Open Application: YSEALI Fellowships Spring 2019 (Academic and Professional Fellow

Program)
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Open Applications: Spring 2019 YSEALI Academic and Professional Fellowship Programs

Dear YSEALI Members,

We hope that this message finds you well. Along with all the U.S. Embassy staff
across Indonesia, we want to express our condolences to the families and
communities affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Central Sulawesi.

As of today, both YSEALI Fellowship Programs are currently accepting

applications for Spring 2019. Links to the applications and full details are
below:

Academic Fellows

18-25 year-old YSEALIs

enrolled in university or recently graduated

Deadline for Indonesia: October 25, 2018

The YSEALI Academic Fellowships are intensive, short-term academic

exchanges that aim to provide young South East Asian leaders with a deeper
understanding of the United States while they develop leadership skills and
examine one of the YSEALI themes in depth. These five-week institutes, held on
the campus of a U.S. university or college, include an academic residency,
leadership development programs, an educational study tour, local community
service activities, and opportunities to engage with peers in the U.S. Each
program concludes in Washington, D.C. to allow for engagement with
policymakers, governmental representatives, businesses, and think tanks.
Since Spring 2015, hundreds of Indonesian YSEALI members have joined
fellows from all ten ASEAN countries to complete a YSEALI Academic
Fellowship on one of three themes:

•         Civic Engagement

•         Environment Issues and Natural Resources Management
•         Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Economic Development

Who is eligible to apply?

YSEALI members from all 10 ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste who are current
undergraduate or graduate students or recently graduated.

Technical Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be:

o Between the ages of 18 and 25 at the time of application;

o A citizen of one of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,

Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and
Vietnam;

o A resident of one of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,

Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and
Vietnam;

o  A full-time undergraduate student or graduated in the past four years from

college, university, or other institutions of higher learning;

o Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English; and

o Eligible to receive a United States J-1 visa (A J-1 visa is for individuals
approved to participate in work-and study-based exchange visitor programs. 
As part of the J-1 visa, you are required to adhere to a two-year Foreign
Residency Requirement. This means you will be required to reside in your home
country for a period of two years before taking part in a similar program).

Selection Criteria
Applicants should:

• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential in their university, place

of work,  and/or community;

• Demonstrate interest, knowledge, or professional experience in one of the

YSEALI themes;

• Demonstrate a commitment or interest in community service, volunteerism, or

mentorship;
• Indicate a serious interest in learning about the United States and Southeast
Asia as a region;

• Be willing to actively participate in an intensive academic program, community

service, and study tour;

• Have a commitment to return to their home country to apply leadership skills

and training to benefit their community, country, or the Southeast Asia region;
and

• Preferably have little or no prior study or travel experience in the United States.

How to Apply:

• Applicants should complete an online application for this program HERE

• The application deadline for the Spring 2019 YSEALI Academic Fellows
program is October 25th, 2018 (01:00 p.m. / 13:00 WIB)

• Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be notified to schedule an interview.

• Questions? E-mail the Youth Outreach team at U.S. Embassy Jakarta at

YSEALIjkt@state.gov

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview.

For further information, please visit https://id.usembassy.gov/education-
culture/yseali/yseali-academic-fellows/

Professional Fellows

YSEALIs aged 25 – 35

Deadline: November 16, 2018

The YSEALI Professional Fellows program gives professional participants ages

25-35 the opportunity to spend five weeks in the United States, where they will
work in a full-time placement in a U.S. business, NGO or government office.
During these placements, Fellows build their practical expertise, leadership
skills, and professional networks.

Participants must be:

• Emerging leaders in government, civil society, or the private sector who have
demonstrated expertise pertaining to the respective theme;

• Mid-level professionals, 25 to 35 years old at the time of participation in the

program, who, at a minimum, are currently employed and have two or more
years of relevant professional work experience;

• Demonstrated proficiency in both written and oral English;

• Self-directed and able to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting; and

• Must be genuinely interested in developing an individual project of their own

selection in their home workplace or community.

Applications will be accepted online at the links below.

Please only apply to one program; only one application per person will be
accepted.

Civic Engagement

• Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam

• Apply online: http://www.umt.edu/mansfield/internationalprograms/yseali-

civic-engagement/default.php

Economic Empowerment

• Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam

• Application link:  https://ais.americancouncils.org/pfp

Governance and Society

• Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam

• Application link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/

r/ACYPLYSEALIPFP_Spring2019_Application

Sustainable Development and the Environment

• Participating Countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,

Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam

• Application link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Spring19_YSEALI_ICMA

More about YSEALI Professional Fellows Program

Good luck! We look forward to meeting the semi-finalists in their interviews!

Regards,
YSEALI Team Indonesia

U.S. Embassy Jakarta

Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 3 - 5
Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Telephone: (62) (21) 3435-9000
Fax: (62) (21) 386-2259

https://id.usembassy.gov/

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