Deadline: 28-Jun-22
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy Hanoi of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to develop and implement a Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Regional Workshop on fostering innovation in higher education in an age of global partnerships.
Objectives
- YSEALI is the U.S. government’s signature initiative to engage emerging leaders in Southeast Asia.
- The program aims to create a network of young Southeast Asian leaders who work across national borders to solve common problems.
- Through a variety of programs and engagements, YSEALI seeks to build the leadership capabilities of youth in the region, strengthen ties between the United States and Southeast Asia, and nurture a community of leaders who work across borders to solve shared issues.
- YSEALI is open to young leaders ages 18-35 who are both citizens and residents of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries (Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam) or Timor-Leste. Responding to priorities from youth in the ASEAN region, YSEALI programs focus on four themes (Economic Growth, Sustainable Development, Education, and Civic Engagement).
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 12 months or less
- Number of awards anticipated: One
- Award amounts: award may range from a minimum of $100,000 to a maximum of $250,000.
- Subject to availability of funding.
- Total available funding: $100,000 – $250,000
- Type of Funding: FY20 Public Diplomacy Funds
- Anticipated program start date: April 2, 2023
Participants and Audiences:
- The recipient will coordinate with U.S. Embassy Hanoi and with the U.S. embassies in ASEAN and Timor-Leste to recruit and select 50-70 participants. Participants will be registered YSEALI members and be between the ages of 22-35, who have leadership potential, a commitment to improve their community and possess experience relevant to higher education such as program management, program and degree design, international education cooperation/relations, tertiary teaching and research, library and resource management, curriculum design, higher education administration or policy making from government bodies. Participants should demonstrate their leadership and active engagement in effecting change in their home communities and in the region. Participants should be racially, ethnically, religiously, and experientially diverse. A premium should be placed on recruiting a geographically diverse group of participants, with an emphasis on participants who hail from provincial regions outside the capitals of their respective nations. Participants must be citizens and residents of an ASEAN member country or TimorLeste.
- All participants must be proficient in written and spoken English. All programs must include participants from all ten ASEAN member countries and Timor-Leste.
- The workshop will be conducted in English.
- The recipient will be responsible for arranging and using cooperative agreement funds to cover all elements related to participant and staff travel including international and domestic flights, visas, travel to and from airports, accommodations, per diem, meals during the program, insurance, etc.
Priority Region: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- U.S. public and private educational institutions
- U.S. not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks
- Foreign public and private educational institutions
- Foreign not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks
For more information, visit https://vn.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/22-VNM-NOFO-02_-2023-YSEALI-Regional-Workshop.pdf