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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
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
Overview
Research
Research Abroad (SRA)
Up to US$5,000 to support research in a foreign country for a doctoral dissertation.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Stipends for recent doctoral recipients seeking a career in academia/public policy.
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.
Local Association Networking Support (LANS)
Support for activities organized by local Sylff associations.
Operation Manual
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
Voices
COVID-19 and the Boom of Technology Based Research
Jan 13, 2022
COVID Vlogs
COVID-19
Leon Poshai
University of the Western Cape
Short Report on Online Colloquium Series: “Eastern Europe at Lunch”
Dec 3, 2021
Arno Trültzsch
University of Leipzig
Don’t Let Pandemic Steal Your Joy
Jan 17, 2022
Dorjkhand Sharavjamts
National Academy of Governance
News
Awardees of SRA without Overseas Travel for Fiscal 2021
Jan 5, 2022
Dec 22, 2021
Sylff News 2021: Best Wishes for the Holiday Season from the Sylff Association Secretariat!
Dec 13, 2021
Deadline of “COVID Vlogs” Extended to February 2022
Oct 22, 2021
Call for COVID Video Messages from Fellows
Support Programs during COVID-19
Up to US$10,000 for social action projects and conferences /workshops initiated by fellows.
Project Grant
Local Associations
COVID-19 Relief for Sylff Fellows 2021
Financial support for current and recently graduated fellows adversely affected by COVID-19.
Disaster Relief Fund
Relief activities led by Sylff fellows in the wake of large-scale natural disasters.
By Dorjkhand Sharavjamts / Academy Mongolia
By Leon Poshai / U of Western Cape
Jan 11, 2022
Humanitarian Assistance in Middle East and North Africa: The Cases of Hungary and Turkey
By Tamas Dudlak / Hungarian Universities
Area Studies
Political Science
Hang Yu
U of Michigan
Economics
Luis Valentin Cruz
El Colegio de Mexico
Lurian Pires Klein
U of Coimbra
Interdisciplinary Studies
Teivo Teivainen
U of Helsinki
Kari McGriff Miller
Howard U
Mitra Harkonen
Anthropology
Vivian Castro Villarroel
U of Sao Paulo
Music and Art
Dejan Soskic
U of Belgrade
Shino Hateruma
Waseda U
Yingchun Wei
Lanzhou U
The American University in Cairo
Jan 19, 2021
Oct 8, 2019
The University of Jordan
Jul 24, 2019
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
May 15, 2019
Institute of Political Education “Pedro Arrupe“
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Apr 10, 2019
Keio University
Dec 1, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
May 12, 2017
University of Latvia
May 1, 2017
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