and non-profit activities. The ALFP is also eager to broaden the professional and disciplinary backgrounds of fellows. Regardless of his/her profession, a fellow is expected to have access to a wide audience in his/her country or region through publications, teaching, media, performance, etc. to disseminate his/her thoughts and findings.
General Theme for 2010
Asia in Dialogue: Visions and Actions for a Humane Society
Fellowship Terms and Conditions
The program will provide each Fellow with the following:
1. Round-trip airfare between
2. Daily Allowance (to cover accommodations, meals and other incidentals)
3. Medical insurance during the Fellowship in
4. Other costs related to group activities, including a field trip and a retreat
Fellows must participate in all the Program’s activities, including workshops, seminars, the retreat meeting, field trips and the public symposium, and make necessary preparations for these activities as set by the Program.
Fellows must spend the entire Fellowship period at the International House of Japan in
Fellows are required to submit a final report, reflecting their fellowship experience, for publication in the Program Report.
NOTE:
1. Although some activities are pre-set for Fellows, the Program is still flexible, leaving enough time and space for Fellows in designing additional activities after their spending some time together as a group in Japan.
2. The program is not intended to support individual research projects.
Program Period
September 13 to November 12, 2010
Number of Fellows
Maximum of seven Fellows selected from Northeast-, Southeast- and South-Asian countries
Method of Application
Applicants should submit the following documents to the ALFP Secretariat by Monday, January 11, 2010. Application materials can be sent by e-mail or fax, but the original documents must be received by the Secretariat no later than January 23, 2010.
1. Application form, completed, dated and signed.
Download the form (MS WORD)
Download the form (PDF)
2. Curriculum Vitae in English. This must not exceed 5 pages in length.
3. An essay of 500-600 words in English on 1) the applicant’s objectives and expectations in participating in the ALFP and 2) the 2010 general theme of “Asia in Dialogue: Visions and Actions for a Humane Society.”
4. Two Letters of Recommendations (using the designated form; pp.11-12) from people familiar with the applicant’s work who can comment on his/her professional achievements. The signed letters of recommendations must be sent directly to the ALFP Secretariat by the recommenders.
Download the form (PDF)
5. Two samples of recent written works in English, less than 10 pages in length (short essays, newspaper articles, etc.).
Selection Schedule
January 11, 2010
Application deadline
Mid January to March, 2010
Stage 1: Screening of application materials
Stage 2: Interviewing of applicants (for those who passed stage 1)
Early April, 2010
Notice of selections
http://www.i-house.or.jp/en/ProgramActivities/alfp/Call_for_applica...
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