The Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) brings together diverse individuals who want to co-create a future that is peaceful, prosperous, and just. Through place-based learning that is experiential and transformational, APLP fellows practice leadership strategies that enhance personal, team, and community effectiveness. Fellows reflect on what kind of leadership today’s world needs, and build the capacities needed for such leadership.
For over 20 years, we have been cultivating leaders who are motivated and capable of creating positive impacts in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Incoming fellows join a network of 650+ APLP alumni from 45 countries across the globe. Visit our program page for more in-depth information on the APLP.
2024 Program Dates
- Pre-residency Virtual Connection: April 24-June 19
Fellows engage virtually (synchronously and asynchronously) in this experiential learning portion of the program from any location with internet access. Together, the cohort deepens understandings of one another's diverse contexts, explores leadership concepts and tools, and discovers more about issues of the Indo-Asia Pacific region. Full-time employment may continue during this period. Fellows will be responsible for completing all deliverables in order to participate in the Residency. - Residency in Hawai`i: June 20-August 16
Fellows convene in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, where they live on EWC’s campus and engage full-time with the cohort, staff, and a network of community partners. Hawai`i’s unique physical and cultural environment fosters peer-to-peer learning, community case studies in applied leadership, and continued experimentation with leadership concepts and tools that advance your personal and professional development. Fellows spend about a week of this period on a Field Study in Hawai‘i. - Post-residency Virtual Connection: August 17-September 13
Participants engage virtually (synchronously and asynchronously) in this learning portion of the program from any location with internet access. Together, the cohort reflects on their leadership learning and goals, and supports each other’s re-entry into work, home, and community. Full-time employment may continue during this period. Fellows will be responsible for completing all deliverables in order to receive a program completion certificate.
Application Deadline: November 7, 2023 @ 11:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time (HST)
Letters of reference due by November 12, 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited higher education institution in the United States, or equivalent degree representing a full-time program of study of at least 3 years' duration, from an officially-recognized higher education institution outside of the United States.
- At least 5 years of work experience
- Applicants will be expected to have a fluent level of English. Applicants are encouraged to provide an English language test score (such as IELTS), if one is available.
- A demonstrated commitment to promoting peace and prosperity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region through professional work, study or living experience
- There are no citizenship, age, or ethnicity restrictions.
Desirable Qualifications
- Leadership track record in professional, public, and/or personal realms
- Willingness to engage fully in place-based experiential, and transformational leadership development training
- Deep involvement in a specific organization, business or community impact initiative (applicants must explain how, with their home-setting teams, they will experiment with the leadership strategies learned in APLP)
- International experience, including overseas residence, language skills, intercultural and diversity exposure
- Experience of cohort learning, working collaboratively in small teams or in large groups.
Program Costs
All fellows are responsible for these costs. Accommodations, living expenses, and roundtrip airfare pertain to the residency portion, June 20-August 16, 2024.
| Program Fees | $7,000 |
| Accommodations in East-West Center living quarters | up to $1,479 (51 nights) |
| Living Expenses (meals & incidentals) | $2,900 (approximate @ $50/day) |
| Roundtrip Air Travel to/from Honolulu | varies |
| TOTAL | $11,379 (not including airfare and visa fees) |
Supplemental Scholarships
Supplementary scholarships are available to help defray the cost of program fees and accommodations. To apply for scholarships, please indicate this on your application in the scholarship section. Scholarships take the form of endowed fellowships, annual gifts and occasional awards, and are subject to availability and change. APLP supplemental scholarships derive from a variety of public and private granting agencies, institutions, governments and individuals, including East-West Center alumni. Accepting scholarships may have U.S. and state of Hawai‘i tax implications.
The APLP is extremely grateful for support from the Hawai‘i Pacific Rim Society Fellowships, Jhamandas Watumull Fellowships, Jean E. Rolles Fellowships, Eleanor and Hermann Haus Fellowships, Buddy and Melga Torre Gendrano Fellowships, and the Nainoa Thompson Fellowship to name a few.
Interested in supporting APLP scholarships?
Many of the scholarships listed above are funds raised on an annual basis through various private donations. The Asia Pacific Leadership Program team is always working to raise additional funds to support APLP Fellows and defray their out-of-pocket costs for participating in the program. If you are interested in donating towards participant scholarships, please visit the East-West Center's online donation page, select "Professional Development/Leadership Program" in the drop-down menu, and input "APLP" into the comment field.
Named scholarships and endowments (those named in honor of a loved one, family foundation, interest area, etc.) can also be established to support participant scholarships for the Asia Pacific Leadership Program. To inquire about named scholarships and endowments, please contact the East-West Center Foundation.
The Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) brings together diverse individuals who want to co-create a future that is peaceful, prosperous, and just. Through place-based learning that is experiential and transformational, APLP fellows practice leadership strategies that enhance personal, team, and community effectiveness. Fellows reflect on what kind of leadership today’s world needs, and build the capacities needed for such leadership.
For over 20 years, we have been cultivating leaders who are motivated and capable of creating positive impacts in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Incoming fellows join a network of 650+ APLP alumni from 45 countries across the globe. Visit our program page for more in-depth information on the APLP.
2024 Program Dates
- Pre-residency Virtual Connection: April 24-June 19
Fellows engage virtually (synchronously and asynchronously) in this experiential learning portion of the program from any location with internet access. Together, the cohort deepens understandings of one another's diverse contexts, explores leadership concepts and tools, and discovers more about issues of the Indo-Asia Pacific region. Full-time employment may continue during this period. Fellows will be responsible for completing all deliverables in order to participate in the Residency. - Residency in Hawai`i: June 20-August 16
Fellows convene in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, where they live on EWC’s campus and engage full-time with the cohort, staff, and a network of community partners. Hawai`i’s unique physical and cultural environment fosters peer-to-peer learning, community case studies in applied leadership, and continued experimentation with leadership concepts and tools that advance your personal and professional development. Fellows spend about a week of this period on a Field Study in Hawai‘i. - Post-residency Virtual Connection: August 17-September 13
Participants engage virtually (synchronously and asynchronously) in this learning portion of the program from any location with internet access. Together, the cohort reflects on their leadership learning and goals, and supports each other’s re-entry into work, home, and community. Full-time employment may continue during this period. Fellows will be responsible for completing all deliverables in order to receive a program completion certificate.
Application Deadline: November 7, 2023 @ 11:00 PM Hawaii Standard Time (HST)
Letters of reference due by November 12, 2023
Eligibility Criteria
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited higher education institution in the United States, or equivalent degree representing a full-time program of study of at least 3 years' duration, from an officially-recognized higher education institution outside of the United States.
- At least 5 years of work experience
- Applicants will be expected to have a fluent level of English. Applicants are encouraged to provide an English language test score (such as IELTS), if one is available.
- A demonstrated commitment to promoting peace and prosperity in the Indo-Asia Pacific region through professional work, study or living experience
- There are no citizenship, age, or ethnicity restrictions.
Desirable Qualifications
- Leadership track record in professional, public, and/or personal realms
- Willingness to engage fully in place-based experiential, and transformational leadership development training
- Deep involvement in a specific organization, business or community impact initiative (applicants must explain how, with their home-setting teams, they will experiment with the leadership strategies learned in APLP)
- International experience, including overseas residence, language skills, intercultural and diversity exposure
- Experience of cohort learning, working collaboratively in small teams or in large groups.
Program Costs
All fellows are responsible for these costs. Accommodations, living expenses, and roundtrip airfare pertain to the residency portion, June 20-August 16, 2024.
| Program Fees | $7,000 |
| Accommodations in East-West Center living quarters | up to $1,479 (51 nights) |
| Living Expenses (meals & incidentals) | $2,900 (approximate @ $50/day) |
| Roundtrip Air Travel to/from Honolulu | varies |
| TOTAL | $11,379 (not including airfare and visa fees) |
Supplemental Scholarships
Supplementary scholarships are available to help defray the cost of program fees and accommodations. To apply for scholarships, please indicate this on your application in the scholarship section. Scholarships take the form of endowed fellowships, annual gifts and occasional awards, and are subject to availability and change. APLP supplemental scholarships derive from a variety of public and private granting agencies, institutions, governments and individuals, including East-West Center alumni. Accepting scholarships may have U.S. and state of Hawai‘i tax implications.
The APLP is extremely grateful for support from the Hawai‘i Pacific Rim Society Fellowships, Jhamandas Watumull Fellowships, Jean E. Rolles Fellowships, Eleanor and Hermann Haus Fellowships, Buddy and Melga Torre Gendrano Fellowships, and the Nainoa Thompson Fellowship to name a few.
Interested in supporting APLP scholarships?
Many of the scholarships listed above are funds raised on an annual basis through various private donations. The Asia Pacific Leadership Program team is always working to raise additional funds to support APLP Fellows and defray their out-of-pocket costs for participating in the program. If you are interested in donating towards participant scholarships, please visit the East-West Center's online donation page, select "Professional Development/Leadership Program" in the drop-down menu, and input "APLP" into the comment field.
Named scholarships and endowments (those named in honor of a loved one, family foundation, interest area, etc.) can also be established to support participant scholarships for the Asia Pacific Leadership Program. To inquire about named scholarships and endowments, please contact the East-West Center Foundation.