Every year, the APRU Fellows Program (AFP) brings together some of the best scholars from various disciplines in APRU universities to exchange ideas and discussion on a thematic topic selected for the program. As a means of encouraging long term collaboration and scholarly reflection on the program, an award for the best collaborative research paper produced based on the core theme of the program was awarded between 2004 and 2006.

Submitted Paper for the 2006 Award

• Symmetry and Asymmetry in post Cold War approaches to trade and security in the Pacific Rim
  by Paul G. Buchanan and Lin Kun-Chin
  (Winner of the 2006 APRU Fellows Program Collaborative Research Paper Award)

Submitted Paper for the 2005 Award

• Indigi-nation: the politics of being/becoming indigenous in Malaysia, New Zealand and Canada
  by Tim Bunnell, Ward Friesen and Hyung Gu Lynn
  (Winner of the 2005 APRU Fellows Program Collaborative Research Paper Award)
• Orientalization in the Orient: Illegal Asian Workers in Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand
  by Park Tae Gyun, Md Nasrudin Md Akhir and Pitch Pongsawat
• The Politics of Identity among Diasporic Communities along the Pacific Rim: Indians in the United States and Pakistanis in Australia
  by Vinay Lal and Ahmar Mahboob

Papers Received in 2004

• A Tale of Three Cities: Globalization's Impact on Air Environment in Santiago, Water Environment in Osaka, and Soil Environment in Shanghai
  by Manuel A. Leiva, Kazunari Sei, Satoshi Soda, Junta Yanai and Alex Chan
  (Winner of the 2004 APRU Fellows Program Collaborative Research Paper Award)
• Tideflat Reclamation: a Global Comparison
  by Jennifer Ruesink and Jiaping Wu

Format:

The award was given on a competitive basis and was open to all APRU fellows who participated in the program between 2004 and 2006. The paper had to involve at least two APRU Fellows who were based in APRU universities in different economies. The topic could be from any discipline but had to be related to the year's program theme with text not exceeding 8000 words.

In writing their paper, participants were encouraged to draw on their observations and discussions during the course of the program and to apply it to their own research and academic background.

Value of Award:

The value of the award was US$6000. All submissions were also considered for on-line publication on the APRU website.