East-West Center 18th New Generation Seminar
March 20, 2008 2:16 pm Scholarships and Fellowships
East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii is inviting applications from dynamic young leaders, aged mid-20’s to late-30’s, for the 18th New Generation Seminar (NGS).
The NGS is a two-week education and dialogue program to build friendships and promote understanding of regional issues among the rising generation of leaders in the United States and Asia Pacific. This year’s program will be held from September 21-October 5, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii, Youngstown, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. on the theme, “The Politics of Globalization.”
Through a grant from the Freeman Foundation, which has funded the NGS since 1996, the East-West Center covers all air and ground travel (including air transportation to and from the home country), meals, lodging and other per diem expenses for the participants related to the two-week period of the program.
The New Generation Seminar program targets primarily political leaders or “communicators,” those in a position to shape or influence policy. Past participants have been members of national, state or provincial government assemblies or ministries, young mayors or governors, city councilors, rising members of political parties, leaders of political party youth wings, and other elected officials. But the NGS also has included and is interested in engaging leading representatives from media, business, law, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Participants should have an interest in but need not be specialists in the program theme. In summary, NGS seeks the following:
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Working professionals in their mid-20’s to late 30’s;
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Leaders/communicators outside academia, especially those in a position to influence policy;
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Individuals with limited exposure to international travel;
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Candidates with an ability to speak English well enough to operate effectively in a sophisticated, multi-cultural group.
For more information about the program, participant criteria, and application material, visit the East-West Center website at www.eastwestcenter.org/ngs.
For specific questions, please contact Ms. Ann Hartman, NGS Program Coordinator, East-West Center at ngs@eastwestcenter.org.
Applications must be received at the East-West Center by Wednesday, April 2, 2008.