Fellow Project is an integral part of DKI APCSS’s long courses. It requires participants to undertake a project demonstrating their expertise by applying their acquired knowledge and skills. This process includes:

  1. Collaboration and Networking: Fellows work together and engage with faculty and experts, fostering relationships and mutual understanding.
  2. Perspective Sharing: Discussing local, national, and regional security challenges enhances networks and deepens understanding of a rules-based order and a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
  3. Research and Analysis: Fellows leverage their experience to research a specific topic, increasing situational awareness, creating viable options, and forming practical recommendations through critical thinking.
Objectives
  • Expand capacity for critical thinking
  • Practice querying, dialogue, cooperation, and connecting with key stakeholders
  • Hone inquiry skills for future work
  • Produce outcomes of real-world value
Types of Fellow projects

Read the latest fellow’s project booklet to celebrate their achievements and discover how their work fosters a secure and prosperous region.

  • Individual Fellow Project: Each fellow undertakes a project focusing on a specific challenge related to a policy, program, process, or practice. This project is completed independently, allowing the fellow to apply their unique insights and expertise.
  • Cohort Project (Group Project): In this format, fellows collaborate on a group project. To participate in a Cohort Project, each fellow must be preselected by their respective country’s embassy and DKI APCSS. This collaborative approach encourages teamwork and leverages the diverse perspectives of the fellows involved.

* If your country wishes to send a team to work on a Cohort Project, inform the US Embassy, the DKI APCSS Recruiter (recruiter@apcss.org), and the Fellow Project Team (fellowsproject@dkiapcss.net).

Fellow Project Highlight

Project Phases

Fellows Project Cohort Projects
Before Course
  • Receive course package
  • Identify a project
  • Consult your superior
  • Define classification level
  • Attend DKI APCSS pre-course virtual meeting
  • Government officials, the U.S. Embassy, DKI APCSS agree on a topic that has all the qualities of a Fellow Project
  • A team of 3-6 Fellows is selected to work as a group
  • The team attends virtual meetings with DKI APCSS mentor
During Course
  • Attend project seminars and plenary presentations to further develop project ideas
  • Submit project goal statements and presentations demonstrating progress
  • Coordinate with faculty lead/mentor on progress and assignments
After Course
  • Fellows report back to superiors on the project
  • Implement their plan; attend virtual update sessions at 2, 6, and 10 month intervals
  • Report back on completion/implementation
  • Cohort implements project with mentoring as required and reports on completion

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