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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
Invitation to Join the Nippon Foundation Scholars Association (TNFSA)
Feb 13, 2025
Voices
Death and Dying Preferences in China and among Ethnic Chinese US Residents
Feb 3, 2025
Social Science
Yifan Lou
Columbia University
Juilliard Fellow Edits Routledge Handbook of Arts and Global Development
Nov 26, 2024
Event Held to Honor Sylff Alumni at Athens University History Museum
Dec 11, 2024
Feb 17, 2025
Sylff Research Grant (SRG) Recipients for Fiscal 2024
Feb 12, 2025
Announcement: Updates to Sylff Support Programs in 2025
Dec 24, 2024
100th Anniversary of Rhapsody in Blue: Juilliard Dean, Fellow Interviewed by NYC Local Media
Up to US$10,000 for social action projects and conferences /workshops initiated by fellows.
Project Grant
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
By Yifan Lou / Columbia U
Ariunbold Lkhaasuren
Academy Mongolia
Jesada Buaban
Gadjah Mada U
Sociology
Jakub Morawski
Jagiellonian U
Music and Art
Anran Qian
Juilliard School
Roberta Macaione
Pedro Arrupe
Interdisciplinary Studies
Katrien Belen
Ateneo de Manila U
Psychology
Georgios Mitropoulos
U of Athens
Francesco Vigneri
Abdul Mukati
Howard U
Linguistics
Youstina Magdy Wasef
American U Cairo
Public Policy
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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