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Submit Your Application ONLINE, EMAIL, MAIL

There are three ways you can submit your application for the Professional Fellows Program. 

• Submit your application online at the East-West Center's 'Submittable' page (Preferred)
• Download form-fillable PDF application and submit them via email
• Download form-fillable PDF application and mail them to our postal address (note: all applications must be received by the deadline of April 13, 2018 so please complete them and mail them as early as possible). 

APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED

You Are Not Eligible If   READ BEFORE APPLYING

Individuals in the following circumstances are NOT eligible for the Professional Fellows Program:

• U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents of the United States;
• Spouses of U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents of the United States;
• Individuals participating in academic, training or research programs in the United States at the time of application;
• Individuals residing or working outside their home countries at the time of application;
• Individuals who have participated in an exchange visitor program sponsored or funded by the U.S. Government (e.g., U.S. Department of State, Public Affairs Sections of U.S. Embassies or other U.S. Government agencies) who have not fulfilled their two-year home residency requirement by the time of application;
• Individuals who have applied for U.S. permanent residency in the past three years; 
• Employees and their families of non-profit organizations who administer the Professional Fellows Program on behalf of the U. S. Department of State.  This provision does not disqualify self-supporting members of families who live apart from their parents;
• Local employees of the U.S. missions abroad who work for the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Agency for International Development are ineligible for grants during the period of their employment and for one year following the termination of employment;
• Immediate families (i.e., spouses and dependent children) of U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development employees for a period of one year following the termination of such employment.  This provision does not disqualify self-supporting members of families who live apart from their parents.