Indo-Pacific Futures Fellowship: Shaping Leadership for a Resilient Future (Fully Funded)

The Indo-Pacific Futures Fellowship (IPFF), a collaboration between the East-West Center and the Doris Duke Foundation, is devoted to exploring the important connections between meals safety, vitality methods, and management. Now in its second yr, the fellowship goals to develop forward-thinking leaders able to addressing world challenges associated to useful resource entry, financial stability, and governance.

Through immersive experiences, storytelling, and cross-sector discussions, fellows will interact in significant conversations that assist construct a sustainable future the place meals and vitality methods stay steady and accessible.

Program Overview

Participants from numerous backgrounds—together with authorities, advocacy, enterprise, media, and the humanities—will collaborate by digital classes and in-person engagements in Hawai‘i and Aotearoa (New Zealand). The program gives a chance to attach with main specialists and acquire beneficial management abilities that may drive constructive change in communities worldwide.

Program Dates

• Pre-Residency Virtual Sessions: October 13-26, 2025
• Honolulu, Hawai‘i: October 27-November 7, 2025
• Virtual Sessions: November 8, 2025 – May 24, 2026
• Wellington, New Zealand: May 25-31, 2026
• Application Deadline: April 18, 2025 (11:00 PM HST)
• Letter of Reference Deadline: April 27, 2025 (11:59 PM HST)

Eligibility Criteria

• 5 to 10 years of management expertise in meals and vitality methods (together with advocacy, policymaking, or business roles).
• Prior expertise or work with a deal with the Indo-Pacific area.
• Open to candidates worldwide—no nation restrictions.
• Fluent English proficiency (submission of English language check scores inspired however not required).
• A legitimate passport by the tip of 2026.
• Commitment to two weeks of journey (October–November 2025) and one week in May 2026, plus digital classes and a capstone challenge.

Desirable Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of upper training (most popular however not required).
• Experience working with numerous views and communities.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Openness to new approaches, inventive problem-solving, and cross-sector collaboration.

Financial Support

The Indo-Pacific Futures Fellowship gives:
✅ Round-trip airfare to/from program areas
✅ Program charges, supplies, and lodging
✅ Travel insurance coverage and meals
✅ Visa-related prices (if relevant)

Application Deadline: April 18, 2025 (11:00 PM HST)

For application help, contact:
📩 management@eastwestcenter.org

 

 

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