SEALNet Fellowship

Goals:
The SEALNet Fellowship aims to achieve a greater long-term collaboration with our local partner organizations in Southeast Asia and to further SEALNet's mission of nurturing entrepreneurial leaders for sustainable service impacts.

 

Process:
—All SEALNet participants from summer 2005 to 2009 are eligible to apply as teams of 2 to 4 members. At least one team member has to be a SEALNet participant from our projects from 2005 to 2009.
—Each team will submit a service project proposal to be executed in at least 9 weeks during summer 2009.
—Teams are expected to communicate with local partners to formulate ideas and submit a proposal by April 2 2009.
—Interviews and announcement of results will take place between mid to late April.
—Since this is the pioneering year for the Incubator Fellowship, only 1 winning team will be selected.

Fellowship Awards:
- A grant of US$7,500
- Mentorship from SEALNet professional mentors and co-presidents
(*) Teams are to raise funds should their budget exceed this amount. This funding can be used for team members' transportation and accommodations.

The winning proposal will encompass the following:
- Provides continuity with SEALNet 2-week summer projects of 2008 or builds foundation for future SEALNet projects
- Partners with a SEALNet local partner organization. If it's a new partner, the proposal must show the visions for future SEALNet projects
- Clear identification of issues and feasibility of solutions
- Clear plan for how 8 weeks will be spent to maximize impact
- Contribution of each individual members to the team

Suggested list of partners: (You can choose to work with other partners)
- PDA (www.pda.or.th/eng)
- World Toilet Organization (www.worldtoilet.org)
- Share-a-child (www.shareachild.org.ph)
- Cambodia Living Arts (www.cambodianlivingarts.org)
- Hagar (www.hagarinternational.org)
- Unlad Kabayan (www.unladkabayan.org)

Please contact May—Our Fellowship Coordinator—at maysari [at] stanford.edu. We will connect you to the local partners and work with you on your proposals before the submission deadline.