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FY 2026 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellows Program deadline 2026

The current listed application deadline is May 11, 2026. Use this page to verify timing fast, then move into the full grant record for planning, comparison, and drafting.

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Agency

Bureau Of Educational and Cultural Affairs

Award range

$4,300,000 to $4,300,000

Total funding

Not specified

Funding instrument

Cooperative Agreement

CFDA / ALN

19.009

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Opportunity number: DFOP0017934
Last updated: March 13, 2026
Expected awards: 1

Deadline summary

The Office of Academic Exchange Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), invites proposal submissions for one cooperative agreement to design, administer, and implement the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Academic Fellows Program (YSEALI AFP). YSEALI AFP will include approximately eight institutes—four in spring 2027 and four in fall 2027—for approximately 185 undergraduate and recent graduates from Southeast Asia. Each institute will be on one of four themes: Economi...