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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 2026 Fellowship Program is now opened!, offering opportunities to interact with national and international experts to broaden One Health perspectives while experiencing different cultures.
Call for Applications:
SEAOHUN 2026 Fellowship Program
Early- to mid-career professionals in human, animal, or environmental health across ASEAN—this is your chance to gain hands-on experience tackling climate-driven One Health challenges through the ASEAN One Health Climate Fellowship 2026.
The ASEAN One Health Climate Fellowship Program aims to strengthen regional workforce capacity to address climate-related health threats, foster sustained cross-sectoral and cross-country collaboration and knowledge exchange, and generate actionable knowledge products to inform climate-health policies and practices at the ASEAN and national levels.
2026 Host Organization
Eligibility Criteria:
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Professionals with experience in One Health-related disciplines.
Must be citizens of a SEAOHUN member country (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, or Vietnam).
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Applicants must be available to work full-time and on-site with the host organization for the entire fellowship.
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Applicants must be citizens of a SEAOHUN member country (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, or Vietnam).
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Professionals with experience in One Health-related disciplines.
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Applicants must be 40 years old or younger at the time of the application deadline.
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Applicants must be available to work full-time and on-site with the host organization for the entire fellowship duration, approximately for 4 (four) months during November 2026 to February 2027.
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Preferably, applicants should have academic and/or professional backgrounds relevant to One Health and Climate, such as environmental health, biological sciences, epidemiology, human health, public health, veterinary medicine, climate change, environmental science, or other related fields. (Please refer to each Terms of Reference below for specific requirements.)
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Strong communication skills are required.
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Applicants must demonstrate professional proficiency in both oral and written English.
Key Dates
Application deadline : 20 September 2026
Shortlisted candidates announcement : 2 October 2026
Selected applicants interview : 5-9 October 2026
Selected fellows announcement : 16 October 2026.
Fellowship placements : November 2026
Our Prior Host Organizations
Cambodia
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia
Indonesia
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Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology, Indonesia
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Exeins Health Initiative (EHI), Indonesia
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Indonesia
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Primate Research Center at IPB University (PRC-IPB), Indonesia
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School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at IPB University (SVMBS-IPB), Indonesia
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Indonesia
Lao PDR
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Lao PDR
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Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit (LOMWRU), Lao PDR
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WWF-Greater Mekong Program Office, WWF-Laos
Malaysia
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Institute for Medical Research (IMR)/SEAMEO TROPMED, Malaysia
Philippines
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ASMPH Center for Research and Innovation (ACRI), Philippines
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Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Animal Industry, Philippines
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SEAMEO Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), Philippines
Thailand
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Agricultural Research for Development (CIRAD), Thailand
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Chulalongkorn University Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance Cluster, Thailand
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO-RAP), Thailand
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SEAOHUN Secretariat, Thailand
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Thai Coordinating Unit for One Health (Thai CUOH), Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Thailand
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
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Tropical Disease Research Center (TDRC), Khon Kaen University, Thailand
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World Organization for Animal Health Sub-Regional Representation for Southeast Asia (WOAH SRR-SEA), Thailand
Vietnam
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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Vietnam
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Vietnam
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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.
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Reviewed regulations in handling pangolin scale-related cases in Lao PDR and Thailand.
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Supported legal review and policy brief on zoonotic disease surveillance systems in Lao PDR.
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Reviewed wildlife and One Health related courses in universities in Lao PDR and Vietnam.
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Completed a training course on monitoring and evaluation.
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Gained project management skills which he will share with his students at NUoL.
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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.
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Recently, he obtained his PhD in Veterinary Medicine from Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
