Fellowship Program

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Dr. Khao Keonam, a lecturer from the National University of Laos (NUoL), shared some of his notable fellowship activities and their impact to his professional journey.

Reviewed regulations in handling pangolin scale-related cases in Lao PDR and Thailand.
Supported legal review and policy brief on zoonotic disease surveillance systems in Lao PDR.
Reviewed wildlife and One Health related courses in universities in Lao PDR and Vietnam.
Completed a training course on monitoring and evaluation.
Gained project management skills which he will share with his students at NUoL.
Right after his fellowship completion, Dr. Khao was selected to be part of WCS’ Pandemic Prevention Leadership Initiative (2024-2025) roster of regional leaders in addressing threats to global health security and biodiversity posed by unregulated wildlife trade.
Recently, he obtained his PhD in Veterinary Medicine from Khon Kaen University, Thailand.

About the fellowship

The Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) Fellowship Program supports early- to mid-career professionals from our member Countries in the fields of human, animal, or environmental health via fellowship placements. Our SEAOHUN Fellows gain practical experience working on One Health issues at leading research institutions from various sectors throughout Southeast Asia.

Objective

The SEAOHUN Fellowship Program aims to bolster the One Health workforce by providing early to mid-career professionals from our member countries in human, animal, or environmental health disciplines with practical experience in addressing One Health issues. This is accomplished by matching fellows with leading academic and research institutions, government agencies, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, or private sector entities in Southeast Asia.

Get ready! The Call for Applications for the 2024 Fellowship Program is now opened, offering opportunities to interact with national and international experts to broaden One Health perspectives while experiencing different cultures.

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2025 Host Organization

WWF-Laos, the WWF-Greater Mekong Program Office, established in 2005, provides a strong mechanism to coordinate and support activities across the five WWF country offices - namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam - particularly to address transboundary and transnational challenges. WWF’s work in the region has focused on conservation research, protected area management, education and awareness, livelihoods and wildlife crime, with significant focus on advocacy and partnership building aimed at protecting the region’s most precious habitats and species, enhancing local, national and regional capacity to conserve them, and improving the livelihoods of local communities.

Hosted by WWF-Hong Kong, the WWF Asia-Pacific Counter-Illegal Wildlife Trade Hub (HUB) is a regional initiative to disrupt Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) operations. The team does so by developing tools and engaging with government authorities and private sectors such as e-commerce companies, finance institutions, shipping, and airline industries—to tackle the financial crimes, legal grey areas, and enforcement shortcomings that enable IWT.

Eligibility Criteria:

Professionals in animal health-related disciplines are preferred.

Must be a Lao citizen and currently residing in Lao PDR

Must be able to work full-time with the host organization for the entire period of fellowship placement.

Preference is given to applicants with data gathering, report writing and English communication skills.
Preferably, applicants should have work or academic experience in disease surveillance and taxa identification.
Applicants are required to possess a driver’s license.

Key Dates

Application deadline: 19 March 2025

Download: Call for Application

Submit your application here!

Our Prior Host Organizations

Cambodia

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia

Indonesia

Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Indonesia
Exeins Health Initiative (EHI), Indonesia
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Indonesia
Primate Research Center at IPB University (PRC-IPB), Indonesia
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at IPB University (SVMBS-IPB), Indonesia
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Indonesia

Lao PDR

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lao PDR
Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Lao PDR

Malaysia

Institute for Medical Research (IMR)/SEAMEO TROPMED, Malaysia

Philippines

ASMPH Center for Research and Innovation (ACRI), Philippines
Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Animal Industry, Philippines
SEAMEO Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Philippines

Thailand

Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Thailand
Chulalongkorn University Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Cluster, Thailand
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP), Thailand
SEAOHUN Secretariat, Thailand
Thai Coordinating Unit for One Health (Thai CUOH), Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Thailand
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
Tropical Disease Research Center (TDRC), Khon Kaen University, Thailand
World Organization for Animal Health Sub-Regional Representation for Southeast Asia (WOAH SRR-SEA), Thailand

Vietnam

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Vietnam
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Vietnam