schools, and programs consistently produce Boren and US Presidential Management fellows. Faculty Through their research, writing, teaching and media commentaries, APSIA faculty members contribute to international affairs scholarship. Special Programs Midcareer and non-degree programs are open to diplomats, government officials, journalists and other professionals interested in further academic training. APSIA schools sponsor a variety of conferences and seminars on foreign policy issues. Student Fellowships Harold W. Rosenthal Fellowship in International Relations The Fellowship provides graduate students at APSIA member schools the opportunity to spend a summer working on foreign affairs issues at a U.S. federal government agency or department. Established in 1977 in memory of Harold Wallace Rosenthal, a US Congressional staffer and victim of international terrorism while on official duty, the Program had hosted 155 Fellows . The European Union Visitors Program (EVP) has selected a minimum of one Rosenthal Fellow every year as an "EVP" Fellow since the inception of the program. Fellows are selected based on their commitment to public service, education, interest in international relations, and experience. Run in association with APSIA, the Rosenthal Fellowship receives support from a number of individual donors as well as the Rotary Foundation. It formerly received support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Fellows are current graduate students in international affairs of any nationality nominated by their schools. Japan Travel Program for U.S. Future Leaders The Japan Travel Program allows US graduate students interested in Japan, the U.S.-Japan relationship, and public service to spend ten days in Japan. Program Fellows meet with experts and leaders from the business, government, non-profit, and policy sectors. Participants also engage in self-organized research activities in such areas as international economics, foreign policy, public diplomacy, national security, and environmental sustainability. They make excursions to historical and cultural Japanese sites. The Fellows are graduate students from U.S.-based APSIA member schools who have been chosen through a highly competitive selection process. Students are nominated by their school (up to two nominations per school), with the final selection carried out by the Center for Global Partnership (CGP) in conjunction with APSIA. Public Policy & International Affairs Fellowship Program The Public Policy & International Affairs(PPIA) Fellowship Program provides undergraduates from traditionally underrepresented groups with the skills to be strong applicants to graduate schools of public and international affairs. APSIA became an institutional sponsor of the program in 2004 and continues to support their mission. Programs under PPIA include the Junior