# Malaysia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2025

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/smy300-fy2024-ysealisummit2025-malaysia-young-southeast-asian-leaders-initiative-yseali/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354634

> U.S. Mission to Malaysia offered grants of up to $700,000 (at least $50,000) to nonprofits and colleges and universities. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $700,000 in total. Applications closed on August 1, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SMY300-FY2024-YSEALISUMMIT2025 |
| Agency | U.S. Mission to Malaysia |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 1, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $700,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $700,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 19.040 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

U.S.-based, Malaysia-based, and foreign non-profit organizations / non-government organizations (NGO); and U.S., Malaysia, and foreign private, public, or state institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to develop, organize, and oversee the 2025 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit, pending the availability of funds. The four-day Summit (exclusive of arrival and departure dates) in 2025 will gather over 150 YSEALI exchange program alumni from across ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste. The award recipient is expected to design a youth-focused, high-energy, and dynamic Summit that will provide the next generation of Southeast Asian leaders the opportunity to build networks, discuss ideas, and develop solutions to contemporary challenges. The YSEALI Summit in Malaysia will be conducted in English. The content of the program should touch on each of the four pillars of YSEALI and include leadership, mentorship, and teamwork training. The Summit will enable participants to see how YSEALI members have become leaders in Southeast Asian communities through community service, entrepreneurship, civic engagement, and education. The Summit should feature panels and presentations by prior YSEALI participants from each country who have become changemakers in their fields. The Summit should feature sessions giving participants the opportunity to work together to develop possible solutions to current environmental, social, political, and economic challenges in the region. Participants should learn innovative approaches to promote relations among ASEAN countries and with the United States through presentation, case studies and simulations. The Summit will also provide leadership and other soft skills training on topics such as advocacy, negotiation, and personal branding, which are core soft skills YSEALI alumni need to become successful leaders. Participants will also have a chance to join cultural activities, and other site visits that support the Summit’s theme. The Summit will include a mix of informational sessions, discussions and challenges, and break-out sessions on different topics and group presentations, as well as site and cultural visits.

## Questions people ask

### Is SMY300-FY2024-YSEALISUMMIT2025 still open?

No. It closed on August 1, 2024. A newer notice is open: OFOP0002825, closes January 1, 2099 (26353 days left).

### Who can apply for Malaysia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2025?

U.S. Mission to Malaysia accepted applications from nonprofits and colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Malaysia Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2025?

Closed August 1, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $700,000 each. About $700,000 in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Public Diplomacy Programs grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees, Meridian International Center, American Councils for International Education: Actr/Accels, Inc. The program made 13,489 awards worth $358 million in that time.