[Scholarship is offered for this program]
Greetings from the ASEAN Foundation!
As one of the ASEAN Foundation’s flagship programmes, the ASEAN Foundation Model ASEAN Meeting or AFMAM has continued with its presence and now entered into its fourth year of implementation. The previous three AFMAMs in 2015, 2016, and 2017 have had good turnout and positive feedback from the participants as an initiative targeted the youth to raise the ASEAN awareness.
Accordingly, we are pleased to inform that we have released the call for applications for the 4th AFMAM 2018. The call for applications appears in this link: http://aseanfoundation.org/ newsroom/call-for- applications-the-asean- foundation-model-asean- meeting-2018-2018.
Thank you for the continued assistance and support. Should there be any more information needed, please feel free to get in touch directly with Ms. Uni Prayuti, Senior Programme Officer in ASEAN Foundation (uni@aseanfoundation.org)
DATE
The AFMAM 2018 itself will be running from 3 to 8 July 2018 in Singapore. Apart from that, there are other important dates that you need to know:
11 April 2018
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Open applications
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30 April 2018
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Applications deadline
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14 – 18 May 2018
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Applications assessment and selection
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28 May 2018
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Teams announcement
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29 May -30 June 2018
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Online workshop for selected teams
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2 July 2018
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Arrival
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3 – 4 July 2018
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Coaching Workshops
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5 – 7 July 2018
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Simulation of ASEAN Meetings
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8 July 2018
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Institutional Visit
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9 July 2018
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Return
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Please submit your Team’s application by 30 April 2018, 23.59, Jakarta time. Don’t let go of this golden opportunity of becoming a cadre of future young leaders of ASEAN who are outward looking developing networks to collaborate and work together.
HOW TO APPLY
Students are required to form a team of eight that comprises 7 undergraduate students (Team Members) and 1 faculty member (Team Advisor). To be eligible, all members in each team, including team advisor, must be ASEAN national and must have the same nationality.
Teams comprising different universities, various academic backgrounds, and gender balance are considered advantageous. Students from universities outside the capitals are encouraged to apply.
ELIGIBILITY
Undergraduate Students (Team Members)
- 18 to 25 years of age when the programme takes place
- Enrolled as a student at undergraduate level from any disciplines at universities in the ASEAN Member States when the programme takes place
- English proficient, verbal and written
Faculty Member (Team Advisor)
- Older than 25 years old when the programme takes place
- Academic member (lecturer or teaching assistant) of a department or faculty of a university in the ASEAN Member States
- English proficient, verbal, and written
Role of Faculty Member (Team Advisor)
- Focal point of the Team
- Lead and guide the Team
- Advise and coach the Team related to content (possessing general knowledge on issues related to the AFMAM thematic focus)
- Allocate time to participate in three to five online preparatory coaching sessions
- Provide constructive inputs for the improvement of AFMAM
SCHOLARSHIP
- There is no registration or application fee
- Round trip air travel from the capital city of the country of origin to the venue in Singapore
- Accommodation and meals
On top of these, you will have an exciting experience with us and your peers from other ASEAN Member States. It will be an unforgettable lifetime experience to becoming an AFMAM alumni!
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Please register HERE! For your own convenience, we strongly suggest that you have all the following information and documents of all Team Members and Team Advisor ready at hand before starting data entry:
2. Full face photo in soft copy (GIF, PNG, JPG, or JPEG file, maximum 150 KBs)
3. Letter of endorsement from respective department/faculty/university for each person (PDF file, maximum 1 MB). This is written in free format on letterhead paper signed by authorised official of your institution verifying the following:
- For Team Members: name, department, faculty, level (undergraduate), and the current semester you are at
- For Team Advisor: name and current status at the institution
4. List of five most noteworthy personal achievements of each applicant
5. Team’s motivation statement (not more than 500 words)
In addition to the above requirements, please submit a two-minute creative video which introduce each personnel along with their respective achievements. Furthermore, post it at YouTube account of one of the team’s personnel and share the video link in the “Team’s motivation statement” section.
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