ANNOUNCEMENT 

Date: DECEMBER 27, 2024

PLANADES INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (IFP) BATCH 2 APPLICATION EXTENDED                                      

The Planning and Development Research Foundation, Inc (PLANADES) is pleased to announce that application period for the second batch of the International Fellowship Program is extended until January 15, 2025. This Program is a joint effort of the Planning and Development Research Foundation Inc. (PLANADES), the Department of City & Regional Planning, University of Engineering and Technology (DCRP-UET), Lahore, Pakistan, the School of Urban and Regional Planning (SURP), University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, and the Disaster Preparedness Mitigation and Management (DPMM), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. The program is led by PLANADES with its secretariat situated currently at the University of the Philippines, Diliman Campus, E. Jacinto St., School of Urban and Regional Planning Building., Quezon City, Philippines. The program aims to contribute to research, development, and capacity-building in the various fields of environmental planning including urban and regional planning which is also one of the objectives of the MOU signed with the above-mentioned institutions. Specifically, it deals with SDGs, Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (CCAM), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), community-based Climate Change and Disaster Risk impact resiliency, Transit-Oriented Development, Real Estate Planning and Management, Risk-Sensitive and Inclusive Land Use and Development Planning, and other related fields and sectors which are directly or indirectly involved in national to local/ urban land use and development planning.

Specifically, the objectives of the IFP are as follows:

  • Achieve the organizational goals set in the PLANADES Five-Year Strategic Plan;
  • Share environmentally sustainable knowledge acquired by PLANADES experts through completing their respective Project/ Programs/ Activities (PPAs).
  • Engage the interested researchers (faculty members, students) practitioners, planners, advocators, engineers, architects, economist, social workers, and other sectors which are directly or indirectly involved in national to local/ urban land use and development planning;
  • Provide hands-on strategic planning workshops and involve fellowship members in on-going PPAs as an observer/ consultant, whatever is suitable; and
  • Develop partnership with local and international academic institutions through accepting local and international fellowship applicants endorsed by their respective institution/ organization/ department/ NGOs/ civic organizations.
Please visit our website at www.planades.org for more information about the Program—kindly read the Program’s Concept Note here (CLICK Concept Note here...) as well as a link to the application form. (CLICK Fillable Application Form here)

Click IFP Batch 2 Brochure, Click IFP Batch 2 Invitation Brochure

The deadline for applying is January 15, 2025. Applications will be evaluated by our Academic Advisory Committee and successful applicants, along with the assignment of the mentors, will be announced on February 10, 2025. We strongly encourage interested applicants to apply early before first screening on January 15, 2025 as the Ten (10) slots are reserved and the USD250.00 program fee is waived for these 10 applicants. A program fee of USD250.00 will be charged to next 10 selected applicants who were not selected during the screening as first 10 applicants.