Hubert Humphrey Fellowships in USA for Worldwide Students

USA Government Scholarships

Non-degree

Deadline: before 1 Oct (yearly)
Study in:  USA
Program starts: Apr-Sept 2017

Last updated: 05 May 2016

Brief description: The Humphrey Fellowship Program is for skilled professionals attracted in strengthening their leadership skills through a communal replace of knowledge and sympathetic about issues of common concern in the U.S. and Fellows’ home countries.

Host Institution(s): Fellows are positioned at one of the participating USA universities. Fellows are not capable to choose which university they will concentrate. Rather, they are assigned in diverse groups of 7-15 to the most suitable host institution based on their area of interest and professional field.

Level/Field of study: As a non-degree program, the Fellowship proposes precious opportunities for professional development through decided university courses, attending conferences, networking, and practical employment experiences. The suitable program fields are:

• 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

• 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

Number of Awards: Around 200 Fellowships are awarded yearly.

Target group: Citizens of suitable countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and Pacific, South and Central Asia, and Western Hemisphere.

Scholarship value/inclusions: The Fellowship provides for:

•  A book allowance;
•  A one-time computer subsidy;

•  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;
• 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 candidate must have:

•  An undergraduate (first university) degree,
•  A minimum of 5 years of full-time, professional experience
•  Limited or no prior experience in the United States,
•  Demonstrated leadership qualities,
•  A record of public service in the community, and
•  English language capability

Please contact the U.S. Embassy, Public interaction Section or Fulbright Commission in your country of residence to learn about probable specific program requirements (link found below).

Application instructions: Application closing date vary by country but falls around May to September every year. The nominating U.S. Embassy or Binational Fulbright Commission will counsel you of its interior closing date for receiving applications. Embassies and Commissions must submit their nominations to the Institute of Worldwide 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 further information about application procedures.

It is essential to read the FAQs and browse the administrator website (link found below) for in depth information on how to submit an application for this scholarship.

Website: Administrator Scholarship Website: http://humphreyfellowship.org/