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About
- Sylff Program
  
  Cultivating leaders of tomorrow in countries worldwide
  
  Mission & Philosophy
  
  The goals of the Sylff Program and the leadership qualities it seeks to nurture
- Message from the Chairman
  
  Promoting peaceful and socially inclusive development
  
  Sylff Association
  
  Platform to bring all Sylff stakeholders closer together
- History
  
  Major milestones since the program's inception in 1987
  
  Contact
  
  Ask questions, offer comments, or come visit us in Tokyo
Institutions
Fellows
Support Programs
- Overview
- Research
  
  Research Grant (SRG)
  
  Up to US$5,000 to support doctoral and post-doc fellows’ academic research activities in their field of expertise.
  
  Research Abroad
  (SRA)
  
  Up to US$5,000 to support research in a foreign country for a doctoral dissertation.
- Social Action
  
  Leadership
  Initiatives (SLI)
  
  Up to US$10,000 for social action projects and conferences/workshops initiated by fellows.
  
  Project Grant (SPG)
  
  Large-scale grants for projects with potential for substantial social impact.
- Networking
  
  Leaders Workshop
  
  Opportunities for intercultural group learning and leadership enhancement.
News & Voices
Administrators
Operation Manual
- Overview
- Conventional Scheme
  
  Guidelines on program and endowment management
- New Scheme
  
  For institutions wishing to focus on program operations
- Administrators Meetings
  
  Learn best practices and meet other Sylff administrators

Fellows Profile

Mutum Kenedy Singh*

Jawaharlal Nehru University

SRG

History

Received Sylff fellowship in 2023
Academic supervisor: Lipokmar Dzuvichu
Current affiliation: Jawaharlal Nehru University

Mutum Kenedy Singh is a PhD candidate at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is currently working on a PhD project to analyze the history of the evolution of colonial military policy in the Northeast Frontier of the British Raj. The study traces the colonial practices and mechanisms devised to generate, recruit, and mobilize military manpower resources in the imperial frontier. He is also interested in themes such as: Empire and Frontiers, Global History, and Military History.

Academic Achievements, Social Engagement Initiatives:
He is a Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) Doctoral fellow. He was awarded the (SYLFF) Doctoral Fellow in April 2024 by the Nippon Foundation, Japan. Additionally, he was also awarded the Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for Doctoral Studies by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, New Delhi, in March 2024. Previously, he worked as a Research Assistant at the Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi (a National Security Think tank) and as an Associate at Amazon.

Academia: https://independent.academia.edu/MutumSingh8v

To contact this fellow, email the Sylff Association at sylff[a]tkfd.or.jp (replace [a] with @).