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Sylff Program
Cultivating leaders of tomorrow in countries worldwide
Mission & Philosophy
The goals of the Sylff Program and the leadership qualities it seeks to nurture
Message from the Chairman
Promoting peaceful and socially inclusive development
Sylff Association
Platform to bring all Sylff stakeholders closer together
History
Major milestones since the program's inception in 1987
Contact
Ask questions, offer comments, or come visit us in Tokyo
Overview
Research
Research Grant (SRG)
Up to US$5,000 to support doctoral and post-doc fellows’ academic research activities in their field of expertise.
Research Abroad (SRA)
Up to US$5,000 to support research in a foreign country for a doctoral dissertation.
Social Action
Leadership Initiatives (SLI)
Up to US$10,000 for social action projects and conferences/workshops initiated by fellows.
Project Grant (SPG)
Large-scale grants for projects with potential for substantial social impact.
Networking
Leaders Workshop
Opportunities for intercultural group learning and leadership enhancement.
Operation Manual
Conventional Scheme
Guidelines on program and endowment management
New Scheme
For institutions wishing to focus on program operations
Administrators Meetings
Learn best practices and meet other Sylff administrators
News
Juilliard Fellow Edits Routledge Handbook of Arts and Global Development
Nov 26, 2024
100th Anniversary of Rhapsody in Blue: Juilliard Dean, Fellow Interviewed by NYC Local Media
Dec 24, 2024
Voices
Legal Foundations and Challenges of Inspections in International Law
Mar 19, 2025
Law
Swati Malik
Geneva Graduate Institute
Sylff@Tokyo: Developing Global Leadership Professionals at UCSD
Dec 3, 2024
Apr 1, 2025
A New Start for the Tokyo Foundation
Feb 17, 2025
Sylff Research Grant (SRG) Recipients for Fiscal 2024
Feb 13, 2025
Invitation to Join the Nippon Foundation Scholars Association (TNFSA)
Feb 12, 2025
Announcement: Updates to Sylff Support Programs in 2025
Up to US$10,000 for social action projects and conferences /workshops initiated by fellows.
Project Grant
By Swati Malik / Geneva Graduate Institute
Mar 7, 2025
In Search of Women Photographers in Twentieth-Century India
By Sreerupa Bhattacharya / Jadavpur U
Culture and Society
Media and Communication
Feb 25, 2025
Populism’s Mitigated Potency in Japan and Implications for Mature Democracies
By Jiajia Zhou / Columbia U
Political Science
Sierra Deutsch
Oregon Universities
Environment
Ryoko Sato
U of Michigan
Economics
Subir Dey
Jawaharlal Nehru U
Eléonore Luciani
Paris Conservatoire
Music and Art
Bonnie Ruder
Anthropology
Sritama Chatterjee
Jadavpur U
Jan Szulkin
Uppsala U
Corey Johnson
Geography
Lais Santos Belini
U of Sao Paulo
Ivy Fofie
The American University in Cairo
Jan 19, 2021
Oct 8, 2019
The University of Jordan
Jul 24, 2019
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
May 15, 2019
Institute of Political Education “Pedro Arrupe“
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Apr 10, 2019
Keio University
Dec 1, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
May 12, 2017
University of Latvia
May 1, 2017
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