International Leadership Foundation Announces 2007 Summer Fellowships
For the eighth
year, the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) will award up to 30
internships to help Asian Pacific American college students who will be future
arts, business, community, legal, medical or
professional leaders better understand the workings of American government.
Each ILF Fellow spends eight weeks during the summer working for a federal
government agency in Washington, DC.
"The
vision of the International Leadership Foundation to recognize the importance
of offering leadership opportunities to young Asian Americans is truly laudatory," said Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao at the ILF's Annual Awards
Dinner in Washington, D.C.
Any
undergraduate student in good standing at a junior college, college, or
university is eligible to apply. Applicants must be United
States citizens. Interested students can get
the application form and more information from the ILF's
website at www.ILEADER.org. Applications
must be received by February 2, 2007.
Students
interested in working at the State Department need to submit their applications
by January 5, 2007.
Each ILF Fellow
receives a $1,500 scholarship, funded by the ILF and its sponsors. The ILF
works with government agencies to place each Fellow in his or her area of
interest. Students must pay for their own travel, housing and living expenses
during their internships.
"The ILF
promotes public service, involvement, and effectiveness of Asian Pacific
Americans," said ILF President Derek Chen. "Our purpose is to teach
our young and future leaders how to use the government to serve the
community." ILF Fellows attend weekly seminars and other events to learn
about government, in addition to their internships.
The ILF is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that
advocates civic awareness and community growth. The ILF also recognizes public
service by Asian Pacific American community leaders each year at its annual
Awards Dinner. Cabinet Secretaries Elaine Chao and
Norman Y. Mineta have been recent ILF keynote
speakers. In 2006, businessman Victor Tsao and
Ambassador Sichan Siv were
the ILF's two Achievement Award recipients.
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