Each year, the YSEALI Academic Fellowship brings 500 current or recently graduated students to the U.S. for five-week programs at U.S. universities and colleges. The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program includes an academic residency, leadership development, an educational study tour, and community service activities. Programs occur in the fall and spring, with each cohort concluding in Washington, D.C.
The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program focuses on four themes:
The Civic Engagement theme provides an overview of how citizens have shaped U.S. history, government, and society as individuals and as groups.
The Natural Resources theme explores the role that natural resources, energy, and environmental policies have played in the economic and political development of the United States.
The Innovation and Entrepreneurship theme provides an overview of how the use of entrepreneurial skills can help build prosperity and address challenges in the United States.
The Society and Governance theme provides an overview of democracy and policy making in the United States, including conversations on public management practices and the rule of law.
Program Length
5 WeeksEligibility and Application Overview
Public applications are accepted.- English language proficiency
- Between the ages of 18 and 25 at the time of application, although exceptional applicants over 25 may be considered if they meet all other eligibility requirements
- Little or no prior international travel or study experience
- A part-time or full-time undergraduate student from college, university, or other institutions of higher learning; or have graduated from one in the past four years
- Eligible to receive a United States J-1 visa
- A resident and citizen of one of the following countries: Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam
