National Bureau of Asian Research Announces "The Next Generation: Leadership in Asian Affairs" Fellowship for Graduate Students
SEATTLE--
(U.S.
ASIAN
WIRE)--
The
National
Bureau
of
Asian
Research
(NBR)
is
pleased
to
announce
The
Next
Generation:
Leadership
in
Asian
Affairs
fellowship
for
2007-2008,
a
post-master's
degree
program
that
is
cultivating
a
new
generation
of
Asia
affairs
specialists
committed
to
and
capable
of
bridging
the
gap
between
the
best
scholarly
research
and
the
pressing
needs
of
American
foreign
policy
toward
a
rapidly
changing
Asia.
NBR
invites
recent
master's
and
professional
degree
holders
(e.g.,
MA,
MBA,
LLM,
JD,
etc.)
to
apply
for
a
year-long
fellowship
at
NBRs
headquarters
in
Seattle
to
collaborate
with
leading
scholars
to
publish
research,
and
to
participate
in
the
briefing
of
research
findings
to
the
policymaking
community
in
Washington,
D.C.
This
one-year
fellowship
is
designed
to
further
the
professional
development
of
Asia
specialists
in
the
year
just
after
the
completion
of
their
master's
degree.
Successful
applicants
will
gain
further
knowledge
of
Asia
and
an
understanding
of
the
U.S.
foreign
policymaking
process
through
the
following:
conducting
research
under
the
guidance
of
an
NBR
program
director;
collaborating
with
senior
scholars
on
academic
publications;
and
traveling
to
Washington,
D.C.
to
participate
in
the
briefing
of
research
findings
to
relevant
constituents
within
the
policy
community.