Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2022
Deadline: 21-Jun-22
The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to develop, organize, and oversee the 2022 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Summit (YSEALI).
Objectives
The award recipient will be responsible for planning, organizing, and administering all components and aspects of a youth-focused YSEALI Summit to take place in person – if regional health and travel conditions allow – in Phnom Penh or Siem Reap, Cambodia, in December 2022.
If conditions do not allow for an entirely in-person summit, the award recipient would need to adapt the proposed scope of work to implement either a hybrid event or an entirely virtual event.
The YSEALI Summit should include the following aspects:
Interaction among YSEALI participants and senior U.S. government officials; U.S. business and civil society leaders; and dynamic young leaders from Cambodia, plus the ASEAN member states and Timor-Leste;
Motivational presentations including discussions with emerging and established leaders in the region with an optimistic, empowering view of youth’s role in the region’s sustainable economic future;
Call upon and integrate YSEALI and alumni of U.S. government exchange programs to serve as speakers, panelists, and/or activity leads;
Opportunities for YSEALI participants to engage with each other and put into practice what they have learned through the YSEALI pillars;
Experiential learning activities to hone relevant leadership skills;
An emphasis on building ties across ASEAN and Southeast Asia as well as with the United States. Discussions on the importance of cross-border ties to advance human capital development;
Promotion of cultural exchange and diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility in the selection of speakers, venues, and partner institutions.
Suggested content of the YSEALI Summit includes:
Best practices in developing human capital through innovative experiential educational approaches and cutting-edge economic methodologies;
Discussion on U.S. economic links to Southeast Asia especially ASEAN; Small-group skill-building workshops on relevant topics (i.e. public speaking, design thinking, data visualization, storytelling, etc.);
The role of public-private partnerships and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in spurring innovative educational and economic reforms;
Site visits to innovative social enterprises;
Leadership skills and community development skills;
Strategies for personal growth and development;
Community service;
Networking Training, Events, Workshops and Conferences;
Funding Information
Number of awards anticipated: 1 award (dependent on amounts)
Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $300,000 to a maximum of $600,000
Total possible funding level, contingent on funds availability: $600,000
Type of Funding: Public Diplomacy Funds
Anticipated program start date: Award start date June 2022, program start date December 2022.
Participation and Target Audiences
The YSEALI Summit will bring together approximately 150 YSEALI alumni, which includes alumni from the U.S.-based YSEALI Professional and Academic Fellowship programs, YSEALI regional workshops, YSEALI Women’s Leadership Academy, and the YSEALI Seeds for the Future competition winners.
The award recipient will coordinate with the U.S. Department of State to recruit YSEALI alumni between the ages of 18-35 as participants in the YSEALI Summit.
The application to participate in the YSEALI Summit will be open on a competitive basis to the aforementioned categories of alumni between the ages of 18-35.
To be selected, applicants must meet the requirements to participate in the YSEALI program and demonstrate their substantial involvement in projects that have had a considerable impact on their communities, countries, or the region.
Priority will be given to applicants specializing in the economic and development sectors or relevant fields.
Projects that demonstrate active regional engagement or strengthen partnerships between the United States and ASEAN will be given special consideration.
Each U.S. Embassy will review and approve applicant shortlists for their countries.
Priority Regions: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste.
Eligibility Criteria
U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh welcomes applications from U.S.-based, Cambodia-based, and foreign non-profit organizations / non-government organizations (NGO); and U.S., Cambodia, and foreign private, public, or state institutions of higher education.
For-profit organizations are not eligible to apply.
Successful applicants will demonstrate strong linkages with a Cambodia-based partner organization.
The following organizations are not eligible to apply:
Federally funded research and development centers
For-profit entities
For more information, visit https://kh.usembassy.gov/cambodia-young-southeast-asian-leaders-initiative-yseali-summit-2022/