Deadline: May 5, 2024
Pacific Forum is accepting applications for non-resident Vasey Fellowships, Kelly Fellowships, and WSD-Handa Fellowships. The resident Vasey and Kelly fellowships are also open for application.
Since 2002, Pacific Forum has hosted over 100 resident fellows from 21 countries. Pacific Forum’s fellowship programs offer promising scholars and young professionals the opportunity to serve as researchers with Pacific Forum and develop hands-on expertise on Indo-Pacific policy issues.
Resident fellows are based in Hawaii to conduct research under the mentorship of Pacific Forum staff and to help with ongoing projects and programs. Non-resident fellows conduct research from their home country under the mentorship of Pacific Forum staff and affiliates. Resident fellowships offer a stipend of $3,500 per month to help cover cost of living in Honolulu. Non-resident fellowships do include stipends.
About the Fellowship Opportunities
The James A. Kelly Korean Studies Fellowship promotes academic study, research, and professional career paths focused on Korean Peninsula studies. It recognizes the exemplary efforts of Jim Kelly, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and President Emeritus of Pacific Forum, to improve US-ROK relations and encourage the DPRK to denuclearize and join the international community of nations. The overall objective of the fellowship is to promote stronger US-ROK, US-DPRK, and inter-Korean relations. Learn more about the Kelly Fellowship and how to apply on the Pacific Forum website.
The WSD-Handa Fellowship program was established through the generosity of the Worldwide Support for Development and its chairman, Dr. Handa Haruhisha, to increase East Asian, US, and European participation in Pacific Forum programs. WSD-Handa Fellows should already have some knowledge of East Asian security and economic developments and should use this fellowship as an opportunity to take a more in-depth look into these issues and offer solutions for improvement. Learn more about the WSD-Handa Fellowship and how to apply on the Pacific Forum website.
The Lloyd and Lilian Vasey Fellowship program is named after Pacific Forum founder, the late Lloyd R. “Joe” Vasey and his wife Lilian. The Vasey Fellowship affords promising scholars from outside the US the opportunity to serve as researchers at the Pacific Forum and to develop hands-on expertise on US-Asia policy issues and gain an appreciation of Indo-Pacific economic and security affairs and policymaking challenges. Learn more about the Vasey Fellowship and how to apply on the Pacific Forum website.
Learn more about all of the Pacific Forum’s fellowships here: https://pacforum.org/program/fellowships.
How to Apply
The deadline to apply is May 5.
To apply for the Kelly Fellowship, please complete the Resident or Non-resident Kelly Fellowship online application form.
To apply for the WSD-Handa Fellowship, please complete the Non-resident WSD-Handa Fellowship online application form.
To apply for the Vasey Fellowship, please complete the Resident or Non-resident Vasey Fellowship online application form.
Please direct any questions about the fellowships and applications to programs@pacforum.org.