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• Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship

-- The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is pleased to announce the Next Generation Leadership in Asian Affairs Fellowship for 2009-2010. This year-long program, based in Seattle, focuses on bridging the gap between scholarship and policymaking. Fellows 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 equivalent 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 fourth year, is training young Asia specialists from a wide variety of fields to bridge the gap between scholarly research and the needs of U.S. policy toward a rapidly changing Asia. Each fellow receives a fellowship award, as well as a stipend for relocation expenses.

-- Application Deadline: January 16, 2009

-- Fellowships begin June 1, 2009 and conclude May 28, 2010. For further information and application materials please visit http://www.nbr.org/NextGeneration.

-- http://nbr.org/nextgeneration/announcement.pdf

• The Asia Foundation: Junior Associates Program

-- The Asia Foundation encourages graduate students and recent recipients of advanced degrees to serve as participants in its Junior Associates in Asian Affairs Program. For more information regarding the Spring 2008 Junior Associates Program and a downloadable application, please visit the following page of the Foundation's Web site on the Internet: http://www.asiafoundation.org/About/juniorassociates.html

-- The application deadline for this program is December 10, 2007. Completed applications and supporting documentation must be received at the Foundation's headquarters in San Francisco by the deadline date. Two Junior Associates will be selected from a pool of qualified candidates who have a focus on Asia-related areas; international relations; international development; public administration; public policy; and law, political science, economics, or sociology with work experience in Asia.

• FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: The Next Generation: Leadership in Asian Affairs

-- 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 that focuses on bridging the gap between scholarship and policymaking. The fellowship is open to recent master's degree recipients and professional degree holders (e.g., MA, MBA, LLM, JD, etc.) and will be based at NBR's headquarters in Seattle. Fellows will collaborate with leading scholars to conduct independent research and share research findings with the policymaking community in Washington, D.C.

-- 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: The fellowship is open to recent master's degree recipients and professional degree holders (e.g. MA, MBA, LLM, JD, etc.)

-- Location: Seattle, Washington <http://www.nbr.org/>

-- 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 contact Aishah Pang, Senior Project Manager, at nextgen@nbr.org or 206-632-7370 for any questions you may have regarding this fellowship.