YSEALI PFP 2025 Application is NOW open until October 17!
Preparing the next generation of leaders
The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Professional Fellows Program (YSEALI PFP) is a fully-funded exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. YSEALI PFP provides emerging leaders from Southeast Asia the opportunity to spend five to six weeks in the United States gaining professionally relevant fellowship experiences at non-profit, public, or private sector organizations. The program is designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance Fellows’ leadership and professional skills, and build lasting and sustainable partnerships between emerging leaders in Southeast Asia and the United States. YSEALI PFP is administered under four Institute themes: Civic Engagement; Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment; and Society and Governance; Sustainability and the Environment.
YSEALI PFP is open to professionals age 25-35 from any of the eleven YSEALI countries. Click here to learn more about the eligibility requirements.
The YSEALI Professional Fellows Program offers leadership and professional development opportunities under each of the following Institute themes:
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Civic Engagement
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Empowerment
(Formerly Economic Empowerment)
Society and Governance
Sustainability and the Environment
(Formerly Sustainable Development and the Environment)
Become part of a global network of like-minded professionals
YSEALI is the U.S. government’s signature program to strengthen leadership development and networking in Southeast Asia. As a YSEALI Professional Fellow, participants will collaborate and share ideas, approaches, and strategies to develop solutions to pressing local and global challenges.
