FY 2017 Professional Fellows Program

Overview

<p>The Professional Fellows Division in the Office of Citizen Exchanges at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invites proposal submissions for the FY 2017 Professional Fellows Program (PFP) in the regions of Africa (AF), East Asia and the Pacific (EAP), Europe and Eurasia (EUR), the Middle East and North Africa (NEA), South and Central Asia (SCA), and the Western Hemisphere (WHA). The Professional Fellows Program is a two-way global exchange program designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting and sustainable partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from foreign countries and the United States. The defining element of the program for non-U.S. participants is a substantive five- to six-week Fellowship program, including a four-week individually tailored working placement with a U.S. organization. The Professional Fellows Program supports the following broad goals:<br>1. Promote mutual understanding and lasting partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders from foreign countries and the United States;<br>2. Provide opportunities for non-U.S. and American emerging leaders to collaborate and share ideas, approaches, and strategies regarding pressing challenges;<br>3. Enhance leadership and professional skills for both non-U.S. and American Fellows to encourage positive change in their workplaces and communities; and<br>4. Build a global network of like-minded professionals.<br>All proposals must be two-way exchange programs that comply with the country and theme guidance referenced in Section A.5. “Themes and Eligible Countries.”</p>