USA Government Scholarship
Non-degree
Deadline: before 1 Oct (yearly)
Study in: USA
Program starts Apr-Sept 2017
Study in: USA
Program starts Apr-Sept 2017
Last updated: 05 May 2016
Brief
description: The Humphrey Scholarship
Program is for experienced professionals concerned in strengthening their
leadership abilities through a mutual exchange of knowledge and understanding
about issues of common concern in the U.S. and Fellows’ home countries.
Host
Institution(s): Fellows are placed at
one of the participating USA universities. Fellows are not capable to decide which university they
will attend. Rather, they are assigned in diverse groups of 7-15 to the most
appropriate host institution based on their area of interest and professional
field.
Level/Field
of study: As a non-degree program, the
Fellowship proposes valuable opportunities for professional development through
choosen university courses, attending conferences, networking, and practical
work experiences. The eligible 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
• 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
• 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: Approximately 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 supplys 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.
• 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 candidate must have:
• An
undergraduate (first university) degree,
• A minimum of five 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 ability
• A minimum of five 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 ability
Please make contact with the U.S. Embassy,
Public Affairs Section or Fulbright Commission in your country of residence to
learn about possible specific program requirements (link found below).
Application
instructions: Application closing
dates vary by country but falls around May to September each year.
The nominating U.S. Embassy or Binational Fulbright Commission will give advice
you of its internal 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 more 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.
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