The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program is part of the wider Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI), which is designed to strengthen leadership development across ASEAN, deepen engagement with young leaders on key regional and global challenges, and strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Southeast Asia. Each year, the YSEALI Academic Fellows Program brings exceptional young ASEAN leaders to the United States to further develop their professional and leadership skills. Participants design and implement group projects to be completed upon returning to their home countries. Applications are accepted annually for cohorts in the spring and fall.