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- 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
  
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- 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.
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Operation Manual
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  Guidelines on program and endowment management
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  For institutions wishing to focus on program operations
- Administrators Meetings
  
  Learn best practices and meet other Sylff administrators

Sylff News

Jun 8, 2009

Attention: Sylff fellows from Asia! Call for applications for “Building A Better Asia”

The Tokyo Foundation calls for applications for a program called "Building A Better Asia: Future Leaders’ Dialogue" (BABA retreats). BABA was initiated in 2006 by The Nippon Foundation and its affiliates (NFG) including the Tokyo Foundation. The objective of the program is to nurture future leaders for Asia. It brings together young Asians (or those who are based in Asia) from all over Asia to either China or India for an 8-day retreat where they get an opportunity to interact with one another and with resource persons from diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise, develop and share skills of leadership, and contemplate and discuss critical issues concerning Asia and the world. Please, read more about the retreat through the following link; http://www.buildingabetterasia.com/

Eligibility

A Sylff fellow
A citizen or a long-term resident of an Asian country
(*Those who are not from an Asian country are also eligible for the retreat if they are based in Asia and actively involved with issues concerning Asia.)
Around 30-40 years old
Fluent in English (the entire retreat program will be conducted in English)

We encourage you to consider applying for these retreats. The application deadline is June 30, 2009. You need to submit the following application materials:

Application form click here!
A letter of recommendation
Curriculum Vitae
A 250-word personal statement,
A 250-word statement on leadership

Please send your application materials by e-mail directly to the BABA secretariat, and send a cc to the Scholarship Division of the Tokyo Foundation

In addition, if you would like to know more about the BABA retreat, you may enjoy reading the article about the previous retreat. This was written by a Sylff fellow who participated in the retreat in India this February. (The following is the link to the article; https://www.sylff.org/2009/04/24/2242/)

If you have any questions regarding the retreat, please send your inquiry to the Scholarship Division. We kindly request that you write “Inquiry regarding the BABA retreat” on the subject line of the e-mail.

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