Background
The Fellowship for Building Leadership in Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality Management in East Asia is a program organized by the Network Center for the EANET in collaboration with Fudan University, in Shanghai, China, and Clean Air Asia.
Aligned with the 2024, 2025, and 2026 Work Programme and Budget of EANET, the Fellowship Program aims to enhance leadership in the atmospheric environment and air quality management.
The Fellowship for Building Leadership in Atmospheric Environment and Air Quality Management in East Asia program has been approved first during the Twenty-fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Meeting (IG25) and later further approved for continuation during the IG26 and IG27 on the EANET, as a Project Activity, co-funded by the EANET Project Fund and Fudan University, and with in-kind support of Clean Air Asia.
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Timeline
Open to participants from the 13 EANET Participating Countries (in consultation with their respective National Focal Points), the program will be held during six months in 2026, including two alternate on-site research sessions at Fudan University in Shanghai, China, and the Network Center for the EANET in Niigata, Japan. The dates will be communicated soon.
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Objective
The program encourages research on topics within the EANET’s scope, such as air quality monitoring, data analysis, methodology development on simulation and modeling, emission inventory, health impact, policy, and management of the atmospheric environment.
In addition, the key objectives are:
- to strengthen the research capacity of young officers/researchers in the EANET Participating Countries, especially in developing countries.
- to promote scientific policy-making as well as research in those countries.
- develop leadership capacities among EANET officers/researchers
- to promote interdisciplinary research and enhance sectoral cooperation between academia and government to address various comprehensive problems in the EANET region, especially in the developing nations.
- to provide a platform for the young generation of researchers and government officials, who will be responsible for managing EANET in the future, to have integrated discussions and reflections.
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Nomination and Selection Process
The National Focal Points from the EANET Participating Countries are requested to nominate one or more relevant candidates to apply for the fellowship program in 2026, and inform the Network Center (NC) for the EANET by email. For any questions related to the nomination and selection process, contact the Network Center.
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Useful Resources
Read the web story related to the project:
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Find out more about the EANET Project Activities on the EANET Project Fund web page.
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