YSEALI AFP Themes

Addressing Critical Global Challenges

Civic Engagement

The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program on Civic Engagement explores American excellence through active citizenship, freedom of speech, volunteerism, community-building, non-profit models, and more.  Additional sub-themes may be incorporated based on the local expertise, resources, and landscape of each Institute and the host community.  

A YSEALI Fellow volunteering at a food bank in 2022

A lady smiling after picking carrots in a blue jean jacket

Natural Resources

The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program on Natural Resources explores American excellence in agriculture and energy, resources and waste management, safeguarding the environment and securing natural resources, and relevant policies that have driven economic and political development and critical infrastructure.  Additional sub-themes may be incorporated based on the local expertise, resources, and landscape of each Institute and the host community. 


Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program on Innovation and Entrepreneurship explores American excellence in business, trade, emerging technology, and strategic business planning.  Additional sub-themes may be incorporated based on the local expertise, resources, and landscape of each Institute and the host community. 

A man giving a presentation on what a Zoom Project is

YSEALI Fall 2022 Fellow communicating with a man in a suit

Society and Governance

The YSEALI Academic Fellows Program on Society and Governance explores American excellence in governance, anti-corruption, local and national-level policy making and public management practices, and public-private partnerships.  Additional sub-themes may be incorporated based on the local expertise, resources, and landscape of each Institute and the host community.