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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
Sylff@Tokyo: Developing Global Leadership Professionals at UCSD
Dec 3, 2024
Voices
Legal Foundations and Challenges of Inspections in International Law
Mar 19, 2025
Law
Swati Malik
Geneva Graduate Institute
Religion and Politics: The Cases of Hungary and Turkey
Jan 8, 2025
Political Science
Religion and Theology
Tamas Dudlak
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Thessaloniki: Exploring the History and Society of an Ancient City in Macedonia
Jan 16, 2025
Georgios Athanasiadis
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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
Marvin Muhammad Gichohi Mwangi
U of Nairobi
Social Science
Myra Ann Houser
Howard U
Kabira Namit
Princeton U
Economics
Othman Belkebir
Anthropology
Sociology
Dede Setiono
Oregon Universities
Public Policy
Beverley M. Thaver
U of Western Cape
Education
Subir Dey
Jawaharlal Nehru U
Numtip Smerchuar
Chiang Mai U
Matus Michalovic
Comenius U
Althea Nadia Whitaker
The American University in Cairo
Jan 19, 2021
Oct 8, 2019
The University of Jordan
Jul 24, 2019
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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