grant DFOP0017815

FY2026 YSEALI Professional Fellowship — Design & Run U.S.–Southeast Asia Leadership Exchange

The U.S. Department of State (ECA) is seeking proposals to design and implement the YSEALI Professional Fellowship program that brings emerging leaders (ages 25–35) from ASEAN countries to the U.S. for five to six weeks of customized professional placements and leadership development around four strategic themes: Economic Prosperity, Strategic Energy and Minerals, Liberty and Freedom, and Peac…

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, through its Office of Citizen Exchanges, invites proposals to design and implement the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Professional Fellowship. The program advances U.S. strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific by developing a netw…

Funding Source

Agency: Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Awards & funding

Award Ceiling: $4.5M
Award Floor: $4.5M

Eligibility

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Please see Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Dates

Open Date: February 19, 2026
Close Date: April 20, 2026

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