The Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs

Dear Colleague:

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is pleased to announce the Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship for 2008-2009, a year-long program based in Seattle that focuses on bridging the gap between scholarship and policymaking. Fellows will collaborate with leading scholars to conduct independent research and share research findings with the policymaking community in Washington, D.C.

The fellowship is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents. Individuals who have received their master’s degree diplomas up to twelve months prior to the application deadline may apply to the program. Applicants must have completed a master's or professional degree (MA, MBA, LLM, JD, etc.) by the time the fellowship begins. Prospective fellows should apply only for the year that they expect to participate. No deferrals are permitted.

The Next Generation Leadership program, which is in its third year, is breaking new ground by mentoring and immersing young Asia specialists from a wide variety of fields and interests to bridge the gap between the best scholarly research and the pressing needs of U.S. foreign policy toward a rapidly changing Asia. Each fellow will receive a fellowship award, as well as a stipend for relocation expenses.

Application Deadline

January 14, 2008

Eligibility

4 U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status

4 Recent master's and professional degree recipients (see announcement for more detail)

The application deadline is January 14, 2008. Fellowships begin June 2, 2008 and conclude May 30, 2009. For further information and application materials please visit http://www.nbr.org/NextGeneration.

Please forward and post the full-text announcement available at http://nbr.org/nextgeneration/announcement.pdf. Thank you for sharing this with your colleagues and students.