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About
- 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
Institutions
Fellows
Support Programs
- 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.
News & Voices
Administrators
Operation Manual
- Overview
- 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

Institutions

Howard University

Howard University
The Graduate School, 4th and College Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, DC, 20059

Telephone: 202 806-4676

https://www2.howard.edu/

Local Name of Sylff Program

The Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund
The Sasakawa Young Leaders Foundation Fellowship

Program Description

The program provides financial support to graduate students of superior ability committed to careers in international affairs who are studying for the Ph.D. degree in the academic areas of African studies, economics, history, communication and culture, international relations, and sociology.

*For details and updates, please refer to the Sylff institution's website listed above.

Year Endowed

1991

Steering Committee

Chairperson
Dr. Dana A. Williams
Dean, The Graduate School
Professor of African American Literature
Contact Person
Dr. Mika Kato
Associate Professor, Department of Economics

Others

Howard University Graduate School Sylff Fellows Association―HUGSSFA

Fellows

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