The United Board Fellows Program is designed to answer the needs of leadership development for mid-career faculty and administrators from Asian colleges and universities. Through this program, the United Board develops dynamic leaders committed to the advancement of whole person education and building strong and resilient academic institutions. Since 2002, over 320 Fellows from 80 institutions in 12 countries and regions of Asia have been selected for this program, and many have played important leadership roles in their home institutions and beyond. 

This one-year experience features a unique higher education leadership development experience, with three main components - an intensive week-long summer institute at Singapore Management University; a one-to-four-month placement, or a two-week study trip in Asia; and a summative week-long seminar in a major Asian city. These three components are connected via online workshops and seminars. Fellows have opportunities to learn about: styles of leadership, organizational structure, and educational management; alternative pedagogical styles to enrich their own teaching; developments in their academic fields; and self-care, ethics, and spiritual nurturance.

For more information, kindly contact ubfellows@unitedboard.org.

2025-2026 United Board Fellows Program. The United Board is now calling for applications for the 2025-2026 cohort. Please note that the application should be submitted only after the nomination has been submitted and an invitation to apply has been issued by the United Board.

Please note the important deadline: The deadline for submitting application materials is February 15, 2025.