ASIA Fellowships Awards (AFA)

The ASIA Fellows Awards sought to develop regional expertise, establish a multilateral network of Asian specialists from many disciplines, professional fields and countries, stimulate interdisciplinary research and inter-societal comparison, and contribute to new developments within existing area studies communities.

Dates of Implementation/Duration:  2002 – 2010

Partner Institutions: Asian Scholarship Foundation

Objectives:

1. To increase the overall awareness of intellectual resources in the countries of Northeast Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia
2. To contribute to the growth of long-range capabilities for cross-regional knowledge sharing

Target Beneficiaries: Young mid-career Asian scholars and professionals