The Luce Scholars Program offers early career leaders immersive, professional experiences in Asia. The Program aims to forge stronger, more informed, more compassionate relationships across geographic borders by creating opportunities for young Americans across diverse sectors and interests to deepen their ties and understanding of the countries, cultures, and people of Asia.

To learn more about the Luce Scholars Program, click here.  

Deadline for submission is September 15, 2025 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.

Click here to read more about our application procedures.

To be eligible,

• Candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.  
• Candidates may be graduating seniors, recent graduates, or young professionals under the age of 32, OR if older than 32, candidates must have received their bachelor's degree within the past three years. 
• Candidates who have spent a significant amount of time (18 weeks or more since beginning college) in more than one of the countries where we place Luce Scholars are not eligible to apply for the Luce. 
• Candidates who have spent 18 weeks or more (since beginning college) in only one of the countries where we place Luce Scholars are eligible to apply but will not be placed in the country where they have spent significant time. 

If you have questions as to your eligibility, please reach out to our team lucescholars@hluce.org.