Visiting Fellows Program

The East-West Center in Washington hosts Visiting Fellows from Asia Pacific and the United States to facilitate their research on relevant issues and to provide alternative perspectives on key issues in US-Asia Pacific relations. There are three primary areas of focus for the offered fellowships:

Northeast Asia Fellowship Program

Focuses on 1) international relations and conflicts in Northeast Asia, 2) political change in Northeast Asia, and 3) U.S.-Northeast Asia relations. The fellowship support fieldwork in Asia and a three-month residency at EWC in Washington.

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• Recent Northeast Asia Visiting Fellows

South Asia Fellowship Program

Focuses on 1) international relations and conflicts in South Asia, 2) political change in South Asia, and 3) U.S.-South Asia relations. The fellowship support fieldwork in Asia and a three-month residency at EWC in Washington.

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• Recent South Asia Visiting Fellows

Southeast Asia Fellowship Program

Focuses on 1) international relations and conflicts in Southeast Asia, 2) political change in Southeast Asia, and 3) U.S.-Southeast Asia relations. The Southeast Asia fellowship is funded by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, ISEAS Singapore, and East-West Center. In addition to fieldwork and residency in Washington, D.C., the program also finances a two month residence at the ISEAS in Singapore.

• More information on Southeast Asia program
• Recent Southeast Asia Visiting Fellows

The visiting fellows program is designed to offer young scholars and analysts from Asia and the United States the opportunity to undertake serious academic writing. All visiting fellowships provide financial support for fieldwork in Asia and a three-month residency at the East-West Center in Washington (Washington, D.C.). The Southeast Asia program incorporates an additional two month residency in Singapore.