THE JAPAN FOUNDATION ASIA LEADERSHIP FELLOW PROGRAM (ALFP) 2010

Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP) 2010
Call for Applications

In 1996, the Japan Foundation and the International House of Japan jointly launched the Asia Leadership Fellow Program (ALFP). The ALFP seeks to create a close, personal and professional network of public intellectuals in Asia. To date, over 80 Fellows from 16 Asian countries from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds have participated in this program.

This year, under the general theme of "Asia in Dialogue: Visions and Actions for a Humane Society," fellows will discuss how different values can coexist and how a community with a sense of solidarity can be realized. The ALFP seeks to be a central voice in a “Forum of Public Intellectuals.”

The ALFP is open to citizens of Northeast-, Southeast- and South Asian countries, aged 35 to 59 years old. Postgraduate degrees are not a prerequisite, but 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, publication, 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.

The program will provide each Fellow with the following: 1.) Round-trip airfare between Tokyo and the city where the Fellow is based; 2.) Daily Allowance (to cover accommodations, meals and other incidentals; 3.) Medical insurance during the Fellowship in Japan; and 4.) Other costs related to group activities, including a field trip and a retreat. In contrast, the program is not intended to support individual research projects.

Applicants may submit their application with complete supporting documents not later than Monday, December 20, 2010. Application materials can be sent thru email alfp@i-house.or.jp or fax: +81-3-3470-3170, but the original documents must be received by the ALFP Secretariat no later than January __, 2011 addressed to the Program Department, International House of Japan, 5-11-16, Roppongi, Minato-ku,Tokyo 106-0032, JAPAN.

For more information, please check the International House of Japan homepage at http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/intel/exchange/organize/alfp/apply10.html.