SEAREG Predoctoral Fellowship 2025-2026 ($1,000 grant) – YOA

Deadline: October 20, 2025

Applications are open for the SEAREG Predoctoral Fellowship 2025-2026. The SEAREG Predoctoral Fellowship helps aspiring students from Southeast Asia making use of to PhD applications in political science or intently associated social science fields within the United States or Canada. The fellowship gives modest monetary help and one-on-one mentorship to strengthen application supplies and broaden entry to graduate study alternatives for college kids from the area.

Benefits

Each SEAREG Predoctoral Fellowship consists of:

• A $1,000 microgrant to assist defray graduate application prices (e.g., GRE, TOEFL, application charges).
• Individualized mentorship from an assigned SEAREG mentor who will supply suggestions on private statements, writing samples, and different application supplies. Fellows will meet with their mentors for as much as three mentoring periods, between October and December 2025.
• Optional matching with SEAREG-affiliated school for a brief-time period RAship (if mutually agreed upon).
• A certificates of choice recognizing the man’s achievement and participation.

Eligibility

Applicants should:

• Be at the moment a resident of a Southeast Asian nation. Note: While citizenship will not be required, we prioritize candidates who exhibit a powerful dedication to finding out political science and Southeast Asia.
• Have accomplished (or be finishing) an undergraduate or grasp’s diploma within the area.
• Intend to apply for Ph.D. applications starting in Fall 2026.
• Show clear tutorial curiosity in Southeast Asia and a want to pursue rigorous analysis.
• Be making use of primarily to political science PhD applications, although associated disciplines (e.g., public coverage, political economic system, sociology) are eligible.

Selection Criteria

Fellows might be chosen based mostly on the next:

• Clear tutorial motivation for pursuing a PhD in Political Science or a intently associated subject
• Strong dedication to the study of Southeast Asia
• Demonstrated potential for achievement in graduate-degree analysis and coaching
• Need for monetary and/or mentoring help

Application

Applicants should submit the next supplies:

• Brief Personal Statement (150–200 phrases) explaining how this fellowship would help your tutorial objectives
• Statement of Purpose (as much as 2 pages) describing your tutorial background, analysis pursuits, and motivation for pursuing a PhD
• CV or Resume
• Unofficial Transcript (undergraduate or graduate)
• List of Intended PhD Programs together with:
  • University identify
  • Department (e.g., Department of Government)
  • Degree Program (e.g., PhD in Political Science, PhD in Public Policy and Political Science)
• Names and affiliations of not less than two PhD letter writers

Optional (however inspired):

• Writing Sample (e.g., undergraduate thesis, analysis paper, or different tutorial work)

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For extra info, go to SEAREG Predoctoral Fellowship.