The Asia Studies Visiting Fellowships 2020 – United States

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Fully Funded Scholarship Positions for International Students to work and study abroad in various degree programs

Applications are invited for Fully Funded The Asia Studies Visiting Fellowships at The East-West Center, Washington, D.C., United States.

Details

The East-West Center in Washington (EWCW) provides three-month Fellowships for individuals from the Indo-Pacific region, including the United States, to undertake research on topics of relevance to contemporary U.S.-Indo-Pacific relations. During their residency, selected fellows will be able to engage with officials at various U.S. departments and agencies and experts at the EWCW as well as other D.C. think tanks and universities. They will also be able to attend EWCW seminars and events around Washington, D.C. EWCW encourages fellows to engage with the Washington policy community, including participating in events at other institutions or agencies; so long as it does not interfere with the fellows’ duties and the East-West Center in Washington is named as their affiliation.

Benefits

Successful applicants will receive the following benefits:

A monthly stipend while in residence at EWCW, office space and accompanying resources
Round-trip economy airfare to Washington, D.C.
Fellows are responsible for securing their own housing and medical insurance coverage during their term of residency

Fellows’ Responsibilities

While in residence, the fellows must:

Present a public seminar on the topic of their fellowship
Write an article for the EWCW Asia Pacific Bulletin series
Begin a draft to be considered for publication in either the East-West Center’s AsiaPacific Issues series or Policy Studies series; due to the peer review process of these publications the fellows will continue to work with EWCW upon the conclusion of their fellowship residency

Although fellowship research projects are independent in nature, to maximize time and successfully complete these requirements, fellows must complete and submit a project timetable to the fellowship coordinator, who will follow-up periodically on project progress.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Fellowship, applicants must:

Be nationals of a country from the Indo-Pacific or the United States and eligible to receive a fellowship stipend
Must possess a completed Master’s degree
Those without a PhD will be considered based on their relevant professional experience
In particular, emphasis will be given to applicants who have not yet had the opportunity to research and network in Washington, D.C. and would further their careers from such an opportunity
Non-U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are selected as fellows will need to be on East-West Center J-1 visa sponsorship during their residency

Application

To apply for The Asia Studies Visiting Fellowship 2020, applicants are required to submit following documents:

A completed online application form
A full Curriculum Vitae
Two letters of reference
A 5-page (double spaced) policy-relevant research proposal.The proposal must:Discuss the policy problem or issue to be examined and a tentative hypothesis and argument
Make the case that the proposed project can be completed in three months
Explain how a fellowship in Washington, D.C. would further this research (For example: by interviewing government officials/policy experts, access to archives at local institutions, etc.)

All completed applications received by the deadline will be reviewed by a selection committee, external to the EWC. The final number of fellows selected, and duration of residencies offered, will be subject to fiscal resources available and may differ from previous years.