The Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP)

The Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) is the center of excellence for leadership education in Asia Pacific and a signature program of the East-West Center. The program links advanced and interdisciplinary analysis of emergent regional issues with experiential leadership learning.

The APLP empowers future leaders with the knowledge, skills, experiences and supportive community needed to successfully navigate personal and regional change in the 21st century.

Graduates leave the East-West Center with an expanded regional perspective. They are knowledgeable about the societies and issues of the Asia Pacific region and trained to exercise leadership and promote cooperation in a variety of cultural, geographical and institutional environments.

An innovative graduate level certificate program that combines the development of regional expertise with the enhancement of individual leadership skills.

Type of study: A five or nine-month course of study; includes seminars, field studies and internships.
Eligibility: Early- to mid-career professionals; currently enrolled graduate students; and recent university graduates from all countries.
Provisions: Substantial funding for tuition, field studies and health insurance. Supplemental scholarship assistance for living expenses and housing in graduate residence hall.

Scholarships
Hawaii Pacific Rim Society Fellowships (These scholarships are open to applicants from Asia Pacific and the United States)
Housing costs ($420 per month)
Living expenses ($600 per month)
EWC program fees ($3,000)

Jhamandas Watumull Fellowships (For applicants with Indian citizenship)
Housing costs ($420 per month)
Living expenses ($600 per month)
EWC program fees ($3,000)

Obuchi Fellowship (For applicants of Okinawan heritage or recent residence. See separate application forms.)
Housing costs ($420 per month)
Living expenses ($600 per month)
EWC program fees ($3,000)

Spring semester costs
WUB FellowshipWorldwide Uchinanchu Business Scholarship Endowment Fund (For applicants of Okinawan heritage who reside outside of Okinawa)
Housing costs ($420 per month)
EWC program fees ($3,000)

Nainoa Thompson Fellowship (For applicants from Asia Pacific and the United States who are outstanding community leaders. Funds raised annually by APLP alumni)
Housing costs ($420 per month)
EWC program fees ($3,000)

Bhutan Fellowships (For applicants who are citizens of the Kingdom of Bhutan)
Airfare to/from Hawai'i· Living expenses
Pacific Island Fellowships (For citizens of Pacific Island nations)
Housing costs ($420 per month)
Living expenses ($600 per month)
EWC program fees ($3,000)

French Polynesia Fellowship (For citizens of French Polynesia)
Housing costs ($420 per month)
Living expenses ($600 per month)
EWC program fees ($3,000)
Spring semester costs

OmniTrak Loui Schmicker Scholar Awards
(For applicants from Thailand, China, Japan and Hawai'i)

Applicants should have demonstrated outstanding leadership skills in the private sector and should intend to return to the private sector
The award will help cover EWC program fees.
Jean E. Rolles Fellowships (For applicants from Asia Pacific and the United States)
For applicants with a demonstrated interest in the environment, economics, or the travel and hospitality industry

The award will help cover housing costs.

Eleanor and Hermann Haus Fellowships (For applicants from Asia Pacific and the United States)
For applicants with a record of and intention to be involved in developing a better environment, whether in design, engineering or management.

The award will help cover housing costs.
Application deadline: December
Application Booklet [DOC] [PDF]
Apply to:
East-West Center
Award Services Office
Attn: APLP
John A. Burns Hall, Room 2066
1601 East-West Road
Honolulu, HI 96848-1601 USA
Telephone: 808-944-7738; Fax: 808-944-7730
Email: aplp@eastwestcenter.org
www.eastwestcenter.org/aplp