The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF)

The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund, or SYLFF, is a fellowship program initiated in 1987 to support students pursuing graduate studies in the humanities and social sciences.  The SYLFF program aims to identify and nurture leaders who will overcome differences in nationality, language, ethnicity, religion, and political systems to tackle global issues, and whose high integrity and drive to address issues unique to their respective countries can make a real difference. About 16,000 students have received fellowships since the program's launch, and many of these SYLFF fellows have gone on to become leaders in a variety of fields following graduation.

ABOUT THE SYLFF PROGRAMME UNIVERSITI MALAYA

INTRODUCTION

Universiti Malaya is proud to be one of only 69 universities worldwide to receive the SYLFF health endowment and the UM programme was established in August 1990. The programme is aimed at educating graduate students (Master's and Doctoral degree programmes) in the fields of social sciences and humanities with the potential for future leadership in international affairs, public life and private endeavors.

SYLFF PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy by the founding chairman of The Nippon Foundation, the late Ryoichi Sasakawa, that "The world is one family, and all mankind are brothers and sisters" remains as the driving force of the present SYLFF programme. Its primary focus is to provide assistance in education which holds the key to the peace and prosperity of the world community. In doing so, the programme plays a role in creating a new generation of leaders to overcome the divisions of nationality, religion, ethnic background and politics.

ELIGIBILITY

1.    This fellowship is open for Malaysian and International Postgraduate students.

2.    Completed at least one (1) year of their Doctoral Programme (by research only) in any fields of social sciences and humanities.

3.    Must not be a full-time teaching or research staff of the University.

4.    Possess a Bachelor’s degree with honours and a Master’ degree.

5.    Must not exceed 35 years of age at the application date.

6.    Have an out-going personality and a good command of the English Language.

7.    Possess and show proof of leadership and communication skills.

8.    Compulsory submission of a short essay on research currently being done, which should preferably related to international affairs and leadership.

      The essay can be written in English or Bahasa Malaysia. It should indicate clearly on how the research could contribute towards the betterment of

      mankind locally and globally. The essay should be attached together with your resume and uploaded into the online application form in the section

      where applicant will be asked to upload their cv/resume.

AWARD

All University fees during the award period are paid from the Fund.

ABOUT THE NIPPON FOUNDATION

Founded in 1962, The Nippon Foundation is one of the largest philanthropic organizations in the world. It funds four types of activities; social welfare and public volunteer support, maritime shipping and development, and overseas cooperative assistance. Through the Foundation's Overseas Grants Division, The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) endowments have been awarded to 69 countries and consortia (a total of 88 institutions) in 45 countries.

For further details, please refer to https://www.sylff.org/about/

The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) for Tomorrow's Intellectual Leaders supports outstanding, highly qualified graduate students by granting them fellowships to pursue their master's or doctoral degrees.

Designed for the best and brightest students with strong leadership potential, the SYLFF Programmes envisions producing responsible citizens who can deal with social issues with a critical and constructive sense, formulate solutions for local and regional problems and participate effectively in the country's efforts to engage the global community.  

HOW TO APPLY 

Apply and submit your application at maya.um.edu.my > Finance > Scholarship for online application.

The online application must be submitted before or on 23 August 2023 (Wednesday). Incomplete information or attachment and late application will not be entertained.

CONTACT US

For any enquiries, please contact us at:

Division of Student Services (DSS)
Academic Administration and Services Department (AASD)
Examination Building
Universiti Malaya
Tel no. : +603-7967 6999/6996
Email   : bptajaan_aasd@um.edu.my