Scholarship Title:Hubert Humphrey Fellowships
in USA for International Students
USA Government: Non-degree
Deadline: before 1 Oct (annual)
Study in: USA
Program starts Apr-Sept 2015
Brief description:
The Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program provides a year of professional
enrichment in the United States for experienced professionals from designated
countries throughout the world. The
Fellowship
provides ten months of non-degree academic study* and related
professional experiences in the United States.
Fellows are selected based on their potential for leadership and their
commitment to public service in either the public or private sector.
*The Humphrey Program is a non-degree program. Participants may complete
academic coursework at their host university to update their academic and
professional knowledge in their field, but they do not receive an academic
degree as a result of their participation in the Program.
Host Institution(s):
Fellows are placed at one of the participating USA universities. Fellows are not able to choose which
university they will attend. Rather, they are assigned to the most appropriate host institution
based on their area of interest and professional field.
Field of study:
• Agricultural and Rural Development
• Communications/Journalism
• Economic Development
• Educational Administration, Planning and Policy
• Finance and Banking
• Higher Education Administration
• HIV/AIDS Policy and Prevention
• Human Resource Management
• Law and Human Rights
• Natural Resources, Environmental Policy, and Climate Change
• Public Health Policy and Management
• Public Policy Analysis and Public
Administration
• Substance Abuse Education,
Treatment and Prevention
• Teaching of English as a Foreign
Language
• Technology Policy and Management
• Trafficking in Persons Policy and
Prevention
• Urban and Regional Planning
Number of Awards:
Approximately 200 Fellowships are awarded annually.
Target group:
Citizens of eligible countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Middle East
and North Africa, East Asia and Pacific, South and Central Asia, and Western
Hemisphere.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
The Fellowship provides for:
• Payment of tuition and fees at the
assigned host university;
• Pre-academic English language
training, if required;
• A maintenance (living) allowance,
including a one-time settling-in allowance;
• Accident and sickness coverage;
• A book allowance;
• A one-time computer subsidy;
• Air travel (international travel
to and from the U.S. for the program and domestic travel to required program
events);
• A Professional Development
allowance for professional activities, such as field trips, professional visits
and conferences.
Eligibility:
The applicant must have:
• an undergraduate (first
university) degree,
• a minimum of five years of
substantial professional experience,
• limited or no prior experience in
the United States,
• demonstrated leadership qualities,
• a record of public service in the
community, and
• strong English skills.
Please contact the U.S. Embassy, Public Affairs Section or Fulbright
Commission in your country of residence to learn about possible specific
program requirements
Application instructions:
The deadlines for applicants vary by country but falls around May to
September each year. Please check with the Embassy or Fulbright Commission in
your country to learn about the exact deadline for submitting
applications. Embassies and Commissions
must submit their nominations to the Institute of International Education
office in Washington, DC by 1 October.
Please contact the Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy or
Bi-national Fulbright Commission in your country for more information about
application procedures.
For detailed information on how to
apply for this scholarship, It is important to read the how to apply page and
visit the official website on the link found below
Official Scholarship Website: http://humphreyfellowship.org/
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