Future Asian Leaders Scholarship

Overview:

The Future Asian Leaders (FAL) program is a recurring yearly scholarship initiative from Asians in Advertising (AIA) focusing on growing community leaders. Every year, the program focuses on a different leadership level and various API facilitators to bring it to life.

The FAL program is designed to help Asian marketing, advertising, and communications professionals develop their skills and mindsets to become future leaders.

The program is tuition-free and includes a stipend. If you are an Asian professional passionate about making a difference in marketing, advertising, and communications, the FAL program is for you. Apply today and take your career to the next level!

2024 FAL Program:

Are you an experienced leader struggling to navigate complex business challenges and break through to the next level? This year, we are partnering with API Rising to provide a culturally tailored program specifically designed to empower Asians with 8-15 years of experience who want to articulate their value better, scale their impact, and accelerate their career.

Program Details:

  • All applicants, continentally and internationally, are welcome to apply 

  • 8-Week Intensive Virtual Course (2 hours per week)

  • Wednesdays or Thursdays, 4 pm PT/5 pm ET, America/US times 

  • Program starts 9/25 and 9/26

Application closes on Sep 5, 2024, at 11:59PM PT.

For any questions, contact us at AIAFALScholarship@gmail.com

Purpose

Asians in Advertising aims to support the advancement of API into leadership positions through visibility, clarity, and mindset shifts. With community care and culturally considerate coaching, participants will have completed a Leadership Visibility Project and emerge with more confidence and a clear vision of their leadership path.

Curriculum

  • Meet your FAL peers and create an intimate space to grow and learn together. This session is intended to build a deep connection with your classmates by sharing our life journeys, struggles, and goals. This session may influence the remainder of the course curriculum.

  • Visibility has long been a challenge for the API community. Developing a strong, intentional personal brand will not only steer the narrative but also draw people to you for your unique zone of genius.

  • Emotional intelligence is critical as you move into higher levels of senior leadership. Explore your own self-regulation, effectively manage emotions, read the room, and have crucial conversations that will build trust and connection.

  • Oftentimes breaking through to the next level depends on the relationships you make and the brand you’ve established for yourself.  Discover strategies to expand your influence across your organization and industry, enabling you to drive impact and build a strong leadership presence.

  • At one point or another in everyone’s leadership journey, we’ve heard it said that “you need to be more strategic,” and yet no one shares what that means. Take a big-picture lens and develop the critical thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions that align with long-term business goals.

  • Gain insights into the unwritten rules of corporate politics and learn how to strategically maneuver through organizational dynamics to advance your career.

  • Crucible moments in every leader’s journey is leading through change. We’ve seen unprecedented speed of change across geo, economic, social-political, and technology. Equip yourself with the tools to lead change initiatives successfully, ensuring smooth transitions while maintaining team morale and achieving organizational objectives.

This curriculum is subject to change based on the cohort’s needs.

Participants will:

  • Confidently Engage in Strategic Discussions: Build the skills to participate in high-level strategic conversations with authority.

  • Navigate Difficult Conversations with Ease: Develop the confidence to effectively initiate and manage challenging discussions.

  • Expand and Maximize Their Sphere of Influence: Learn how to broaden their impact and influence within and beyond their organization.

  • Secure Strategic and Executive Mentorship: Establish meaningful connections with mentors who can guide their career trajectory.

  • Own Their Personal Impact Narrative: Craft and articulate a compelling personal story highlighting their unique contributions and value.

Van Tran, Co-Founder

Van is a program advisor for the Women in Leadership Program at University of San Francisco's School of Management. She's a visionary leader dedicated to advancing DEI in corporate leadership. She has a background in global leadership with a focus in marketing technology, operations, and digital experience.

She is deeply committed to supporting women in leadership, with over three years of active involvement as a founding member of Chief, a private executive women's network, and its wellness and API communities. Van also co-founded OPMG API Collective and served as Global Co-Chair of Asian Leaders Circle, amplifying API voices globally, and is leading an entrepreneurial mastermind group for women entrepreneurs.

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