Dave Hollister Fellowship

The Dave Hollister Fellowship is a fellowship to commemorate ADPC’s beloved former Deputy Executive Director, Dave Hollister, who passed away in a tragic car accident on March 13, 2010. Dave was an architect by profession, but with his fond with humanitarian works, he had worked extensively in disaster management and development fields in Asia, Africa and other developing countries for more than 20 years.

Dave worked with ADPC from 1992 to 2002, with many years in charge of multi-year, multi-country Asian Urban Disaster Mitigation Program and the last three years as a Deputy Executive Director following the establishment of ADPC as a regional foundation. He was loved by everyone around him for his personality, sense of humor and dedication to his work.

This Dave Hollister Fellowship is granted to young professional in DRR field to conduct a short-term research and study in innovative areas of DRR at ADPC to contribute to the progression of the field as Dave has done during his years with ADPC. The fellowship is limited to a maximum of 3 months and a candidate will receive technical guidance from ADPC senior professional staffs. A month prior to his/her arrival to ADPC, the successful candidate is encouraged to pre-collect necessary data and information for the study. By the end of the fellowship, the candidate shall submit a written report on the fellowship study as well as a paper on the study outcome. The research paper shall be contributed and published in the ADPC newsletter.

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