East-West Center Young Professionals Program 2024| The East-West Center in Washington (EWCW) offers a chance each semester for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as recent graduates, to gain first-hand training experience at a US-Indo-Pacific research and education organization in Washington, DC. Read through
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About East-West Center Young Professionals Program
The East-West Center in Washington (EWCW) strive to provide participants with a broad range of education and training opportunities during their time, These may include acquiring and analyzing large datasets for our Asia Matter for America publications, writing articles for AsiaMattersforAmerica.org, attending webinars or seminars, and delivering briefs.
Programs
Full-time (40 Hours/week) participation in the Young Professionals Program comes with a $2,000 per month stipend for the spring of 2024, subject to applicable taxes and withholding. Stipends are prorated for part-time participation and may count as university credits if your school permits.
Programs types
- Remotely
- in person
- Hybrid
Applicants typically have a strong interest in US-Indo-Pacific relations and may be studying international relations, Asia studies, international economics, international political economy, public policy, international business, journalism or other similar areas of study. However, all students and recent graduates who are interested in learning more about US-Indo-Pacific relations are encouraged to apply.
Eligibility for East-West Center Young Professionals Program
- Applicants located both inside and outside of the Washington DC area
- Residing in the DC metro area is preferred
- residing in the DC metro area is preferred
- Participants must be able to attend at least one weekly zoom meeting, dedicate 20-40 hours per week to the program, and be able to be online for the majority of Eastern Time working hours (9 am-5 pm).
- Research experience with open-source data and working with data in Excel.
- Experience analyzing quantitative data and concisely communicating data outputs.
- Experience living in, studying, or researching the Indo-Pacific
- Experience tracking multiple media sources for news or developments about a particular topic
- Interest in researching and communicating complex international relations topics (i.e., international trade) into a local perspective (i.e., Maine exports of lobster to China).
- Developing graphs/charts/infographics for use online and in print form in support of various research, policy dialogue, publication, and outreach projects
- Basic understanding of economic data analysis (FDI and Greenfield investment)
- Asian language reading fluency
- Experience writing policy analyses, briefs, press releases, or other professional communications
- Public relations/brand management experience
NOTE: EWCW do not sponsor visas for this program, so non-US-citizen applicants should already be authorized for such a position through US citizenship/permanent residency or existing visas sponsored by a university or other valid third party.
How to Apply East-West Center Young Professionals Program 2024
Applications are now OPEN for the Young Professionals Program for summer (June-August) 2024. Click Here