Fellowship Program Committee  
Chair: Francis Lee [interim]
Mailing List: fellowship@apan.net

Fellowship Program Overview: The aim of APAN Fellowship Program is to promote "Global collaboration" through applicants’ participation in APAN meetings, which are held twice yearly. It is hoped that participation in the meeting would provide them with the right environment to “network” with other researchers. It is also the intent that the participant will promote Global Collaboration among their local community after the meeting. 
 
(i) The Fellowship Committee will develop a set of guidelines on APAN fellowship which includes selection criteria, evaluation and timeline.

(ii) The Fellowship Committee will prepare the budget proposal on the fellowship program, for consideration by the APAN Treasurer, for each meeting. 

(iii) The Fellowship Committee will conduct the selection process and come out with candidate list for endorsement by the APAN Chair, or APAN Coordinating Committee. 

(iv) The Fellowship Committee will coordinate and monitor all fellow’s activities during the meeting. 

        Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis, to be chosen from participating economies in APAN. Specifically, students (graduates and undergraduates) are encouraged to apply, although young researchers may be accorded sponsorship. Applicants whose papers are accepted for presentations will have favored status. All Fellows should present a paper or a poster. A statement from the candidate on his/her "Motivation to Participate" is required to help the reviewers in their selection. (Please see "Application Procedure" below) 
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Eligibility Criteria: 
Candidate should be citizen of a participating country/economy in the Asia Pacific region. 
Candidate must belong to University/Research & Development Community/Non-Profit organization.
Candidacy will be endorsed by his home APAN Primary/ Associate Member entity. 
 
Application Procedure: Application should be made in the prescribed format which can be downloaded from [http://www.apan.net/committee/fellowship-application.xls]. Applicants involved in paper presentations will be given preference. Applications other than prescribed format will not be considered. Application submission later than the given deadline will be rejected.  
 
Selection Procedure: Applications will be screened and short- listed candidates will be invited to join the meeting. Sequence of events for a fellow applicant. 
1. Application Submission 
2. Selection Result 
3. Acknowledgment from selected fellows through email within specified date. 
4. In case of no confirmation of acknowledgment, another waiting list fellow will be selected. 
5. Waiting List announcement 
6. APAN Meeting  
 
Fellowship Fund: The Fellowship fund will cover meeting registration cost, accommodation and meals (lunch and dinner) during the days of meeting. Local transport allowance will also be given.  
 
Blacklisting Policy: Selected fellows will be blacklisted if they check-out their accommodation without informing in advance or if there is a no-show. All fellows are expected to provide meeting summary report after the meeting.  
 
Other Notes: 
Fellowship is not transferable. 
Airfare is not provided. 
Accommodation will be twin sharing but separate for men and women. 
Selected fellows are advised to bring his or her passport during the days of meeting. 
Attendance during the days of the meeting is mandatory.  

Timeline:
 

1. Kozunori Konishi,APAN-JP
2. Francis Lee
3. Anjie/Cernet-CN
4. Sureswaren Ramadass/USM,  MY
5. Bruce Morgan/AARNet, AU
6. Panjai/Uninet, TH
7. Denis/ASTI-PH
8. Nimal, LK
9. Simon Lin/Sinica, TW
10. Vimolrat/APAN-Sec
11. Pujan Srivastava/APAN-Sec