The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the U.S. Mission to ASEAN (USASEAN) of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for a grant to develop and implement the 2024 ASEAN Reporters Tour to take place approximately October 26 to November 7, 2024, with dates and length being negotiable.
The 2024 ASEAN Reporters Tour is the second iteration of a USASEAN-funded program to build a network and a sense of collective identity among regionally focused journalists from each of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, while providing information and insight from important and credible voices on a range of issues. The 2024 program will highlight the positive economic relationship between the United States and ASEAN, with a secondary focus on emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and the digital economy, as well as how the public and private sectors of the United States work with and support ASEAN and its member states. The program should also adhere to DEIA principles in support of the participants and should ensure the same principles are featured as one aspect of the engagements and messaging.
Location:
United StatesBenefits
Airfare, hotels, per diem (possibly on prepaid credit cards widely accepted in the United States), and other incidental transportation for the 12 participants. This includes all travel logistics from Bangkok to the United States, within the United States, and back to Bangkok. It does not include transportation from each ASEAN member state to Bangkok. Please allow some funding in the budget to include accessibility needs. Accessibility must be provided, if required.
- Enhance participants’ understanding of the robust U.S. economic relationship with the ASEAN region, complete with tangible examples;
- Strengthen participants’ knowledge base of U.S. policy on AI, the digital economy, and cybersecurity in Southeast Asia;
- Counter PRC misinformation/disinformation regarding U.S. economic engagements in the region;
- Demonstrate U.S. leadership in emerging tech;
- Highlight the positive role of U.S. investment in the region; and
- Provide insight into American life, including that of relevant diaspora and the November 5 election.
Funding Opportunity: US$110,000
Eligibilities
Applications from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor-Leste can apply.
Eligible Regions: ASEAN Countries.Application Process
All application materials must be submitted by email to Ratnasari Dewi by [email protected] by 5 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2024, Jakarta standard time. Late submissions will not be considered.
Application Deadline: August 16, 2024
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